Stevie Wonder’s personal archives are reputedly filled with decades of homemade demos and jam sessions that have never been released. If I had to guess what they sound like, I’d say some of them probably have a lot in common with the new album from Georgia Anne Muldrow. The Los Angeles singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist […]
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Remembering Triad Radio, where the usual was unusual
Triad Radio, Chicago’s pioneering experiment in commercial free-form radio, left the airwaves in 1977. Now longtime program director Saul Smaizys is moving its archives online.
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Movie Tuesday: Movies directed by and/or starring musicians
Five films with turns in front of and behind the camera by Frank Zappa, Prince, Diana Ross, and more.
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Spoils of War pioneered the fusion of experimental electronics and psychedelic rock
The late-60s band founded by unheralded composer Jim Cuomo only released one EP during its lifetime.
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Frank Zappa was so left, he was right
A documentary profile of the avant-garage musician reveals his political conservatism.
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Cal Schenkel doesn’t need to name-drop Waits or Zappa
Cal Schenkel doesn’t need to name-drop Waits or Zappa.
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 7/30: Dance in the Parks, Trinidad James, and Cal Schenkel
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, July 30
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 4/12: Henry Darger, Oyez Review, and the Asphalt Orchestra
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Friday, April 12, 2013
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The even more experimental side of Zappa keyboardist Don Preston
A new anthology collects experimental electronic music by Mothers of Invention keyboardist Don Preston
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The year in music: best albums that aren’t from this year
Vintage Detroit garage soul, early dancehall, and more
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The Amazing Mr. Bickford
Experimental animator Bruce Bickford appears at the Gene Siskel Film Center tonight for a screening of his work with improvised accompaniment by Jeff Parker and Frank Rosaly.