- Music, Music Sidebar, Jan 17, 2013
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Tomorrow Never Knows 2013
This year the festival is bigger than ever, with Merchandise, Chelsea Wolfe, the Walkmen, Jessie Ware, and much more.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 29, 2012
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Beer and Metal: First listen to Neurosis's Honor Found in Decay
The new Neurosis album, Honor Found in Decay, might be the closest the band ever gets to a country record
- Music, Artist on Artist, Sep 19, 2012
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Artist on Artist: John Cale talks to cellist Alison Chesley, aka Helen Money
"Sometimes you hear a bus braking nearby, and you go, hey, that's a good sound, let's put that in."
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 18, 2012
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Albini expands on his totally correct views re: Amanda Palmer
Somehow there is beef between Steve Albini and someone else and he's the one who's not the asshole in the situation
- Music, In Rotation, Sep 12, 2012
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In Rotation: Tortoise's Jeff Parker digs on Billy Eckstine
Plus: Reader writer Peter Margasak on the English Beat, and engineer Ken Brown on MarioBataliVoice.blogspot.com
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 2, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Rye Coalition, "Heart of Gold, Jacket of Leather"
Rye Coalition's "Heart of Gold, Jacket of Leather" from the 2002 album On Top
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 13, 2012
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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.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 9, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Phleg Camp, "Corn Licker"
Eric Chenaux's old band Phleg Camp sounds about as different from his new solo record as possible.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 26, 2012
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The Wedding Present plays Seamonsters on Tuesday
The Wedding Present play their 21-year-old album Seamonsters on Tuesday at the Double Door.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 16, 2012
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British indie band reps for Chi-Town
Listen to the Cribs' new Chicago-specific single.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 1, 2012
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"Only an asshole doesn't like Brussels sprouts"
Steve Albini on an outspoken minority
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 19, 2011
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Pear crostada with blue cheese streusel
A recipe from Molly O'Neill's cookbook One Big Table.
- Music, Three Beats, Jul 21, 2011
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Three Beats: Chicago vs. Atlanta on a new cassette comp of local psych
Plus: A transformed Singer returns for a second album, and Parallax Sounds, a doc on Chicago architecture and music, needs your support
- Best of Chicago, Food & Drink, Jun 23, 2011
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Best new food blog
mariobatalivoice.blogspot.com
- News & Features, Chicago Reader at Forty, Jun 16, 2011
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1994
The year in Chicago history via the pages of the Reader
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 1, 2011
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Post-Rock and the Amazon
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."
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 7, 2010
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That Whole Paying-Off-Electrical-Audio Thing? Never Mind.
Tim Midgett brings an end to his fund-raising campaign to pay off the studio's mortgage.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 5, 2010
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An Almost Perfect Naked Raygun Reunion
A planned reunion of the original Naked Raygun lineup takes a hit from a biking accident, but three-fourths of that group (and the band's current drummer) play tomorrow at Double Door on the opening night of Riot Fest.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 29, 2010
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Indie Rock's Don Rickleses Release Their Hello Dummy!
A double album of the comedy stylings of Shellac from Chunklet's Henry Owings
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 17, 2010
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This Week in the Reader's Music Section
Albini gossip, brutal New Orleans metal, festival goings-on, and what I'm sure will be a controversial music column
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