What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, January 29
Tag: Joshua Abrams
Best shows to see: Weyes Blood (canceled), Dave Rempis
The best shows to see on Mon 1/27 through Wed 1/29
The year in Chicago jazz and improvised music
My favorite albums of 2013, helmed by Chicago musicians.
Sunday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers
Robert Glasper Quartet and others close out Jazz Fest’s final day.
An overlooked Cairo Gang recording gets another chance
Twyxt Word, an obscure chapter in the story of Emmett Kelly’s group, is uncovered for wider consumption.
Gossip Wolf: White/Light has something to show you
White/Light’s Face the Strange concerts return to the MCA, and more
In Rotation: Arriver guitarist Dan Sullivan on Duran Duran
Current obsessions of Lovely Little Girls bassist Alex Perkolup and Arriver guitarist and vocalist Dan Sullivan
Adventures in Modern Music 2012
This year’s Adventures in Modern Music festival includes black metal, juke, experimental R&B, sound art, spiritual jazz, and ambient electronics
Experiencing the Carpenters in a whole new way at Chicago Film Archives
A mind-blowing homemade 1971 music video for “Close to You” is among the treasures streaming on the Chicago Film Archives website
Shows to see: Black Breath, Fiona Apple, Mister Lies, and more
Retro dubstep, boxy bass, and my future wife
Drag City unveils its Soccer Club Club on Friday
Drag City celebrates a new space with paintings by Lisa Alvarado and music by Natural Information Society and Azita
Free jazz from Poland at the Hideout on Wednesday
The Polish duo Mikrokolektyw finish up their Chicago visit with a performance at the Hideout on Wednesday.
Celebrating Sun Ra
Corbett vs. Dempsey hosts a book-release celebration for Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra, the Astro Black and Other Solar Myths.