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Bleader
Apr 13, 2018
Reedist Aram Shelton reconnects with old friends on his first return visit since 2015
Aram Shelton gigs with current Copenhagen comrade Håkon Berre and long-running Chicago collaborators Tim Daisy, Jason Roebke, and Josh Berman.
By Peter Margasak
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Jazz
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Music
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Post No Bills
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Aram Shelton
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Håkon Berre
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Josh Berman
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Tim Daisy
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Dormancy
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Embryo
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free jazz
Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 6, 2014
Video
Reedist Aram Shelton recalibrates his crews
The former Chicagoan is working more with Bay Area musicians, but his Chicago ties remain strong.
By Peter Margasak
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Jazz
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Music
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Post No Bills
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Aram Shelton
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Ton Trio II
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On and On
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Canyonlands
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The Days Are the Same
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jazz
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Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Feb 5, 2014
12 O'Clock Track: Brisk, agile postbop from Aram Shelton's new Ton Trio II
The Bay Area reedist delivers some fleet sounds with the current version of his long-running Ton Trio.
By Peter Margasak
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12 O'Clock Track
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Music
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Post No Bills
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Aram Shelton
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jazz
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Ton Trio
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On and On
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Orange Poppies
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Oakland
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12 O'Clock Track
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 29, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Thu 8/29: Delilah's 20th Anniversary, Hamid Drake, Action Comedy, Aram Shelton
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Thursday, August 29
By Tosten Burks
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Do This
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Arts
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Delilah's
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Three Floyds Brewing
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Chuck Wren
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Camino El Casino
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Chicago Jazz Festival
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Challengers Comics + Conversation
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Action Comedy
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Megan Gailey
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Aram Shelton
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Fast Citizens
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Elastic
Music
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Music Feature
Aug 27, 2013
Sunday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to
Reader
writers
The Robert Glasper Quartet is one of the acts closing out the final day of Jazz Fest.
By Peter Margasak, John Corbett, and Bill Meyer
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Music Feature
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35th annual Chicago Jazz Fest
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Anthony Carrillo
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Carlos Maldonado
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Pritzker Pavilion
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Jimmy Heath Quartet
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Jeb Patton
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Winard Harper
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Michael Karn
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Hamid Drake
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Bindu: Reggaeology
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Jeff Albert
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Jeff Parker
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Joshua Abrams
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Napoleon Maddox
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2013 Chicago Jazz Festival
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Robert Glasper Quartet
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Derrick Hodge
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Corey Benjamin
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Mark Colenburg
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Donald Harrison
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Congo Square Nation
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Willie Pickens
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Detroit Brooks
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Max Moran
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Darren James
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James Dyson
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Zaccai Curtis
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Mardi Gras Indians
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Von Freeman Pavilion
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Nelson Thompson
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Anthonase Johnson
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Nathaniel Cooper
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Fast Citizens
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Fred Lonberg-Holm
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Aram Shelton
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Juli Wood Quintet
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Larry Bowen
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Steve Berry
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Pete Benson
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Todd Howell
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Evan Christopher Clarinet Road
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Don Vappie
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Joe Ashlar
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Ocie Davis
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Atomic jazz band
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Haavard Wiik
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Fredrik Ljungkvist
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Magnus Broo
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Paal Nilssen-Love
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Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten
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Young Jazz Lions Pavilion
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Jones College Prep High School Jazz Combo
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Chicago High School for the Arts Jazz Combo
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Morgan Park High School Jazz Ensemble
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Curie Metro High School Jazz Ensemble
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Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts Latin Jazz Ensemble
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Lincoln Park High School Jazz Ensemble
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Engines jazz group
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Dave Rempis
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Jeb Bishop
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Nate McBride
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Tim Daisy
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Fareed Haque
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Tony Monaco
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Hammond B-3
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Makaya McCraven
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Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours
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Willie Williams
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Rich Germanson
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Alexander "Apolo" Ayala
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Alvester Garnett
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Millennium Park
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 15, 2011
Guitarist Dave Miller leaves town for Brooklyn
Guitarist Dave Miller split Chicago for Brooklyn earlier this summer, but he's back in town for a handful of gigs.
