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.
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
Best shows to see: Carsick Cars, Redgrave, Rich Halley 4
Best shows to see on Thu 3/27 through Sun 3/31.
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.
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
Q&A: Boys Noize on Madonna being lame, Kraftwerk, and playing live
A conversation with a dance music mainstay
Chocolate Industries bridges Miami to the midwest
A tale of four record labels: Chocolate Industries bridges IDM with hip-hop
Early electronic-music magazine Synapse digitized
Every issue of the early electronic-music magazine Synapse is now available online for free.
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.
Virgo Four, Round Two
The Chicago house duo’s late-80s home recordings still sound fresh on the new Resurrection.
Kraftwerk Before They Were “Kraftwerk”
Before the synths, they kicked Krautjazz and flute madness.