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- Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2017
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For MCA 50, ambient musician Lykanthea explores culture, history, and identity with her dream ensemble
Lakshmi Ramgopal, who usually performs solo as Lykanthea, bids farewell to the songs on her Migration EP this Saturday with a nine-member multidisciplinary group.
- Music, Music Feature Jul 26, 2017
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Reviewed: Twista’s disjointed but generous Crook County and 11 more new releases
Seven Reader writers tackle a dozen records, including the long-gestating debut from footwork producer Jana Rush, lost recordings from 60s garage-rock oddballs the Monks, and a riveting solo set from unsung improvising pianist Pat Thomas.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 15, 2017
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Arca & Jesse Kanda played with confusion to liberate the Pitchfork crowd
Venezuelan producer Arca and video artist Jesse Kanda played with the binary of attraction and revulsion to reprogram the default modes of consumption at a music festival.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Feb 2, 2017
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‘Kjell Theøry’ brings together Alan Turing, the prophet Tiresias, and 40,049 newborn babies
Local collective ATOM-R host one more performance at the Graham Foundation in conjunction with an interactive exhibit at the International Museum of Surgical Science.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review May 4, 2016
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Kerry James Marshall reconstructs art history with black Americans at its center
A new retrospective at the MCA provides the most comprehensive introduction to the Chicago painter’s work to date.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Mar 4, 2016
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Third Object mails the art in, literally
Now on view at Mana Contemporary Chicago, Slow Stretch includes pieces that were sent to future audience members.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Jan 21, 2016
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Avant-gardist Charlotte Moorman finally gets the recognition she's due
The performance artist, festival curator, and "topless cellist" is the subject of a new Block Museum retrospective.
- Music, Music Feature Sep 9, 2015
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Serj Tankian vs. Mike Patton: Fight!
Who would win a Mortal Kombat bout between these two inimitable front men?
- Music, Fall Preview Sep 9, 2015
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The charming (and drummerless) Philly duo Girlpool dives into Subterranean
- Music, Fall Preview Sep 9, 2015
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Prince protege Lianne La Havas is out for Blood
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 10, 2015
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As Roommate, Kent Lambert refracts anxiety into wide-eyed psychedelia
The songwriter dives into the psychology behind his 15-year-old psych-pop project.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2015
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After rapping for Jay Z twice, MoBo the Great is claiming her own space
The young Chicago MC just put out her debut record, Fuck the Public.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2015
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After 36 years, Neo leaves a changing Lincoln Park
Owner Callin Fortis reflects on his three-and-a-half-decade tenure with the legendary alternative nightclub.
- Music, Pitchfork Jul 15, 2015
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Electronic dance music shows its many faces at Pitchfork
Some look forward and some look back, and not all may benefit from the outdoors—but the genre's vigorous diversity can only be a good thing.
- Music, Pitchfork Jul 15, 2015
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The Pitchfork Music Festival's hometown heroes
The lineup has never included more Chicago artists than it does this year.
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife 2015 Critics' Picks Jun 24, 2015
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Best onstage psychedelic costume party
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife 2015 Critics' Picks Jun 24, 2015
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Best feminist rock 'n' roll exorcism
- Music, Music Feature May 18, 2015
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Haley Fohr bursts her own bubble in Circuit des Yeux
On the new In Plain Speech, the local singer-songwriter opens her hermetic music to the outside world—and brings on a bigger, more colorful cast of collaborators than ever before.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2015
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Nick Sherman of the Variable Why explains the tech behind his new experimental tape
The former Light Pollution guitarist stumbled upon an unusual sound while programming a digital looper.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 3, 2015
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Electro-pop trio Celine Neon celebrates its fun-but-not-faking-it debut EP on Wednesday
The Chicago trio plays a release party at Subterranean with hip-hop supergroup Rapper Chicks and DJ Johnny Walker.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 20, 2015
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Feminist music showcase Frontwoman Fest takes over the Burlington Bar on Saturday
The all-day festival benefits Girls Rock! Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2015
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Psych-rock group Santah makes complicated songwriting run smoothly on new song 'Sunkeeper'
The band is currently taking preorders for its self-released sophomore album.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 30, 2015
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How local psych-pop band Ghastly Menace grew from a duo to a six-piece
The group details the yearlong process behind the recording of their debut album.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2015
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Father John Misty is here to make fun of every digital music service at once
The songwriter takes aim at Pono and Spotify with a satirical streaming music service called SAP.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 20, 2015
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Psalm One and ProbCause have teamed up as ZRO FOX
The duo just closed out Tomorrow Never Knows and will release their debut EP later this week; watch their new video for "Might Not" (ft. Sasha Go Hard).