- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 1, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Mon 4/1: Constellation opening, Peach Kelli Pop, and Demetri Martin
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, April 1, 2013
- 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
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Mar 27, 2013
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Gossip Wolf: A changing of the guard at the Hideout
Plus: A new indie "supergroup" and a solo album from half of String Theory
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 10, 2012
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Homeroom's latest class: intro to jazz legend Sun Ra
Scholar, gallerist, and occasional Reader contributor present Sun Ra 101: Man From Saturn at the Hungry Brain on Tuesday
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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Jazz: Dutch cornetist Eric Boeren's Ornette Coleman thing
The great Dutch cornetist Eric Boeren keeps finds meaning and material in the music of Ornette Coleman
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 3, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Living by Lanterns, "Forget B"
A track from the dazzling debut of Living by Lanterns, aka Mike Reed's Sun Ra group from the 2011 Chicago Jazz Festival
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 26, 2012
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Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements returns for 2012
The 2012 lineup for Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements includes Bobby Womack, John Cale, Zola Jesus, and Van Dyke Parks
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 7, 2012
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Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith makes a rare local appearance Friday
Wadada Leo Smith plays the U. of C.'s Goodspeed Recital Hall with Douglas Ewart and Mike Reed
- 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, Mar 26, 2012
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Jazz soup
Wednesday's Soup & Bread gets jazzy
- Music, Three Beats, Mar 12, 2012
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Three Beats: Cellist Tomeka Reid steps out with Hear in Now
Plus: Super Minotaur hit the ground running with their first LP, and Lord Mantis outdo their vile debut with Pervertor
- Music, Artist on Artist, Feb 16, 2012
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Artist on Artist: Sharon Van Etten talks to Chris Salveter
'Songs I wrote when I was going through something really intense helped me get through it'
- Music, Music Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Mike Reed, the improviser
'You find a bunch of people who aren't really "fitting in" and they've got their own ideas'
- 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 1, 2011
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Pre-Umbrella Music Festival action today
Pre-Umbrella Festival action around town today includes a Peter Brotzmann documentary and a trio gig from Dave Rempis, Mike Reed, and Devin Hoff.
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Sep 8, 2011
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Grand Funk Harley-Davidson
An “American Band” serenades the hogs on 9/11. Plus: Tyson Torstensen of Ga’an and Magical Beautiful jumps on the podcast wagon, and Icy Demons main man Griffin Rodriguez returns to record Mike Reed’s Myth/Science Assembly
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 25, 2011
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Umbrella Music Festival announces its 2011 program
This year's Umbrella Music Festival features Franz Hautzinger, Ab Baars, Sten Sandell, Tim Berne, John Butcher, Marshall Allen, and Mary Halvorson.
- Music, Three Beats, Jun 16, 2011
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Aram Shelton returns for a tour of Chicago
Plus: A Chicago label releases a comp of Mauritanian guitar, the core of CoCoComa becomes the Marble Vanity
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2011
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Dinner & a Show: Thursday 1/27
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
