On his debut recording, a six-track three-inch CD called Nok (Mego, 2000), Viennese electronic musician Uli Troyer sounded a bit like an emaciated version of Autechre: fractured rhythms slithered and stuttered across a barren, glitchy background only occasionally colored by faint digital ringing and pinging. Last year’s Rose de Shiraz (Deluxe) doesn’t forgo the choppy […]
Tag: Vol. 33 No. 31
Issue of Apr. 29 – May. 5, 2004
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Andrea Marcovicci
A baby boomer who came of age listening to Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins with one ear and musical-theater luminaries Barbara Cook and Mary Martin with the other, Andrea Marcovicci long ago established herself as the finest American cabaret singer of her generation. Since her last appearance here, at the 2003 Chicago Cabaret Convention, she’s […]
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Meet Me at the Fair
Springfield, IL: A state book fair is a bang-up place to greet your audience–if the genre you wirte in is anything other than mine.
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MC5 Suck
Dear editors: I enjoyed your article “The MC5 Movie You May Never See” in the April 23 issue of the Reader. It is something else of the controversy of Future/Now Films and Wayne Kramer and the release of this movie. However, I think one detail wasn’t reflected upon: MC5 REALLY SUCKS! Yep! I just made […]
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TRG Music Listings
Rock, Pop, Etc. Concerts ALUMINUM GROUP with Lisa Zane & others. Sat 5/8, 8 PM, Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln. 773-728-6000. TONY ANDRIACCHI performs “With a Little Help From My Friends.” Sat 5/1, 8 PM, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont. 773-327-5252. MARY J. BLIGE, GLENN LEWIS, MARIO WINANS Sat 5/1, […]
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Chamber Orchestra of Europe With Andras Schiff
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe confounds expectations with its big sound–it comes across as a full-size orchestra whose performances are impeccably detailed. Formed in 1981, the group is known for intense interpretations of the German repertoire, as is pianist-conductor Andras Schiff. For all his obvious preparation, he never plays as if he’s merely re-creating what […]
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Watch What You Say About My Movie
I can’t help but find it somewhat odd that a review of my film [The United States of Leland] would include quotes from an individual leading a boycott against the picture [“Euthanasia Made Easy,” April 9]. Even more troubling is the fact that there was never any attempt to contact me to respond to the […]
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Star Wars
Dundee, WI: Three Wisconsin towns duke it out for the title of UFO capital of the world.
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You Can Get Milk From a Clone
But will anyone want to drink it? A Wisconsin breeder is banking on it, and he’s already replicating his beloved prizewinner.
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Scoop of Garbage
Dear Reader, Your Iraq memo scoop is pure garbage [“Desert Shitstorm,” April 23]. The reason why the democracy is failing in Iraq is because we don’t want democracy in Iraq. That is why it’s called an invasion. No campaign based on lies (terror ties, WMDs) that has left for dead 8-11,000 civilians and 700 soldiers […]
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News of the Weird
Lead Stories Boxer Nate Campbell, favored to beat Robbie Peden in their junior-lightweight bout in Temecula, California, last month, was in control of the fight in the fifth round when he decided to taunt Peden by dropping his hands to his sides and sticking out his chin. Peden immediately knocked Campbell out with one punch. […]