Modernity and tradition. Relaxation and tension. Chaos and order. Yin and yang—roughly speaking. These are complementary universal forces that can easily lose balance and therefore create trouble. But not at Hyun’s Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do School, a Bucktown martial arts storefront rooted in the same location for over 50 years; an unexpected harmony permeates […]
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Mary Halvorson recruits singer Robert Wyatt to take her Code Girl project to the next level
You don’t get a MacArthur “genius” grant just for thinking big; you get one because your big ideas work extraordinarily well. Mary Halvorson, who was awarded the grant last year, has earned hers by moving from strength to strength. Ever since she began recording in the mid-2000s, she’s projected a strikingly personal voice on the […]
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Ratboys have been forced off the road, but they’re still on the rails
Chicago indie rockers Ratboys recently released their best album yet, and though they can’t tour, they’re finding ways to stay connected to their fans.
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Boundary-pushing jazz trio Twin Talk celebrate a gracefully daring new album
Boundary-pushing jazz trio Twin Talk celebrate a gracefully daring new album at the Hideout, the Girl Talk team discuss muting R. Kelly and supporting his survivors, and more.
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18 photos of the Friday crowd at Pitchfork Music Festival 2015
Friday faces in the crowd at the 2015 Pitchfork Music Festival
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Robin Thicke’s morbidly fascinating Paula and 15 more record reviews
This month’s release roundup includes White Lung’s witchy two-minute mantras, Monarch’s crawling tectonic doom, and Sir Michael Rocks’s bleakly sunny party rap.
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Honey Boo Boo’s second season doesn’t stink
John Waters and Honey Boo Boo have more in common than you think
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Reader’s Agenda Sun 4/28: Cochon 555, Katherine Preston, and People at Music Box
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, April 28.
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Can you stand Talibam!?
Fine-tuned annoyance machine Talibam! hits the Burlington Bar on Tuesday, then plays for choreographer Karole Armitage at the MCA.