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Music, In Rotation, Oct 17, 2012
In Rotation: Arriver guitarist Dan Sullivan on Duran Duran

Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on the indomitable Staff Benda Bilili, Lovely Little Girls bassist Alex Perkolup on "one of the most impressive studio tans of the early 70s"
- by Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, Staff Benda Bilili, Peter Brotzmann, Jason Adasiewicz, Joshua Abrams, Hamid Drake, Alex Perkolup, Lovely Little girls, Murmur, Roy Wood, Shub-Niggurath, Lars Pedersen, Dan Sullivan, Arriver, Rabid Rabbit, Tobacco Road, Andy Summers, Duran Duran

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Blogs, Bleader, Dec 15, 2011
This week on the B Side

Overlooked releases from 2011, tons of local music news, and a chat with one of the Wilco dudes
- by Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, B Side, Chicago, Jessica Hopper, Gossip Wolf, Pitchfork, Pavement, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chrome Waves, Lovely Little Girls, Wilco, Nels Cline, Jim Elkington, O.W.L., the Bad Plus, Mighty Diamonds, Skeletonwitch, Great Society Mind Destroyers, Sharon Lewis, Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang

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Blogs, Bleader, Aug 5, 2011
Vandermark and Daisy duo at the Hungry Brain

Reedist Ken Vandermark and drummer Tim Daisy end a U.S. tour in support of their fine new duo album, "The Conversation," with a show on Sunday night at the Hungry Brain.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Ken Vandermark, Tim Daisy, The Conversation, free jazz, Chicago jazz, Hungry Brain, Hamid Drake, Paal Nilssen-Love

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Music, Three Beats, Jul 28, 2011
Three Beats: Bassist Harrison Bankhead finally releases an album of his own

Plus: There's only room for one Canadian Girlfriend in this town, and Kid Sister Everything jumps on the tape train
- by Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Three Beats, Harrison Bankhead, Morning Sun Harvest Moon, ESP-Disk, Engine, 8 Bold Souls, Indigo Trio, Frequency, Witches and Devils, Dee Alexander, Nicole Mitchell, Hamid Drake, Canadian Girlfriends, Nikita Word, Edward Wilkerson Jr., Mars Williams, James Sanders, Avreeayl Ra, Ernie Adams, My Canadian Girlfriend, Jamie Fillmore, Cheer-Accident, Kid Sister Everything, Animal Lover, Harrison Hickok, Gumbi, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 21, 2011
Remembering Fred Anderson

A stellar group of Fred Anderson collaborators pays homage to the late saxophonist Tuesday night at the Jazz Showcase.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Fred Anderson, Velvet Lounge, Jazz Showcase, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Hamid Drake, Chad Taylor, Harrison Bankhead, Henry Grimes, Tatsu Aoki, Jim Baker, Chicago jazz

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Blogs, Bleader, Jul 13, 2010
Celebrating Fred Anderson

Four collaborators of Fred Anderson pay homage to the master Wednesday night at the Hideout.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, Jeff Parker, Josh Abrams, Jeb Bishop, Hideout, Chicago jazz

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Music, Music Feature, Jul 1, 2010
The House That Fred Built

Tenor-sax giant Fred Anderson and the community he sustained
- by John Corbett
- Tags: Music Feature, Fred Anderson, Velvet Lounge, Steve Lacy, Hamid Drake, Peter Brotzmann, Tortoise, AACM, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Chicago jazz, Lone Prophet of the Prairie, Peter Kowald, tribute, memorial, obituary, Fred Hopkins, Kidd Jordan, Marilyn Crispell, HotHouse, Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music, George Lewis, Bill Brimfield, Douglas Ewart, Lounge Ax, Birdhouse, Ken Vandermark, Foundation Church Coffee House, Vision Festival, Hideout

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Blogs, Bleader, Jun 25, 2010
Chicago Jazz Great Fred Anderson Has Died

Chicago tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson has died at 81.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Fred Anderson, Chicago jazz, Velvet Lounge, free jazz, Steve McCall, AACM, George Lewis, Douglas Ewart, Matana Roberts, Hamid Drake

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Music, Soundboard, Apr 22, 2010
The List: April 22-28, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Reflection Eternal, Peter Brötzmann & Hamid Drake, Céu, Drop the Lime, the Styrenes, and other notable shows
- by Peter Margasak, Liz Armstrong, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, and Ann Sterzinger
- Tags: Soundboard, Mark Shippy, Pat Samson, U.S. Maple, Miracle Condition, Matt Carson, Quenchers Saloon, Xinobi, Moullinex, Bruno Cardoso, Luis Clara Gomez, Phantogram, Susana Baca, Chabuca Granda, Peter Brotzmann, Hamid Drake, Mike Reed, Mike Reed's People, Places, and Things, Berlin, Lincoln Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Hideout, Ceu, Green Dolphin, Symphony Center, Drop the Lime, Smart Bar, Empty Bottle, Styrenes, Anat Cohen, Chicago Octet, Jozef Van Wissem, Heaven Gallery, Jonsi, Sigur Ros, Fifty Nine Productions, Reflection Eternal, Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, House of Blues, Thomas Function, Empty Bottle, Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, Borders, the Vic, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Green Dolphin Street

