On January 4, 2020, Jen Lemasters started She Bop, an Instagram account dedicated to recordings by women in rock. Lemasters has a huge record collection, not least because she and her husband, Nick Mayor, own Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles. Lemasters’s knowledge of punk and new wave, and her particular love of underdocumented bands that exist […]
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Robert Millis abstracts shellac into ambient sound
Seattle-based musician, composer, filmmaker, ethnographer, and record collector Robert Millis is fascinated with antique formats, and his obsession has evolved from crate digging to a vein of pure, obscure research that just won him a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He has written two books: 2015’s Indian Talking Machine (Sublime Frequencies) and […]
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Eye of Nix explore weird places and ethereal vibes on Ligeia
The new third full-length from Seattle five-piece Eye of Nix, Ligeia (Prophecy), is a gloriously self-possessed howl and wail that floats through the walls between genres like a vengeful ghost. In a 2015 interview with Vice, front woman Joy Von Spain eloquently described the band’s process: “A piece or song that begins in silence and […]
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After eight years in Seattle, Derek Erdman is back in Chicago, and he’s having a show
The artist/writer/prankster has moved beyond city rat poster parodies to a gallery.
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Troll the Chicago hot dog fascists with this T-shirt
Artist Derek Erdman’s is back in town with some red shade.
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The year’s best box sets, honorable mentions
More gifts for music fiends: Elvis’s very earliest work, spiritual jazz by Pharoah Sanders, underappreciated postpunk by Seattle weirdos the U-Men, and more
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Could dockless bike share disrupt Chicago?
The latest development in the shared-mobility boom may soon arrive in Chicago, sparking concerns about street clutter, equity, and Divvy disruption.
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Prosecutors: Ex-Northwestern professor killed boyfriend in a murder, sex, suicide fantasy plot, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm says Trump administration is “playing politics” to promote its law enforcement policies.
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An exit interview with departing clarinetist James Falzone and a rare set by Chris Dammann’s Restroy
Clarinetist James Falzone is moving to Seattle after landing a gig at Cornish College of the Arts.
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Seattle-style sticky meats go Chipotle at Glaze Teriyaki
Lakeview is the right environment for this New York-based chain.
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New Stooges-derived grooves from Seattle rockers Kinski
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is the instrumental number “Detroit Trickle Down.”
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A Q&A on topics from peeing on the boyfriend to suicide by dungeon
Dan Savage fields audience questions from a live appearance in Seattle.
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A virgin’s fetish leaves him with cold feet
Dan Savage advises a foot fetishist in the grips of a false dichotomy, a young Italian after his friend’s bi girlfriend, and a bi minor in need of some metamedical counsel.
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Rare soul-disco from late-70s Seattle, courtesy of Light in the Attic Records
Don Brown’s “Don’t Lose Your Love,” off of Wheedle’s Groove—Seattle Funk, Modern Soul & Boogie: Volume II 1972-1987
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Patrick Haggerty carries on the spirit of Lavender Country
Forty years later, the man behind the first gay country record teams up with a former Chicagoan to reach out to another marginalized population.