Local new-music group Aperiodic recently released its second album, For Aperiodic (Focus). The record’s four pieces, composed respectively by Billie Howard, Michael Pisaro, and ensemble members Kenn Kumpf and Nomi Epstein, showcase Aperiodic’s rigorous execution of scores whose parameters include indeterminacy. In its tenth year, the group will carry on this practice through direct collaboration […]
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Peter Margasak’s favorite albums of 2015, numbers 10 through 1
Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak finishes counting down his 40 favorite records of the year—the top ten include Henry Threadgill, Joanna Newsom, and Yarn/Wire.
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Majical Cloudz’ richly intimate Are You Alone? and 12 more record reviews
Eight Reader writers recommend Vhol’s ambitious cosmic thrash, Boots’s ominous but danceable pop, Michael Pisaro’s thrillingly engrossing minimalism, and more.
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Guitarist Jon Lundbom follows his own muse on the new Jeremiah
If you didn’t get to know this idiosyncratic guitarist when he lived in Chicago, now’s as good a time as any to start.
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 10/21: Janelle Monae, Malty Matinee: Hey Bartender, and Aperiodic with Michael Pisaro
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, October 21
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Balancing pop and experimental impulses: An interview with Julia Holter
An interview with LA art-pop singer Julia Holter, who plays Schubas on Saturday night.
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12 O’Clock Track: Daniel Wohl’s dreamy “Corpus”
Julia Holter lends heavenly wordless vocals to the final piece of Daniel Wohl’s gorgeous new album, Corps Exquis.
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Aperiodic’s Post-Cage Throwdown
Young new-music collective Aperiodic dives headfirst into post-Cage experimentation with its second concert, Sunday afternoon at Elastic.