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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 17, 2013
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Thursday musical happenings: Roscoe Mitchell and Ken Vandermark talk, Rajasthan's Lakha Khan plays

A panel discussion at the Cultural Center and the Chicago debut of Manganiyar musical master Lakha Khan, from India.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Roscoe Mitchell, Shawn Decker, Ken Vandermark, Pamela Jennings, Dieter Roelstraete, Prairie, "Surround Sound: Prairie and Beyond, " Lakha Khan, Rajasthan, Sufi music, India, Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts, Ankur Malhotra, Dane Khan, Pappu Khan, Video

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 29, 2013
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Bassist and onetime Chicagoan Devin Hoff returns for April

A conversation with bassist Devin Hoff about his April residency in Chicago
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, Devin Hoff, Skylark, Darrell Green, Howard Wiley, Nick Mazzarella, jazz, Days After, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis, Bastet, Made to Break, Resonance Ensemble, Ken Vandermark, Nels Cline, Tim Berne, Carla Kihlstedt, Kira Roessler, Matt Chamberlain, Mick Karn, Firehose, Sun Ra, Julius Hemphill, Abdul Wadud, Thelonious Monk, Ches Smith, Good for Cows, Tony Gilkyson, Frank Rosaly, Tomeka Reid, Male

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 25, 2013
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Mats Gustafsson, R. Crumb, and discaholism

Swedish reedist and record collector Mats Gustafsson interviews fellow discaholic R. Crumb.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson, John Corbett, Corbett vs. Dempsey, record collecting, R. Crumb, Discaholic Corner, shellac

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Blogs, Bleader, Nov 2, 2012
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Jazz: The undiminished power of Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble

Nessa Records reissues the killer 1981 debut of Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Hal Russell, NRG Ensemble, free jazz, Chicago, Kent Kessler, Ken Vandermark, Mars Williams, Steve Hunt, Brian Sandstrom, Audio

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 13, 2012
A Chicago music documentary without the music

The documentary Parallax Sounds is about the Chicago underground music scene of the 90s, but you'll hardly hear any of the music.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Film, Music, Post No Bills, CIMMfest, Parallax Sounds, Chicago music, Augusto Contento, music documentary, Steve Albini, Ken Vandermark, Damon Locks, David Grubbs, Ian Williams

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Blogs, Bleader, Oct 31, 2011
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Tonight is Hal the Weenie

The annual Hal the Weenie concert celebrates the music of Hal Russell, tonight at Beat Kitchen.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Hal Russell, NRG Ensemble, Mars Williams, Kent Kessler, Ken Vandermark, Steve Hunt, Brian Sandstrom, Raining Violets, Hal on Earth, Beat Kitchen, free jazz, Chicago, Hal the Weenie, Audio

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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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Blogs, Bleader, May 6, 2010
Starting Tonight: A Ken Vandermark Mini Fest at the Velvet

Ken Vandermark leads three different groups, all with recent recordings, over the next three nights at the Velvet Lounge: the Frame Quartet, the Vandermark 5, and his duo with Tim Daisy.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Ken Vandermark, Velvet Lounge, Tim Daisy, Frame Quartet, Light on the Wall, 35mm, Vandermark 5, Annular Gift, Chicago, free jazz, audio

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Blogs, Bleader, Apr 7, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Wednesday 4/7

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Food, Titus Andronicus, Macello, Bottom Lounge, Tokyo Nami Trio, Aoki, Asian American Showcase, Gene Siskel Film Center, Cibo Matto, Spiaggia, Little Women, Velvet Lounge, Ken Vandermark, Hideout, Jane's, Sixteen Candles, Univ. of Chicago Doc Films, Doc Films, Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, A Wintertime Tale, Gemini Bistro, Horizon Cafe, Greenhouse Theater, Strawdog Theatre, Hugen Hall

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 11, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Thursday 3/11

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Lit & Lectures, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Food, Books, Shapers, Hideout, the Southern, Clay Taylor, Little Big, John Crowley, Free Fall, Atomic, Ken Vandermark, Elastic, La Humita, North Face, Music Box, P.S. Bangkok, Comic Symposium of Chicago, Nicole Hollander, Paul Hornschemeier, Anders Nilsen, John Porcellino, School of the Art Institute, Cafecito, Rent, Theatre Building Chicago, NightBlue, Cuna, Kendal Duque, My Mans, Mark Raterman, Tim Robinson, Cook County Social Club, iO, Moxie

