As far as the national press cared, Chicago’s 1990s indie-rock scene revolved around Smashing Pumpkins, Liz Phair, and Urge Overkill. I won’t say anything one way or the other about the merit of those artists, but their success had the felicitous side effect of persuading major labels to slosh irresponsible amounts of money around the […]
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Black Ox Orkestar return after 15 years to explore modern socio-political strife though Jewish diasporic traditions
The Yiddish language originated in the 900s and peaked in the early 1940s with around 11 million speakers, primarily in Europe’s Ashkenazi Jewish communities. But of the six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis during World War II, 85 percent of them were Yiddish speakers. Just as the worldwide Jewish population has not yet […]
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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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A painful way to attract birds on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local collective Delicious Design League.
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Meet French experimental filmmaker Jean-Gabriel Périot
Previewing an experimental shorts program organized by Chicago Filmmakers
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Mud, sweat, and tears: Photos from day two of the Pitchfork Music Festival
Mud pits, Danny Brown sightings, and a stellar set by Sleigh Bells on Saturday
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Death by smartphone: the Pitchfork edition
If I could holster my iPhone during Pitchfork, I would. But I can’t, and I don’t want to.
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Gossip Wolf: Pitchfork predictions, round two
More Pitchfork picks, emo people watching at the Promise Ring, and new orch-pop from Panoramic & True
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And the Pitchfork lineup announcements begin
So far the Pitchfork Music Festival’s lineup features Feist, Liturgy, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Willis Earl Beal, and more.
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This Week in Reader Music
High-concept hip-hop comps, puzzling singer-songwriters, Elephant 6 tours, hot gossip, and lots of recommended shows
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include Cursive, Deicide, Cloud Cult, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Cheap Time, Warpaint, and Matt Skiba.