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Home » Will Oldham

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After a 16-year wait, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney resurface as Superwolves

by Shannon Nico Shreibak May 12, 2021August 18, 2021

When wolves form a pack, they form bonds that last a lifetime. A similar feeling of familiarity and connection suffuses the duo project of Will Oldham (aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy) and Matt Sweeney. Each musician is an indisputable titan in his field: Sweeney made his name as a guitarist for 80s cult favorites Skunk and […]

Posted inMusic

Natural Information Society make the stage a home—and vice versa

by Bill Meyer April 17, 2019August 18, 2021

Joshua Abrams and Lisa Alvarado of Natural Information Society help give the Chicago collective’s transcendent minimalism a family feeling.

Posted inBlogs

A Ghost Story is a haunting film about haunting

by Ben Sachs July 14, 2017August 18, 2021

Writer-director David Lowery’s meditative third feature opens in Chicago today.

Jason Molina performs at the John Waldron Arts Center in Bloomington, Indiana, circa 2000.
Posted inMusic

Jason Molina’s long dark blues

by Max Blau October 1, 2014August 18, 2021

Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man Jason Molina produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Singer-Songwriter Who Appeals to People Who Don’t Like Singer-Songwriters

by Miles Raymer June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

This artist makes a compelling case that being a singer-songwriter is still a worthwhile path for an artist to take.

Cairo Gang bandleader Emmett Kelly
Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Rock Band

by Peter Margasak June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

Onstage they crank up the energy and intensity of the gentle, soulful folk-rock from their album while preserving its gorgeous group harmony singing.

Posted inMusic

People Issue 2012: Angel Olsen, the singer

by Chicago Reader December 19, 2012August 19, 2021

Bonnie “Prince” Billy collaborator: “I just kind of had to find something that I could hold onto.”

Braid, whose Closer to Closed EP is above, is updating its 20-year-old catalog
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: The Braid reunion sticks

by Jessica Hopper and Leor Galil May 16, 2012August 19, 2021

Braid stays reunited for a tour and an album, love blooms in Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s band, and more

Posted inBlogs

Hard to Tell Who’s the Straight Man Here

by Miles Raymer February 1, 2011August 19, 2021

Will Oldham interviews R. Kelly.

Posted inBlogs

This Week in Reader Music

by Miles Raymer December 9, 2010August 19, 2021

Ian Mackaye opinions about album pricing, an 18-disc box set of African pop, Will Oldham’s Crocs, folky photos, and lots of concert recommendations

Posted inBlogs

Babble On

by Miles Raymer December 1, 2010August 19, 2021

Will Oldham debuts a new band in classic Will Oldham style.

Posted inBlogs

Silverstein celebrated

by Peter Margasak July 13, 2009August 19, 2021

Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr., and an all-star roster of guests–from Ken Nordine to Will Oldham to Ella Jenkins–fete beloved Chicago writer Shel Silverstein in Millennium Park tonight.

Posted inBlogs

SHELebration at Millennium Park

by Whet Moser July 13, 2009August 19, 2021

Tonight’s Shel Silverstein tribute should be a fine family affair, but check out “The Great Conch Train Robbery” after you put the kids to bed.

Posted inBlogs

Begushkin’s old weird whatever

by Peter Margasak March 13, 2009August 19, 2021

Begushkin, a New York group with an uncategorizable sound somewhere between psych, folk, and indie rock, opens for Bonnie “Prince” Billy at the Vic on Saturday.

Posted inBlogs

Wednesday re-coldening afternoon playlist

by Miles Raymer March 11, 2009August 19, 2021

French garage rock, Swedish krautrock, and new sounds from old indie rockers.

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