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James Porter

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Music, Music Review Oct 28, 2020
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Tawny Newsome and Bethany Thomas make thoughtful, soulful rock on Material Flats
- By James Porter
- Tags: Music Review, Tawny Newsome, Bethany Thomas, Material Flats, Fine Alpinist Records, Jon Langford, Four Lost Souls, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Steppenwolf, Second City, rock music, Recommended

Music, Music Review Aug 10, 2020
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Bobby Rush fires up the acoustic Delta blues on Rawer Than Raw
- By James Porter
- Tags: Music Review, Bobby Rush, blues music, Rawer Than Raw, Deep Rush, Delta blues, Louisiana, chitlin’ circuit, Chicken Heads, Elmore James, acoustic music, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Mar 6, 2020
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Local bluesman Toronzo Cannon is one of Chicago’s finest string-bending storytellers
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Toronzo Cannon, FitzGerald's, The Chicago Way, Alligator Records, blues-rock, The Preacher, the Politician or the Pimp, First 24, Curtis Mayfield, slide guitar, boogie, John Lee Hooker, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Feb 21, 2020
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The Reigning Sound blend vintage soul and folk-rock textures into infectious garage rock
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Reigning Sound, Memphis, Greg Cartwright, Shattered, Oblivians, Astral Weeks, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Feb 14, 2020
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Man or Astro-Man? go surfing in outer space
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Man or Astro-Man?, Auburn, Alabama, surf rock, instrumental rock, The Ventures in Space, Spiderman, Defcon 5. . . 4. . . 3. . . 2. . . 1, Davie Allan, biker movies, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Nov 29, 2019
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As they head toward 50 years together, East LA icons Los Lobos continue to transform
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Los Lobos, City Winery, East LA, Los Angeles, Chicano rock, La Bamba, La Pistola y el Corazon, David Hidalgo, Llego Navidad, ranchera, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Oct 25, 2019
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The Preservation Hall Jazz Band rejuvenates decades of New Orleans tradition
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, French Quarter, New Orleans, Ben Jaffe, Ronnell Johnson, So It Is, Dave Sitek, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Sep 26, 2019
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Latin-jazz percussionist Sammy Figueroa balances the sum of his influences on Imaginary World
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Sammy Figueroa, Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion, Imaginary World, Charlie Figueroa, jazz, Savant, Sonny Rollins, Recommended

Music, Concert Preview Sep 12, 2019
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Cedric Burnside keeps authentic modern Delta blues alive
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Cedric Burnside, Fat Possum, R.L. Burnside, Delta blues, Mississippi, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Sep 5, 2019
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Multimedia genius Saul Williams returns with the electronic-flavored new Encrypted & Vulnerable
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Saul Williams, Encrypted & Vulnerable, Slam, poetry, slam poetry, MartyrLoserKing, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Aug 30, 2019
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Bailey Dee lights a fire in Chicago’s rockabilly scene
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Bailey Dee, rockabilly, Andre Williams, Nick Curran, Let Me Put it In, Jonas Friddle & the Majority, Recommended, Video

Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2019
The Fat Babies wring the kitsch out of trad jazz

The vitality and commitment of these hardworking Chicago preservationists make antique songs feel brand-new.
- By James Porter
- Tags: Music Feature, Fat Babies, Chicago Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival, traditional jazz, trad jazz, Delmark, Uptown, Beau Sample, Green Mill, Honky Tonk BBQ, Four Charms, Devil in a Woodpile, Jimmy Sutton

Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2019
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Two Chicago institutions bridge jazz and blues

Guitarist George Freeman and harmonica player Billy Branch demonstrate the common roots of the sounds they love.
- By James Porter
- Tags: Music Feature, George Freeman, jazz guitar, Chicago Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival, Billy Branch, Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues, George the Bomb!, Von Freeman, blues, jazz, Little Walter, Roots & Branches: The Songs of Little Walter, Southport Records, Alligator Records, Rhumboogie Cafe, T-Bone Walker, Video

Music, Concert Preview Aug 15, 2019
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Celebrated country and rockabilly staple Rosie Flores embraces the blues
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Rosie Flores, Simple Case of the Blues, Charlie Rich, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Jul 18, 2019
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The Legendary Shack Shakers bring their harmonica-driven punk stomp back to Chicago
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Legendary Shack Shakers, After You've Gone, psychobilly, Recommended, Video

Music, Pitchfork Jul 16, 2019
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Why haven’t the Isley Brothers conquered the rock market?

The legendary R&B band can rock hard too, but they’ve never crossed over like Sly Stone or Prince.
- By James Porter
- Tags: Pitchfork, Pitchfork Music Festival, Pitchfork, Isley Brothers, Ernie Isley, Ron Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Shout, T-Neck Records, R&B, rock, Isley-Jasper-Isley, Get Into Something, Givin’ It Back, The Heat Is On, That Lady, Live It Up, Fight the Power, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Video

Music, Concert Preview Jul 5, 2019
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Guit-steel slinger Junior Brown steers into country ballads on Deep in the Heart of Me
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Junior Brown, Deep in the Heart of Me, guit-steel, The Cockeyed Cop from Camp Kankakee, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Jun 20, 2019
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The 38th FitzGerald’s American Music Festival features longtime favorites and new faces
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, FitzGerald's, American Music Festival, Robbie Fulks, Berwyn, Redd Volkaert, NRBQ, Nikki Hill, Lindsay Beaver, Recommended

Music, Concert Preview Jun 13, 2019
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Soul singer Leela James stays true to her roots while trying something new
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Leela James, A Change Is Gonna Come, My Soul, That Woman, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview Jun 6, 2019
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Rosanne Cash honors her father’s legacy with Ry Cooder
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Rosanne Cash, Ry Cooder, King's Record Shop, The List, Johnny Cash, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview May 23, 2019
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Chicago up-and-comer Johari Noelle makes slow-simmering contemporary soul
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Johari Noelle, Things You Can't Say Out Loud, Chasing Destiny, BET, Kelly Rowland, Recommended

Music, Concert Preview May 17, 2019
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Los Mirlos add rock flavors to Peruvian cumbia
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Los Mirlos, cumbia amazónica, Peru, Danny López, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview May 10, 2019
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Jazz-funk legend Roy Ayers remains unstoppable
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Roy Ayers, Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Mystic Voyage, Recommended, Video

Music, Concert Preview May 3, 2019
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Mulatu Astatke continues his Ethio-jazz evolution
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Mulatu Astatke, Afro-Latin Soul, Sketches of Ethiopia, Recommended

Music, Concert Preview Apr 18, 2019
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Gospel piano takes center stage at the Sirens showcase
- By James Porter
- Tags: Concert Preview, Donald Gay, Elsa Harris, Erwin Halfer, I Thank God, On a Glorious Day, Recommended, Video

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