While wounds can be stitched and broken bones may mend, other types of injuries never fully heal; perhaps they linger as phantom pain or burrow deep into the brain’s pathways. It’s these imperceptible traumas—and the impossibility of recovery—that consume Julianna Barwick on her new fourth solo album, Healing Is a Miracle. The Los Angeles-based composer […]
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Keeping the beat
Chicago’s beat scene has to do without the attention the city’s rappers get, but it’s a vital incubator for adventurous, ambitious instrumental hip-hop.
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Watching Clams Casino and Vic Mensa make a track (and advertisement) in two days
The New Jersey producer and local rapper teamed up to make a beat in two days, streaming the process live on YouTube; HP sponsored the event.
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Best shows to see: Deafheaven, the Fresh & Onlys, Steve Kuhn, and the music of Edgard Varese
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Deafheaven, the Fresh & Onlys, Steve Kuhn, ICE performing Edgard Varese, and Nosaj Thing.
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City announces 2013 lineups for Downtown Sound, Loops & Variations, and Made in Chicago
What’s scheduled for some of this summer’s best free concert series.
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Sonar Chicago
With a lineup that features Oval, Ben Frost, Nosaj Thing, the Slew, and Lesley Flanigan, the ambitious Sonar Chicago debuts this Thursday, September 9.
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Chicago’s Sonar Festival Announces First Artists
Barcelona’s Sonar Festival announces a partial lineup for its inaugural Chicago event.
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The List: July 1-7, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Black Mountain, Bastard Noise, Zoroaster,
the Unthanks, and more