Last fall Chicago drone explorers Bitchin Bajas released a cassette of synthesizer-only Sun Ra covers called Switched on Ra (Drag City). The trio of Cooper Crain, Rob Frye, and Dan Quinlivan combine feel-good vibes with versatility and flexibility—they’ve shape-shifted into a free-jazz-inspired combo on Frye’s 2021 solo LP, Exoplanet (Astral Spirits), and leaned into their […]
Tag: Vol. 51 No. 23
Issue of August 18, 2022
Still Here: Chicago’s oldest camera store has survived a fire, a flood, and two pandemics.
By Zinya Salfiti
On the cover: Photo by Carolina Sanchez. For more of Sanchez’s work, go to carofotos.com
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