This year Michigan-born, New York-raised record label Ghostly International celebrates two decades of releasing cutting-edge electronic sounds. As part of the festivities it’s throwing a party called Ghostly 20 in its own honor at Metro this week. The label was founded in Ann Arbor in 1999 by Sam Valenti IV, who was inspired by the […]
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Kranky and Ambient Church raise the rafters—but gently
Chicago-born label Kranky celebrates 25 years with a Rockefeller Memorial Chapel concert presented by Ambient Church.
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Steve Hauschildt of Emeralds celebrates a new album of crystalline ambient techno
Steve Hauschildt of Emeralds celebrates a new album of crystalline ambient techno, Thirsty Ears Festival brings classical music to the streets of Ravenswood, and more.
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Listen to the neo-80s prog of Mark McGuire
The former Emeralds leader previews his new album Beyond Belief with a Wednesday-night concert at the Hideout.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 3/27: The Jesus Lizard Book, Earth and Mark McGuire, and whisk(e)y
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, March 27
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The Burlington raises the bar
Neon Marshmallow’s Matt Kimmel brings the booking heat to the Burlington.
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Experimental Music in Chicago, Tonight and This Summer
Tonight at Heaven Gallery, TV Pow’s Todd Carter debuts a new multichannel work using archival Sun Ra recordings; the Neon Marshmallow Festival, scheduled for August, announces its impressive lineup.
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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.
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Chicago Gets a Festival of Experimental Music and Noise
The Neon Marshmallow Festival, a promising new event devoted to experimental music and noise, arrives in Chicago this August.