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Music, Soundboard, Dec 31, 2009
The List: December 31-January 6

Critics' Choices and other notable concerts: Black Keys, Girl Talk, Prefuse 73, Von Freeman, and more
- by Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Ann Sterzinger, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Soundboard, Black Keys, Blakroc, Von Freeman, Girl Talk, New Apartment Lounge, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Prefuse 73, Savath and Savalas, Urge Overkill, Matt Bauder, White Blue Yellow and Clouds, Butch Walker, DKV Trio, Hamid Drake, Kent Kessler, Ken Vandermark

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Music, Soundboard, Dec 17, 2009
The List: December 17-23, 2009

Critics' Choices and other notable concerts: Rise Against, the Detroit Cobras, Hamid Drake & Michael Zerang, the Snow Angels, Joan of Arc, and more
- by Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Monica Kendrick, Deanna Isaacs, Ann Sterzinger, Bill Meyer, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Rise Against, The Merry Widow, Franz Lehar, Elizabeth Futral, Treasure Fingers, Ashley Jones, Detroit Cobras, Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang, Snow Angels, Joan of Arc, Tim Kinsella, Wiz Khalifa, Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens, Netherfriends, Covers for Cover II, CAWC Greenhouse, Sally Timms

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Music, Music Feature, Sep 3, 2009
Audio
The Reader's Guide to the 31st Annual Chicago Jazz Festival: Afterfest Shows

Chicago Jazz Festival Afterfest Shows
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival Afterparties, Chicago Jazz Festival Aftershows, Jazz Showcase, Ira Sullivan, Joe Segal, Velvet Lounge, Henry Grimes, Harrison Bankhead, Avreeayl Ra, 8 Bold Souls, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, Heaven Gallery, Hereafter Fest, David Boykin, Parallel Process, Ben Boye, Joel Wanek, Jayve Montgomery, David Boykin Expanse, Alex Wing Group, Nicole Mitchell, Renee Baker, Sherazette Tinnin, Karl E.H. Seigfried, Mike Reed, Micro/Macrocosmic Sound Orchestra, House of Trend, Underground Fest, Corey Wilkes, Abstrakt Pulse, Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio, Hamiet Bluiett, Ernest Dawkins Ensemble, Experimental Band, Katerina's, Willie Pickens, Kurt Schweitz, Bradley Parker-Sparrow, Joanie Pallatto, Hungry Brain, Jeff Albert, Jeb Bishop, Lucky 7s, Velvet Lounge, Jazz Showcase, Heaven Gallery, House of Trend, Katerina's, Hungry Brain, Audio

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Blogs, Bleader, Aug 10, 2006
Kidd Jordan's triumphant return

New Orleans saxophonist Kidd Jordan returns to Chicago for the grand opening of the new Velvet Lounge.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Velvet Lounge, Kidd Jordan, New Orleans, Hamid Drake, William Parker

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What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, April 23.

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The highlights from this week's Soundboard

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Over the next few days your live-music options include Samothrace, Helado Negro, Aesop Rock, Bobby Conn, and a top-shelf tribute to Fred Anderson.

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What's on the Agenda for Saturday, December 22, 2012

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Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on the indomitable Staff Benda Bilili, Lovely Little Girls bassist Alex Perkolup on "one of the most impressive studio tans of the early 70s"

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Overlooked releases from 2011, tons of local music news, and a chat with one of the Wilco dudes

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Reedist Ken Vandermark and drummer Tim Daisy end a U.S. tour in support of their fine new duo album, "The Conversation," with a show on Sunday night at the Hungry Brain.

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Plus: There's only room for one Canadian Girlfriend in this town, and Kid Sister Everything jumps on the tape train

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A stellar group of Fred Anderson collaborators pays homage to the late saxophonist Tuesday night at the Jazz Showcase.

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Four collaborators of Fred Anderson pay homage to the master Wednesday night at the Hideout.

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Tenor-sax giant Fred Anderson and the community he sustained

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Chicago tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson has died at 81.

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Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Reflection Eternal, Peter Brötzmann & Hamid Drake, Céu, Drop the Lime, the Styrenes, and other notable shows

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Critics' Choices and other notable concerts: Black Keys, Girl Talk, Prefuse 73, Von Freeman, and more

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Critics' Choices and other notable concerts: Rise Against, the Detroit Cobras, Hamid Drake & Michael Zerang, the Snow Angels, Joan of Arc, and more

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Chicago Jazz Festival Afterfest Shows

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New Orleans saxophonist Kidd Jordan returns to Chicago for the grand opening of the new Velvet Lounge.