From the mid-80s till the mid-90s, country music went through what Robbie Fulks calls an “integrity explosion.” As if to make up for the middle-of-the-road Urban Cowboy era directly preceding those years, a bunch of traditionalists and iconoclasts suddenly began coming through the door, including Marty Stuart, Steve Earle, and Dwight Yoakam. Even better, these […]
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The List: February 17-22, 2011
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Chicago Symphony Orchestra featuring Leif Ove Andsnes, Beans, Dismemberment Plan, Motorhead and more.
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The List: February 10-16, 2011
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Bobby Conn, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Eternals, Gang of Four, Robyn, Pacifica Quartet, Jeannie Holliday, Deerhoof, and more.
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A Clarification Regarding the Word “Funk”
I admit I wasn’t entirely correct about the “band names with ‘funk’ in them” thing.
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This Week in Reader Music
The best 1900s album yet, a comprehensive guide to the Umbrella Music Festival, and more
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This Week in Reader Music
Good news for Reader contributor Jessica Hopper, plus electro-pop Internet phenomena, sissy bounce, and more
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This Week in Reader Music
Fall Arts stuff, art-noise aggressors, festival guides, and more
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This Week in the Reader’s Music Section
New local music, a Chicagoan’s dreams of being Santa, and experimental music all over the place.
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The List: September 2-8, 2010
Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Scissor Sisters, Rhys Chatham and Bill Orcutt, Michael Rother’s Hallogallo 2010, and more
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This Week in the Reader’s Music Section
Hard sweat, Wilco hair, music festivals both experimental and funky, and more
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This Week in the Reader’s Music Section
Metal, hip-hop, psych, and getting psyched out by Joan Jett
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This Week in the Reader’s Music Section
Dance-punk weirdos, a bluegrass institution, a well-deserved box set for a soul icon, and much more
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This Week in the Reader’s Music Section
Festival guides, hip-hop gossip, and artwork by an underground guitar god