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Jeb Bishop plays his trombone directly toward the camera, and part of a drum kit and a double bassist can be seen in the background

Chicago lures jazz trombonist Jeb Bishop back home

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

On Monday, August 1, jazz trombonist Jeb Bishop will move back to Chicago after a ten-year absence. Bishop and his wife headed to North Carolina in spring 2012 (Carrboro and later Durham) and then in early 2016 to Boston. While living in Boston, Bishop built a new creative community that included at least one old […]

Black and white photo of Anatomy of Habit's drummer rocking out

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On their first album in seven years, Anatomy of Habit continue turning over new stones

by Luca Cimarusti December 21, 2021January 4, 2022

It’s been ten years since Chicago collective Anatomy of Habit released their first record, and a lot has changed since then. Anchored by front man Mark Solotroff, the band came out of the gate with long, complex, layered songs that blend doomy metal, Swans-style noise rock, bleak postpunk, heavy drones, and hypnotic guitar-looping acrobatics. It’s […]

Some of the fire and water damage at Golden Dagger

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Fire-damaged venue Golden Dagger raises funds to help it reopen

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Independent Lincoln Park music venue, bar, and coffeehouse Golden Dagger (previously known as Tonic Room) suffered damage from a fire on Friday, November 26. Owner Donnie Biggins says an employee on-site called him just after noon that day to report she smelled smoke. “Luckily no one was really buying coffee. The tenants upstairs weren’t home,” […]

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Chicago sound wizard Mark Solotroff makes grounding, elegiac music on Not Everybody Makes It

by Monica Kendrick July 28, 2021August 18, 2021

Chicago sound wizard Mark Solotroff has been wielding his powerful electronic grimoire since the mid-80s as the leader of Intrinsic Action, Bloodyminded, and Anatomy of Habit. He’s also collaborated with a who’s who of industrial and metal artists, including the Atlas Moth, Indian, Locrian, Plague Bringer, Wrekmeister Harmonies, Brutal Truth, and the Body. Then there […]

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Confest 2018 and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

by Katie Powers August 13, 2018August 18, 2021

The Sea and Cake at Pritzker Pavilion and more goings on 8/13-8/16

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Local shapeshifting post-everything collective Anatomy of Habit debuts a new roster

by Luca Cimarusti August 3, 2018August 18, 2021

Chicago experimental-rock collective Anatomy of Habit have been conjuring up crushing gloom and doom throughout their ten years of existence, and they’ve recently moved into their next phase. Fronted by sole constant member Mark Solotroff, Anatomy of Habit’s shapeshifting lineup has seen a who’s who of heavy and weird music pass through its ranks, including […]