The spiky, new wavy, herky-jerky pop rock of Mente, the new album from Brazilian singer-songwriter Thiago Nassif, may remind you of Talking Heads. But the link between them arises more from shared influence than from direct inspiration: like David Byrne, Nassif is in love with the fractured tropicalia of Tom Zé, a tripped-out Brazilian genius […]
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12 O’Clock Track: “Músico,” a slice of sensual Brazilian pop by Lucas Santtana
One of many dazzling songs from the latest album from the polymath Brazilian songwriter and producer
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12 O’Clock Track: Thaís Gulin, “ôÔÔôôÔôÔ”
Young Brazilian singer Thaís Gulin released one of last year’s best Brazilian records.
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Chicago International Movies and Music Festival
One of the more unusual events on the city’s film-fest schedule, combining live music and video-projection screenings of music-related movies.