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Home » Sam Prekop

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TALsounds and Matchess braid their music together on the debut of Damiana

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil July 13, 2021August 18, 2021

TALsounds and Matchess braid their music together on the debut of Damiana, Chi-ROCK Nation celebrate hip-hop heritage with a monthlong exhibit, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Listen to an overlooked 1993 classic from Chicago’s Shrimp Boat

by Peter Margasak April 19, 2016August 18, 2021

Pitchfork and New City both recently tackled Chicago’s music scene in 1993, but neither gave much love to the beautiful, eclectic art-pop of Shrimp Boat.

Posted inMusic

Sam Prekop of the Sea and Cake on a reissued minimalist classic

by Peter Margasak April 21, 2015August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of the Sea and Cake front man Sam Prekop, artist David Hartt, and Reader critic Peter Margasak

The covers of all four of the Hausu Mountain label's new Mugen Series cassettes
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: More one-take split cassettes from Hausu Mountain

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 21, 2014August 18, 2021

More one-take split cassettes from Hausu Mountain, a new long-distance LP from Slushy, and more

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sun 1/5: Too Much Light, Here’s the Story, and Sam Prekop

by Brianna Wellen January 5, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Sunday, January 5

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: DonChristian & Rahel, Otis Clay, Sam Prekop

by Leor Galil January 2, 2014August 19, 2021

The best shows to see through Sunday include DonChristian & Rahel, Otis Clay, and Sam Prekop.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Film Archives posts this year’s Media Mixer films

by Peter Margasak July 25, 2013August 19, 2021

Check out the collaborations created for Chicago Film Archives’s 2013 Media Mixer

Bootie Noir
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: The Owl makes silver apples for its Silver Apples show

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil June 5, 2013August 19, 2021

Silver apples for the Owl’s Silver Apples show, the CFA’s second annual media mixer, and more.

Posted inBlogs

More Neon Marshmallow music

by Peter Margasak June 10, 2011August 19, 2021

Even more recommendations for this weekend’s Neon Marshmallow Music Festival: Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never), Mountains, Bill Orcutt, and Sonic Celluloid.

Pelt
Posted inMusic

Neon Marshmallow gets smaller, stronger; remains strange

by Luca Cimarusti June 9, 2011August 19, 2021

A collaboration between Dan Smith (who runs the Neon Blossom cassette label) and Matt Kimmell (who maintains the concert-video site acid-marshmallow.com), the Neon Marshmallow Music Festival showcases notable names in experimental music, from drone to noise to ambient to electronic. For its second edition, the fest moves from the Viaduct Theater to the Empty Bottle […]

Sam Prekop, left, and John McEntire spoke with pioneering electronic composer Morton Subotnick, far right
Posted inFilm

Synth pioneer Morton Subotnick chats with the Sea and Cake’s John McEntire and Sam Prekop

by Chicago Reader June 9, 2011August 19, 2021

The electronic musicians discuss the Buchla, music tech, and infinity.

Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: The Blackout’s Back

by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson March 30, 2011August 19, 2021

A first look at HoZac’s lineup for the party you won’t remember. Plus: Tyler Jon Tyler on Shameless, David Daniell’s comp for Japan, and more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in the Reader’s Music Section

by Miles Raymer August 26, 2010August 19, 2021

Epitonic 2.0, Sam Prekop listens to music, Karate’s front man moves to town, and more

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