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Blogs, Bleader, Mar 11, 2010
Tonight at Elastic: Fallout From Atomic

Following three nights of Atomic concerts, the band's pianist and bassist return to the stage with Ken Vandermark as Free Fall, Thursday at Elastic.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Atomic, Green Mill, Robert Loerzel, Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten, Haavard Wiik, Ken Vandermark, Free Fall, Gray Scale, Smalltown Superjazz, Elastic

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Blogs, Bleader, Feb 2, 2010
Tony Buck Heads to the Front of the Band

Improvising drummer Tony Buck of the Necks straps on an electric guitar for his rock effort Projekt Transmit.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Tony Buck, the Necks, Aus, Peril, Ken Vandermark, Empty Bottle, Magda Mayas, Nate McBride, Steve Hess, Hideout, Projekt Transmit, Kletka Red, Heaven

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 21, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Thursday, 1/21

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Food, Nile, Metro, Moxie, Don Cherry Project, Ken Vandermark, Elastic, Red Apple, The Passenger, Le Petit Paris, The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke, Landmark's Century Centre, Yuki Hana, Killer Joe, Tracy Letts, August: Osage County, Profiles Theatre, Grace African Restaurant, I Am My Own Wife, BoHo Theatre, Quesadillas y Mariscos Doña Lolis

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 20, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Wednesday, 1/20

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- by Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, Food, Don Cherry Project, Ken Vandermark, Hideout, Soup and Bread, Fred Anderson, Corey Wilkes, Velvet Lounge, South Coast, Federico Fellini, Rodan, Big Star, Where The Wild Things Are, Logan Theater, Bonsoiree Cafe & Delicacies, River North Chicago Dance Company, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, Cafe Spiaggia, Tony Mantuano

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Blogs, Bleader, Jan 19, 2010
Vandermark Salutes Don Cherry

Ken Vandermark premieres his new Don Cherry Project at the Hideout on Wednesday.
- by Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Ken Vandermark, Don Cherry, Don Cherry Project, DKV Trio, free jazz, suites, Elastic, Hideout, Ars Nova, Pandelis Karayorgis, Dave Rempis, Jeb Bishop, Chad Taylor, Nate McBride, Jeff Parker, Complete Communion, Brown Rice

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A panel discussion at the Cultural Center and the Chicago debut of Manganiyar musical master Lakha Khan, from India.

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A conversation with bassist Devin Hoff about his April residency in Chicago

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Swedish reedist and record collector Mats Gustafsson interviews fellow discaholic R. Crumb.

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Nessa Records reissues the killer 1981 debut of Hal Russell's NRG Ensemble

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The documentary Parallax Sounds is about the Chicago underground music scene of the 90s, but you'll hardly hear any of the music.

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The annual Hal the Weenie concert celebrates the music of Hal Russell, tonight at Beat Kitchen.

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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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Ken Vandermark performs Saturday 4/2 at a free screening of the Amazon river documentary "Roads of Water," which he scored. Also showing clips from "Roads" director Augusto Contento's in-progress post-rock-doc "Parallax Sounds."

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Ken Vandermark's Resonance Festival begins at the Hideout on Wednesday with three small-group sets.

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New York trombonist Steve Swell and Polish reedist Mikolaj Trzaska play duets and improvise with some Chicagoans at the Velvet Lounge on Wednesday night.

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The new Logan Square record store Saki opens with a party.

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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Ken Vandermark leads three different groups, all with recent recordings, over the next three nights at the Velvet Lounge: the Frame Quartet, the Vandermark 5, and his duo with Tim Daisy.

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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Following three nights of Atomic concerts, the band's pianist and bassist return to the stage with Ken Vandermark as Free Fall, Thursday at Elastic.

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Improvising drummer Tony Buck of the Necks straps on an electric guitar for his rock effort Projekt Transmit.

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

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Ken Vandermark premieres his new Don Cherry Project at the Hideout on Wednesday.