Relay Recordings Archives - Chicago Reader

Finding ways to play through the pandemic

Chicago improvisers Tim Daisy and Matt Piet have responded to the challenges of COVID by learning new ways to record alone.

Drummer Tim Daisy hits a hot streak with his record label, indie rockers Jupiter Styles celebrate a star-studded sophomore album, and more.

Ken Vandermark starts a label, the Ratchet Series returns, and Dark Matter creates a coffee blend for Sun Ra.

Relay Recordings, a label founded by drummer Tim Daisy, steps up with a new Vox Arcana album