Alejandro Morales’s death doesn’t just leave a hole in Chicago’s DIY music scene—it’s a loss to community activists, to affordable housing advocates, and to countless friendships.
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Brett Naucke goes deep into the void to deliver spacey electronic soundscapes
One of the first times I saw Brett Naucke onstage was in in 2007, when he and his noisy power trio, Druids of Huge, played a Cleveland punk bar. During the first minutes of the set someone dumped an entire pint of beer on Naucke’s synthesizer, rendering it unusable. In response, Naucke cranked the dials […]
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Gossip Wolf: Locrian’s Andre Foisy teaches yoga for your grimmest chakra
Yoga for your grimmest chakra, new music from Catholic Tapes, and more
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Outsider musicians, an unsung soul-jazz genius, and a cool T-shirt on the B Side
David Liebe Hart, crusty black metal, and a nice Bulls/Rick Ross mashup
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In Rotation: Catholic Tapes founder Brett Naucke on seasonal listening to Coil
Musical obsessions of the Reader‘s Leor Galil, Mayor Daley bassist Emily Elhaj, and Catholic Tapes founder Brett Naucke
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Synthesizers con Carne
An unusual cook-off pairs experimental music and experimental chili.
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WHPK’s Pictures and Sounds Gets Noisy
This year’s installment of WHPK’s Pictures and Sound, which pairs film and video with live music, pushes hard into experimental territory.