What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, January 29
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Best shows to see: Weyes Blood (canceled), Dave Rempis
The best shows to see on Mon 1/27 through Wed 1/29
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The year in Chicago jazz and improvised music
My favorite albums of 2013, helmed by Chicago musicians.
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Sunday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers
Robert Glasper Quartet and others close out Jazz Fest’s final day.
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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.
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Gossip Wolf: White/Light has something to show you
White/Light’s Face the Strange concerts return to the MCA, and more
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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
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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
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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
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Shows to see: Black Breath, Fiona Apple, Mister Lies, and more
Retro dubstep, boxy bass, and my future wife
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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
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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.
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Celebrating Sun Ra
Corbett vs. Dempsey hosts a book-release celebration for Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra, the Astro Black and Other Solar Myths.