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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
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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 […]

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Sunburned Hand of the Man merges woe and joy on Pick a Day to Die

by Monica Kendrick March 12, 2021August 18, 2021

Sunburned Hand of the Man are a loose Boston-based collective whose work has sprawled across multiple genres, including free improv, noise, folk, drone, and psychedelic jams. Founded in 1997 out of the ashes of art-rock trio Shit Spangled Banner, they became part of a scene that specialized in indulgence and reveled in long builds, endless […]

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Why isn’t anyone reissuing Karate records?

by Leor Galil September 7, 2020August 18, 2021

Sixteen years after Karate’s final studio release, the band’s influential music—which blends emo, slowcore, and jazz—is entirely out of print.

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Berta Bigtoe wrote and recorded their new indie-pop album in one day

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 13, 2020August 18, 2021

Berta Bigtoe wrote and recorded their new indie-pop album in one day, power-pop supergroup Sunshine Boys drop their sophomore full-length, and more.

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On Black Friday, Palehound explore love in the face of anxiety

by Katie Powers March 13, 2020August 18, 2021

Update: To help slow the spread of COVID-19, this show has been postponed until a date to be determined. Tickets already purchased will be honored at that time, but contact point of purchase for refund information. On their third full-length, 2019’s Black Friday (Polyvinyl), Boston band Palehound offer candid meditations on love—its many forms and […]

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Cave In’s Final Transmission is a tribute to late bassist Caleb Scofield, their heart and soul

by Luca Cimarusti October 3, 2019August 18, 2021

The winding story of Boston band Cave In is full of massive triumphs and heartbreaking pratfalls, and they’ve kept on trucking no matter what comes their way. Formed in 1995 as an extreme metalcore band, Cave In debuted in 1998 with Until Your Heart Stops, whose layers of corrosive vocals, dual guitar shredding, and unrelenting […]

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Adam Luksetich of Foul Tip on his contrarian pick for best country album ever

by Luca Cimarusti March 20, 2018August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Hanna Hazard from Lil Tits, Adam Luksetich from Foul Tip, and Luca Cimarusti from the Reader

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Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis builds an intentional community in jazz

by Peter Margasak March 15, 2018August 18, 2021

Dave Rempis organizes concerts, mentors young musicians, and connects players from across the States and abroad—modeling the commitment and generosity that keep the jazz scene viable.

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Google adds Chicago to short list for new office that would add thousands of jobs, and other news

by Kate Shepherd January 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, New York native David Axelrod reminds the mayor that he’s not from Chicago either.

Posted inBlogs

The Showcase Showdown wish you the happiest of holidays with ‘Merry Christmas, I Fucked Your Snowman’

by Kevin Warwick December 25, 2016August 18, 2021

O come all ye faithful and enjoy the classic “Merry Christmas, I Fucked Your Snowman” by the Showcase Showdown.

Posted inBlogs

Rahm: ‘Chicago is back on solid ground’ after facing ‘the financial brink,’ and other news

by Kate Shepherd October 12, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Second City announces management changes after half the cast of A Red Line Runs Through It leave.

Posted inBlogs

Wrigley Field remains very expensive, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd April 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Rahm joins Chris Christie and Martin Shkreli on an international list of “disappointing” leaders.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘What do you think of poop play?’ and more

by Dan Savage February 4, 2016August 18, 2021

Dan Savage takes further questions from a live audience in Boston.

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A crew of midwest musicians moves Nancy Faust’s White Sox practice organ to Boston

by Annie Zaleski January 14, 2016August 18, 2021

Last week Kelly Hogan, Gerald Dowd, and Max Crawford performed the Great American Organ Transplant, delivering the instrument to Red Sox accompanist Josh Kantor.

Posted inBlogs

L’Arche Chicago is bringing together people with and without intellectual disabilities

by Anne Ford June 2, 2015August 18, 2021

“People with disabilities need support, but we need them too,” says Luca Badetti of L’Arche Chicago.

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