Congotronics International is rooted in Konono No. 1 and the Kasai Allstars, two bands from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that released music through legendary Belgian label Crammed Discs in the mid-2000s. Those groups’ hyperamplified, percussion-heavy sounds, which Crammed released in a series dubbed Congotronics (also the title of Konono No. 1’s 2004 album […]
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Picked clean on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Nashville artist Dean Tomasek.
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The Real World in Chicago: Then and now
A lot has changed since the last time MTV filmed its reality show in the city.
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Book jacket illustrations boning: this week’s best viral video
Watch Spike Jonze and Olympia Le-Tan’s new stop-motion video, Mourir Auprès de Toi.
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Short Film Brigade Season Finale
Chicago Short Film Brigade’s “final shows for a long while” are Thursday and Sunday at The Hideout.