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Posted inMusic

Rosanne Cash honors her father’s legacy with Ry Cooder

by James Porter June 6, 2019August 18, 2021

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 […]

Motorhead
Posted inMusic

The List: February 17-22, 2011

by Steve Langendorf, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Jessica Hopper, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Brian Costello and Peter Margasak February 17, 2011August 19, 2021

Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Chicago Symphony Orchestra featuring Leif Ove Andsnes, Beans, Dismemberment Plan, Motorhead and more.

Bobby Conn
Posted inMusic

The List: February 10-16, 2011

by Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Steve Langendorf and Leor Galil February 10, 2011August 19, 2021

Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Bobby Conn, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Eternals, Gang of Four, Robyn, Pacifica Quartet, Jeannie Holliday, Deerhoof, and more.

Posted inBlogs

A Clarification Regarding the Word “Funk”

by Miles Raymer January 21, 2011August 19, 2021

I admit I wasn’t entirely correct about the “band names with ‘funk’ in them” thing.

Posted inBlogs

This Week in Reader Music

by Miles Raymer November 4, 2010August 19, 2021

The best 1900s album yet, a comprehensive guide to the Umbrella Music Festival, and more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in Reader Music

by Miles Raymer October 14, 2010August 19, 2021

Good news for Reader contributor Jessica Hopper, plus electro-pop Internet phenomena, sissy bounce, and more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in Reader Music

by Miles Raymer September 30, 2010August 19, 2021

Twitter talk, crust punk, forgotten bluesmen, and more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in Reader Music

by Miles Raymer September 23, 2010August 15, 2023

Pop metal, cult metal, world music, and more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in Reader Music

by Miles Raymer September 16, 2010August 15, 2023

Fall Arts stuff, art-noise aggressors, festival guides, and more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in the Reader’s Music Section

by Miles Raymer September 9, 2010August 19, 2021

New local music, a Chicagoan’s dreams of being Santa, and experimental music all over the place.

Scissor Sisters
Posted inMusic

The List: September 2-8, 2010

by Jessica Hopper, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick and Bill Meyer September 2, 2010August 19, 2021

Critics’ Choices and other notable shows: Scissor Sisters, Rhys Chatham and Bill Orcutt, Michael Rother’s Hallogallo 2010, and more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in the Reader’s Music Section

by Miles Raymer August 19, 2010August 19, 2021

Hard sweat, Wilco hair, music festivals both experimental and funky, and more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in the Reader’s Music Section

by Miles Raymer August 12, 2010August 19, 2021

Metal, hip-hop, psych, and getting psyched out by Joan Jett

Posted inBlogs

This Week in the Reader’s Music Section

by Miles Raymer July 8, 2010August 19, 2021

Dance-punk weirdos, a bluegrass institution, a well-deserved box set for a soul icon, and much more

Posted inBlogs

This Week in the Reader’s Music Section

by Miles Raymer June 10, 2010August 19, 2021

Festival guides, hip-hop gossip, and artwork by an underground guitar god

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