Steve Reidell Archives - Chicago Reader

Chicago’s Air Credits are still having a ball with their dystopian visions

by Leor Galil August 17, 2021May 9, 2022

Few pop acts are quite as prepared to engage with climate change as Chicago’s Air Credits. Since 2016, rapper ShowYouSuck (aka Clinton Sandifer) and producer Steve Reidell (half of the Hood Internet) have turned dystopian nightmares into strangely joyful songs. There’s catharsis to be found in these missives from a future where oxygen is a […]

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Tijuana Hercules drop the trash-blues masterpiece they delayed for COVID

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 4, 2021August 18, 2021

Tijuana Hercules drop the trash-blues masterpiece they delayed for COVID, Johnny Caluya of Verma and Surgery Boys makes his solo debut as JC Tascam, and more.

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Volutus Records is having a busy pandemic

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil July 28, 2020August 18, 2021

Volutus Records has a busy pandemic, Fat Night drop an album that would’ve been perfect for a normal summer, and more.

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Silkworm veteran Tim Midyett finally drops the first Mint Mile full-length

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil March 24, 2020August 18, 2021

Silkworm veteran Tim Midyett finally drops the first Mint Mile full-length, Steve Reidell of Air Credits almost remakes the 1980 Genesis album Duke, and more.

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Spektral Quartet bring a mind-expanding program (and Julia Holter) to the Music Box

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil February 4, 2020August 18, 2021

Spektral Quartet bring a mind-expanding program (and Julia Holter) to the Music Box, the Synthesizer-Chili Cookoff signs off with its tenth installment, and more.