Peter Margasak
Bio:
I’ve been a staff writer at the Chicago Reader since 1996, which is when I started writing the Post No Bills column. It ran until 2004 and was reborn a few years ago as my Reader blog. I've written about all kind of styles and music-related topics over the years, from proto-punkers to rabid record collectors to jazz drummers. My work has also appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, DownBeat, and on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. I also appear on the third Friday of each month as a guest on WBEZ’s Radio M program.
I’ve been a staff writer at the Chicago Reader since 1996, which is when I started writing the Post No Bills column. It ran until 2004 and was reborn a few years ago as my Reader blog. I've written about all kind of styles and music-related topics over the years, from proto-punkers to rabid record collectors to jazz drummers. My work has also appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, DownBeat, and on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. I also appear on the third Friday of each month as a guest on WBEZ’s Radio M program.
- News & Features, Feature, Aug 28, 2008
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The Best of the Afterfest
The music doesn't stop when the park closes.
- News & Features, Feature, Jul 17, 2008
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The Man Who Makes It Happen
Mike Reed's best known as the guy who assembles indie rock's favorite festival, but in his spare time he performs miracles for the local jazz scene.
- News & Features, Feature, Aug 2, 2007
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An Improvised Life
Her path has been anything but straightforward, but Nicole Mitchell is on her way to becoming the greatest living flutist in jazz.
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 17, 2005
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The Funk Archaeologist
How Dante Carfagna's record collection became a Rosetta Stone for funk fanatics around the world.
- News & Features, Feature, Apr 22, 2004
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The MC5 Movie You May Never See
Is guitarist Wayne Kramer being a jerk for nixing a documentary about his band? Or are the filmmakers trying to walk all over him?
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