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Posted inMusic

Roscoe Mitchell and Mike Reed unearth the sonic alchemy of a live duo set from 2015

by Steve Krakow February 23, 2021August 18, 2021

I’m a live-music addict, and it sometimes feels completely unreal that I haven’t been to a concert in almost a year. But one of the pandemic’s few silver linings is that some musicians are digging into their archives and issuing old live material that might otherwise have stayed on the shelf. Such is the case […]

Posted inMusic

Neptunian Maximalism deliver a funeral rite for the human species

by Philip Montoro December 14, 2020August 18, 2021

Neptunian Maximalism’s recent triple album, Éons, imagines a future Earth dominated by hyperintelligent elephants.

Posted inMusic

Brutus’s atmospheric blend of postrock and posthardcore makes a singing drummer cool for the first time ever

by Luca Cimarusti October 17, 2019August 18, 2021

There are few things less cool than a singing drummer. Drummers already have it bad enough; they’re typically pushed into the background, the last member of a band to get any attention or credit. The only people who really care about them are other drummers, and then only on occasion. I’m a drummer myself, so […]

Posted inBlogs

No soccer team is as interesting as the nation that sent it to Brazil

by Michael Miner July 2, 2014August 18, 2021

Where’s the reporting on the nations playing in the World Cup?

Posted inBlogs

Will Americans catch the secession virus?

by Michael Miner March 11, 2014August 18, 2021

Our world—falling apart

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: The gravel and brawn of Castles’ “Palm Reader”

by Kevin Warwick December 2, 2013August 19, 2021

Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “Palm Reader” from Castles’ newest album, Fiction or Truth?.

Posted inBlogs

Oscar-nominated live-action shorts: The welcome mystery of Death of Shadow

by Drew Hunt February 14, 2013August 19, 2021

A review of the Belgian fantasy drama

Posted inBlogs

Westvleteren XII: The greatest beer in the world?

by Philip Montoro December 17, 2012August 19, 2021

The beer nerds’ holy grail made its first officially sanctioned appearance in America last week

Steak tartare and smoked rabbit with spaetzle
Posted inFood & Drink

The “Belgish” bistro Leopold launches in West Town

by Mike Sula February 17, 2011August 19, 2021

Chef Jeffrey Hedin brings a Belgish bistro to West Town.

Posted inBlogs

Cuba: An African Odyssey

by Ed M. Koziarski February 8, 2010August 19, 2021

“Cuba: An African Odyssey,” screening Monday 2/8 at Biblioteca Popular, follows Cuba’s role in African liberation campaigns from the 60s through the 80s.

Posted inBlogs

This Bud’s for who?

by Michael Miner July 17, 2008August 19, 2021

The guys from Ipanema take over America’s largest brewery.

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