Today is the second day of Pilsen Open Studios, happening in the neighborhood from noon-8 PM along 18th Street and elsewhere in the area from Halsted to Western. Yesterday we mentioned where to catch some of our favorite highlights, but you can see a more complete list of vendors and activities on the Pilsen Open […]
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Adia Victoria’s bluesy new A Southern Gothic begs for repeat listens
All music worth listening to reveals more about itself with repeat listens, and sometimes our interpretation of it changes with time and our own growth. This is true for albums that lay out what they’re about as though they had a sandwich board for cover art, and it’s doubly so for albums full of intriguing […]
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The Reader has 56 places to start your shopping this Bandcamp day
Just in case you’ve been waiting to spend your monthly music budget till more of it would go to artists and labels
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Margo Price tackles her personal and professional growing pains on That’s How Rumors Get Started
On her new third album, That’s How Rumors Get Started, Margo Price spins her modern outlaw-country sound into golden strands of pop-friendly Americana, tackling her critics, rock ’n’ roll mythology, and expectations of success. The LP, which was produced by fellow country renegade Sturgill Simpson, showcases Price’s knack for storytelling that pulls at the heartstrings; […]
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The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 67
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
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Did John Prine die for Donald Trump’s sins?
The cruelty, ignorance, and incompetence of the federal pandemic response have cost the life of beloved singer-songwriter John Prine, who stood against all those things.
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Success hasn’t blunted Margo Price’s sobering vision of a dysfunctional America
It’s been heartening to see a wave of country artists who have rejected the hat-act simplicity and cornpone sentiment that’s tarnished the genre now verging on becoming the new mainstream. Among this rising crop of players is Margo Price, whose surprise success with her 2016 debut, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter (Third Man), hasn’t altered her sober […]
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The monarchs fly high for Andrew Bird on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Jay Ryan.