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Dehd
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Chicago indie sensations Dehd go big-time with Blue Skies

by Leor Galil May 31, 2022May 24, 2022

Chicago trio Dehd sound like they’re trying to levitate by fusing the ineffable but often incompatible powers of frigid postpunk and wispy indie rock. Dehd are dedicated minimalists: their lonesome, echoing guitars and sturdy, straightforward rhythms tend to show the seams in their songs, but they don’t reveal too much of the magic that makes […]

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Cedric Burnside keeps authentic modern Delta blues alive

by James Porter September 12, 2019August 18, 2021

It’s been said that you don’t really notice a heyday till it’s over, and the decade from the mid-1990s till the mid-2000s was a glorious time for modern Delta blues. Artists such as T-Model Ford, Paul “Wine” Jones, and Robert “Bilbo” Walker came into the national spotlight playing blues festivals and rock clubs alike, proving […]

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Memphis veteran Don Bryant returns to soul after decades away

by Bill Dahl June 3, 2019August 18, 2021

Don Bryant narrowly missed stardom at Hi Records in the 60s, but now he’s taking another swing.

Posted inBlogs

‘I represent’: Rapper Ajani Jones on the city, his mother’s encouragement—and his fascination with dragonflies

by Leor Galil March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

Before the Chicago hip-hop label Closed Sessions released Jones’s Cocoons, he talked to the Reader at length about bugs, his high school speech team, and finding his voice.

Blood Orange
Posted inMusic

Sunday: Previews and live coverage of every band at Pitchfork

by Tal Rosenberg, Leor Galil, Kevin Warwick, Tosten Burks, Luca Cimarusti, Shannon Nico Shreibak, Bill Meyer and Drew Hunt July 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Sunday: Previews and live coverage of every band at Pitchfork

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Wire’s gooey-sweet Change Becomes Us and 15 more record reviews

by Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Tal Rosenberg, Philip Montoro and Luca Cimarusti April 1, 2013August 19, 2021

Reviews of 16 fresh releases from all over the map: Wire, Aosoth, Julia Kent, DJ Koze, Pedrito Martinez, Sax G, and lots more

Posted inBlogs

Listen to This: New Smith Westerns Single

by Miles Raymer November 2, 2010August 19, 2021

Smith Westerns go from glam garage to Britpop on the first track from the forthcoming sophomore LP.

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