- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife, Jun 19, 2013
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Best Jazz Band Full of Musicians Named Jason
Cicada Music
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 14, 2013
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Bassist Jason Roebke in musical conversation
Ubiquitous Chicago bassist Jason Roebke makes himself heard on a strong new duo album with reedist Tobias Delius.
- Music, Music Feature, May 31, 2012
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Improv/experimental label Peira packages the abstract
Forget turntables and a mike—how about three bass clarinets and a modular synthesizer?
- Blogs, Bleader, May 3, 2012
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Nick Butcher completes Free Jazz Bitmaps Vol. 1
Nick Butcher celebrates the release of Free Jazz Bitmaps Vol. 1 with a Friday-night reception and visual-art exhibition at Saki Records.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 9, 2011
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Mike Reed's PPT closes out the tenth year of Sunday Transmissions
Mike Reed's People, Places & Things plays the final concert in the yearlong tenth-anniversary celebration of the Sunday Transmission series at the Hungry Brain.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 8, 2011
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Bass clarinetist Jeff Kimmel drops a quartet album
Bass clarinetist Jeff Kimmel celebrates the release of "Charm Offensive," the debut album from his quartet, with a performance at the Hideout on Wednesday.
- Music, Three Beats, Oct 6, 2011
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Three Beats: Cabdriver Dmitry Samarov exhibits his sketches of shows
Plus: Cornetist Josh Berman and his new quartet, and Priority Male taps garage rockers the Keggs for a vinyl reissue
- Music, Soundboard, Jan 13, 2011
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The List: January 13-19, 2011
Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Concretes, Lia Ices, Matt Ulery's Loom, Golem, Angel Olsen, Sick of It All, Toxic Holocaust, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 23, 2010
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Saturday: Hal Rammel Plays His Invented Instruments
Singular Milwaukee instrument inventor and improviser Hal Rammel has two new releases on his Penumbra Music label, and he celebrates them with a free Saturday-afternoon duo set with Jason Roebke at Corbett vs. Dempsey.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 7, 2010
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Jason Roebke Alone
Bassist Jason Roebke celebrates the release of his first solo recording on Wednesday night at the Hideout; the Extraordinary Popular Delusions begin a new free weekly gig at the Beat Kitchen on Monday, September 20.
- Music, Music Sidebar, Sep 2, 2010
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The Reader's Guide to the Chicago Jazz Festival
Featuring Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections, the Kurt Elling Quintet with Ernie Watts, the Ramsey Lewis 75th birthday celebration, and much more
- Music, Soundboard, Jul 22, 2010
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The List: July 22-28, 2010
Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet, Juana Molina, Struck by Lightning, David Dondero, Natacha Atlas, and more
- Music, Soundboard, Jun 17, 2010
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The List: June 17-23, 2010
Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Kings Go Forth, Shemekia Copeland, Eyehategod, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Jeff the Brotherhood, DM Stith, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 15, 2010
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Local Free Improv With a Noise-Rock Bite
Overova, a wild and woolly improv trio with Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jason Roebke, and Jason Adasiewicz, plays the Hideout on Wednesday; the group's debut album is available free online.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 15, 2008
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Small sounds
A new label from local improviser Brian Labycz makes a bang with miniature sounds.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 8, 2007
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A Valentine for no one in particular
Cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm sets his Valentine Trio loose.
