Over the next week Chicagoans can see shows by a free-jazz pioneer, an emerging guitarist with an original sound, and a supergroup connected the heyday of hard bop.
Tag: Corbett vs. Dempsey
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An out-of-print experimental gem from drummer Phillip Wilson gets new life
Corbett vs. Dempsey continues to reissue overlooked, out-of-print treasures from the Hat Hut catalog.
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Rare music from overlooked alto saxophonist Jimmy Lyons is back in print
Corbett vs. Dempsey reissues Jimmy Lyons’s great 1979 album Push Pull.
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Enter Kati Heck’s bedroom workshop at Corbett vs. Dempsey
“Ins Büro,” a new exhibit of the German-born, Antwerp-based artist’s work, features paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
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An early-70s rarity from Swedish guitarist Staffan Harde gets reissued by Corbett vs. Dempsey
Staffan Harde’s impossibly obscure, highly original solo record finally gets another chance to be heard.
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The Bridge brings more great French improvisers to town this week
The Chicago-France improvised music partnership brings its latest collaborations to town.
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Theater Oobleck hits the Hideout for ‘Toosdays’ in ‘Joon’
The fringe-theater faves take over the monthlong Tuesday Night Residency series.
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David Grubbs: Records make the landscape
The former Chicagoan reads from his book about records—and releases a bunch of new ones himself.
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Jazz notes: A new label, a new live music series, a new coffee blend
Ken Vandermark starts a label, the Ratchet Series returns, and Dark Matter creates a coffee blend for Sun Ra.
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Vivian Maier, the lawsuit
A Vivian Maier exhibit leads to a lawsuit against the owners of the Wicker Park gallery Corbett vs. Dempsey.
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Recently discovered vintage Chicago bebop from George Davis
Corbett vs. Dempsey unleash rare Chicago bebop from 1949.
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David Grubbs on the meaning of records
David Grubbs on why the experimental music of the 1960s was so rarely recorded at the time—and what changes when we listen to it today.
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‘Factual Abstractions’ resurrects the art of Tristan Meinecke
The late artist Tristan Meinecke’s sons organized “Factual Abstractions” in their father’s former studio.
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“The Tyranny of Good Taste,” “Strange Bedfellows,” and the rest of your weekend in visual arts
What’s happening in visual arts in the city this weekend