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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How the USA fell for EDM, chapter one
In these excerpts from his lively and meticulous new book, The Underground Is Massive: How Electronic Dance Music Conquered America, longtime Reader contributor Michaelangelo Matos chronicles the three-decade ascent of EDM.
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In Rotation: Chicago Singles Club founder Jeff Kelley on the city’s best experimental-pop band
Current musical obsessions of Chicago Singles Club founder Jeff Kelley, Rachel Sarah Thomas (aka KSRA), and more
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Best shows to see: Carsick Cars, Redgrave, Rich Halley 4
Best shows to see on Thu 3/27 through Sun 3/31.
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Best Spot for Hyper-Curated DJ Nights
Some programs hit the mark, while others might fail to draw much of a crowd into the cozy space. But the best part is that doesn’t even seem to matter.
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Gossip Wolf: Sons of the Silent Age do Bowie at a Pablove benefit
Sons of the Silent Age do Bowie for pediatric cancer research, and more
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Q&A: Boys Noize on Madonna being lame, Kraftwerk, and playing live
A conversation with a dance music mainstay
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Chocolate Industries bridges Miami to the midwest
A tale of four record labels: Chocolate Industries bridges IDM with hip-hop
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Early electronic-music magazine Synapse digitized
Every issue of the early electronic-music magazine Synapse is now available online for free.
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12 O’Clock Track: Kraftwerk, “Computer Love”
In honor of their run of eight shows at MoMA, today’s 12 O’Clock Track is brought to you by Kraftwerk.
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Virgo Four, Round Two
The Chicago house duo’s late-80s home recordings still sound fresh on the new Resurrection.
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Kraftwerk Before They Were “Kraftwerk”
Before the synths, they kicked Krautjazz and flute madness.