Matt Pike has had a long and storied career as a member of pioneering stoner-metal trios Sleep and High on Fire. But the pandemic has been hard on team players, and so this year the guitarist and vocalist is releasing his first solo album, Pike vs the Automaton—a heartbreaking work of cabin fever. He recorded […]
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Let the Reader help with your Bandcamp shopping list
In the past few weeks, the Reader has recommended three dozen Bandcamp releases—and this Friday, the service will again pass its share of revenue along to artists.
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COVID-19 can close venues, but it can’t stop Chicago’s music community
Concerts are all canceled, but you can still support artists by buying their albums.
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Lord Dying’s Mysterium Tremendum is a beautiful meditation on tragedy
This Portland-based progressive sludge-metal band returned from a lull last year with two new members, bassist-vocalist Alyssa Maucere (formerly of Eight Bells) and drummer Kevin Swartz (of Bottom and Forgotten Gods), and their third full-length, Mysterium Tremendum (eOne). It’s beautiful, but it’s a concept album about death—which makes it either the best thing or the […]
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Best shows to see: Lord Dying, Caleb James, Eviyan, Protomartyr, and of course Pitchfork
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Lord Dying, Caleb James, Eviyan, Protomartyr, the Vans Warped Tour, and of course the Pitchfork Music Festival.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 7/18: “The Fantastic Mr. Dahl,” Lord Dying, and Jay Pharoah
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, July 18