Grammy-winning Philadelphia choir the Crossing, directed by Northwestern University professor Donald Nally, performs works by Michael Gordon and Gabriel Jackson.
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On Fillmore parlay a Brazilian epiphany into another rebirth
On Fillmore, the long-running duo of drummer Glenn Kotche and bassist Darin Gray, return after seven years with the loose, accessible Happiness of Living.
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The Ear Taxi Festival tours Chicago’s rich contemporary classical scene
The Ear Taxi Festival presents more than 80 new works in its six-day tour of Chicago’s rich contemporary classical scene.
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Peter Margasak’s favorite albums of 2015, numbers 20 through 11
Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak continues counting down his 40 favorite records of the year—this installment includes Mary Halvorson, Vijay Iyer, and Ryley Walker.
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Sleater-Kinney’s clear-eyed, open-hearted No Cities to Love and 11 more record reviews
Eight Reader writers tackle a dozen new releases, including John Carpenter’s first music not for film, Aine O’Dwyer’s improvisations on pipe organ, and a reissue of Del Shannon’s 1968 psych-pop masterpiece.
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The environmental wonder of John Luther Adams’s Inuksuit
Chicago percussionist Doug Perkins has produced a dynamic recording of John Luther Adams’s outdoor epic.
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Three Beats: Netherfriends cuts a bedroom-pop record (almost) live at Schubas
Netherfriends cuts a bedroom-pop record (almost) live at Schubas, and more
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Three Beats: Netherfriends cuts a bedroom-pop record (almost) live at Schubas
Netherfriends cuts a bedroom-pop record (almost) live at Schubas, art-rockers Ono release their first album in 26 years, and So Percussion founder Doug Perkins moves to Chicago
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The ascent of the International Contemporary Ensemble
Chicago-born group brings youthful energy and genre-bending sensibilities to classical music
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“Chicago has effectively become John Luther Adams City”
Alex Ross and John Luther Adams in Chicago.