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Tag: cassettes
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Texas label Astral Spirits weds the cassette resurgence to the ‘new wave of heavy free jazz’
On Thursday at Constellation, Astral Spirits celebrates tape releases by Billington/Shippy/Wyche and Matt Lux’s Communication Arts Quartet.
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Record stores for Record Store Day heretics
Record Store Day is a great time to get acquainted with the neighborhood shops that don’t partake in the annual retail circus.
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Chicago tape label Pretty All Right celebrates ten years at the Empty Bottle
Pretty All Right label founder Tom Owens, aka electronic musician Potions, headlines Sunday’s ten-year anniversary show, which is preceded by a tape fair.
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Chicago DIY label Air Balloon Tapes takes flight with its first two compilations
The new local label is keen on releasing music that showcases underground talent around the country and benefits DIY venues.
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The Impossible Colors Club brings back the ritual of waiting for tapes in the mail
Adele Nichoals’s new subscription service ships split cassingles to Chicago music fans every month.
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Awesome Tapes From Africa at Smart Bar Friday
Brian Shimkovitz plays tapes for dancers.
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In Rotation: Whitney Allen of Toupee on the world’s loneliest whale
Current musical obsessions of Verma’s Whitney Johnson, Toupee’s Whitney Allen, and the Reader‘s Kevin Warwick
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Rob Riley & Domenic Bucci
SNL alumnus Rob Riley and coconspirator Domenic Bucci cut a novelty record about the 1979 blizzard.
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In Rotation: Jake Austen of Roctober on a sitar cover of the Banana Splits
Current musical obsessions of Roctober‘s Jake Austen and WHPK’s Mario Smith
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Parlour Tapes knocks classical music off its high horse
Young Chicago label Parlour Tapes has hosted a fake job fair, but they’ve also released some of the city’s best new classical music.
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Exclusive releases and seven bands at the first annual Cassette Store Day
Avondale’s Bric-a-Brac Records is the only record store in the state celebrating the first annual Cassette Store Day.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Vyto B
The scoop on Vyto B, the eclectic enigma behind First Chips and Tricentennial 2076—straight from the man himself
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The long game of soul singer Doug Shorts
Doug Shorts has been a doorman, a karate instructor, even an extra in an Adam Sandler movie—and now he might finally make it as a soul singer.
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Best Freak Folker Who Makes Soap and Writes Books of Erotic Poetry
Even if you haven’t seen her play, you’ve probably noticed her around town, with her long dark tresses, psychedelic tattoos, and gypsy adornments.