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- Music, Music Feature Jan 20, 2021
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Finding ways to play through the pandemic
Chicago improvisers Tim Daisy and Matt Piet have responded to the challenges of COVID by learning new ways to record alone.
- Music, Music Review Dec 22, 2020
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The Best of the Miyumi Project celebrates 20 years of Tatsu Aoki’s culture-combining ensemble
- Music, Music Review Nov 17, 2020
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Veteran pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn releases her first album as a bandleader
- Music, Music Review Nov 10, 2020
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Chicago duo Cleared atomize their stark rock sound on The Key
- Music, Music Review Oct 28, 2020
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Chicago jazz-fusion unit Cordoba actualize their ambition on Specter
- Music, Music Review Oct 14, 2020
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On May You Be Held, Sumac are a beast of free improvisation, noise, and metal
- Music, Music Review Aug 18, 2020
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Imperial Triumphant’s Alphaville soundtracks our civilizational suicide by capitalism
- Music, Music Review Jul 6, 2020
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Old comrades Peter Brötzmann and Fred Lonberg-Holm reunite on Memories of a Tunicate
- Music, Music Review May 15, 2020
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Tashi Dorji and Tyler Damon’s marvelous improvised concert at the May Chapel rings out again
- Music, Concert Preview Jan 3, 2020
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The transnational Rempis/Lopez/Packard trio converges in Chicago
- Music, Music Feature Nov 20, 2019
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The 2020 Frequency Festival announces a lineup of world-class experimental music
Highlights include a fusion of Carnatic music and jazz, a solo vocal piece for Diamond Reynolds, and programs of work by Eliane Radigue and Annea Lockwood.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 10, 2019
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Saxophonist Hunter Diamond debuts four free shows’ worth of new material at the Whistler
Plus: Matthew Rachman Gallery opens a new exhibit of Wesley Willis’s artwork, and Camp Smokey Bear returns with another free day of top-shelf local hip-hop.
- Music, Music Feature Sep 6, 2019
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Why is Chicago jazz so successful in Europe?
Expat musicians Frank Rosaly and Rob Clearfield discuss the differences between pursuing jazz here and overseas.
- Music, Music Feature Jan 31, 2019
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Angel Bat Dawid taps into the root of all black music
The cofounder of Chicago’s Participatory Music Coalition talks about the improvisation and inspiration that shaped her new album, The Oracle.
- Music, Music Feature Mar 15, 2018
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Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis builds an intentional community in jazz
By organizing concerts, mentoring young musicians, and connecting players from across the States and abroad, he models the commitment and generosity that keep the scene viable.
- Music, Music Feature May 9, 2017
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International Anthem brings punk idealism to progressive jazz
This Chicago label puts in the sweat to get its artists the audiences they deserve.
- Music, Music Feature Apr 26, 2017
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Trumpeter Jaimie Branch finally spreads her wings
More than 12 years after her blazing debut on the Chicago jazz scene, she releases Fly or Die, her first album as a bandleader.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 8, 2016
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Alto saxophonist Julie Kjær earns the spotlight on her new trio album
London-based Danish saxophonist Julie Kjær leads a compelling trio with John Edwards and Steve Noble.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2015
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Swedish bassist Torbjörn Zetterberg covers radically different territories on two recent albums
This curious, empathetic bassist releases two superb but very different new albums.
- Blogs, Bleader May 1, 2015
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The Bridge brings more great French improvisers to town this week
The Chicago-France improvised music partnership brings its latest collaborations to town.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 18, 2015
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Elastic returns! Photos of the arts nonprofit's handsome new home
Elastic Arts christens its new space with concerts on Thursday and Friday—and augments its preexisting programming with some ambitious new series.
- Blogs, Bleader May 28, 2014
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12 O'Clock Track: 'The Jist of Being in Between Jobs,' mind-melting Norwegian improv
The Jist, an improvising duo from Oslo, hit hard on their eponymous debut album.
- Music, Record Roundup Jul 23, 2013
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Robert Pollard's not-at-all-haphazard Honey Locust Honky Tonk and 14 more record reviews
Six Reader writers fan out to consider Author & Punisher's dystopian robot doom, Cüneyt Sepetçi's high-octane Turkish clarinet, and lots of music even more difficult to summarize.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 5, 2012
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Tuesday: Jim Newberry's photos of improvising musicians at Elastic
An exhibition at Elastic of Jim Newberry's photographs of improvising musicians sets the stage for this week's Umbrella Music Festival
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2012
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Preserving the legacy of show taper Malachi Ritscher
A new Kickstarter campaign seeks to preserve the invaluable recordings made by local archivist and activist Malachi Ritscher