By Peter Margasak
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Post No Bills
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Dave Miller
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Nicole Mitchell
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Chicago jazz
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New York
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Tim Daisy New Fracture Trio
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Matt Wilson
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the Whistler
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Aram Shelton
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Matt Bauder
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Greg Ward
Music
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Three Beats
Jun 16, 2011
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
By Bill Meyer, Peter Margasak, and Miles Raymer
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Three Beats
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Aram Shelton
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There Was...
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Clean Feed
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Fast Citizens
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Aram Shelton Quartet
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Heaven Gallery
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Keefe Jackson
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Arrive
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Elastic
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the Whistler
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Jeb Bishop
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Anton Hatwich
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Mike Reed
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Dimi Mint Abba
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Mauritania
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iggawen
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Berber
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Tuareg
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Latitude Records
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Locust Music
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Matthew Lavoie
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African Music Treasures
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Voice of America
,
Bill Roe
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Lisa Roe
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CoCoComa
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Trouble in Mind
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the Zombies
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the Left Banke
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the Yellow Balloon
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Marble Vanity
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Andrew Anderson
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the Hipshakes
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Hollows
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Emma Hospelhorn
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Slow Fizz
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Empty Bottle
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Liminanas
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Whistler
Blogs
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Bleader
Feb 7, 2011
Tonight: Aram Shelton Salutes a Bobby Hutcherson Classic at the Skylark
Reedist and former Chicagoan Aram Shelton leads an excellent local quintet through the classic Bobby Hutcherson album
Dialogue
tonight at the Skylark.
By Peter Margasak
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Music
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Post No Bills
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Bobby Hutcherson
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Dialogue
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Aram Shelton
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Frank Rosaly
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Skylark
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jazz
Music
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Gossip Wolf
Sep 16, 2010
Leaked Owl
Qwel and Maker's collabo trickles out on the 'net, Box of Baby Birds flies the coop, a Kinsella Watch twofer, and more
By Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
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Gossip Wolf
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Owl
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Qwel
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Maker
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Typical Cats
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DJ SPS
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Galapagos 4
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Disappears
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Brian Case
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MILD VILNC
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Steve Shelley
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Vaughan Oliver
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4AD
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Gary Calhoun James
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Box of Baby Birds
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Nate Kinsella
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Tim Kinsella
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Let's Get Out Of This Terrible Sandwich Shop
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Tony Mendoza
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Thea Lux
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Nicole Vitale
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Unicycle Loves You
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Candy Dinner
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Grey Ghost
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Johnathan Crawford
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Aram Shelton
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Shame That Tune
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Abraham Levitan
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Brian Costello
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Miss Alex White
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Eiffel Tower
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Billions
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Constant Artists
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Ben Dickey
Music
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Soundboard
Sep 10, 2009
The List, September 10-16, 2009
Critics' Choices and other notable concerts: the Cave Singers, DJ Sega, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Moonshine Willy, Felix da Housecat, and more
By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Monica Kendrick, Bill Meyer, and Jessica Hopper
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Soundboard
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Cylinder
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Aram Shelton
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Jason Marsalis
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Andy Moor
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The Ex
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DJ/Rupture
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Andy Moor & DJ/Rupture
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Hanne Hukkelberg
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Adventures in Modern Music
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Cave Singers
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DJ Sega
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Felix da Housecat
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Paul Burch
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Kevin O'Donnell
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A Hawk and a Hacksaw
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Moonshine Willy
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Bloodshot Records 15th Anniversary Beer-B-Q
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Bloodshot
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Subarachnoid Space
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Woods
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Phantom Orchard
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Zeena Parkins
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Ikue Mori
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 31, 2009
The Toy Killers: from Weasel Walter’s no wave archives to your ears
By Peter Margasak
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Music
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Post No Bills
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Weasel Walter
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UgExplode Records
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Flying Luttenbachers
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No Wave
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Toy Killers
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Charles K. Noyes
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M.E. Miller
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Arto Lindsay
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John Zorn
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Wayne Horvitz
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Susie Timmons
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Nicky Skopelitis
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Aram Shelton
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Josh Berman
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Grant Calvin Weston
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Elastic
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Enemy
Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 21, 2009
Aram Shelton keeps his Chicago fires burning
Reedist Aram Shelton calls Oakland home these days, but he keeps his Chicago connections alive--and he's back again this weekend.
By Peter Margasak
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Music
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Post No Bills
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Chicago Jazz
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Weasel Walter
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Jason Adasiewicz
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Aram Shelton
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Keefe Jackson
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Fast Citizens
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