On Bowlcut’s sizzling new album, Semaphore (Amalgam), it’s easy to hear the bond that saxophonist Jake Wark, guitarist Matt Murphy, and drummer Bill Harris have formed performing together over the last few years. The group cleaves to improvisation, allowing its deeply interactive attack to direct its proceedings even when employing loose structural devices, moving easily […]
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After more than 20 years as a countercultural hub, 6Odum heads for the wrecking ball
Countercultural hub 6Odum heads for the wrecking ball, Carrot Top Distribution takes Saki with it as it shuts down, and more.
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Here Comes the Crust
The prime dogs-with-bandannas-spotting event of the season. Plus: Permanent Records’ fourth anniversary, a “rock and roll general store” in Logan Square, and more