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Music
,
Music Feature
Apr 14, 2020
Nnamdï grows up on
Brat
The prolific musical polymath uses his new solo album to teach himself something about work-life balance.
By Tim Crisp
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Music Feature
,
Nnamdï
,
Nnamdi Ogbonnaya
,
Alfred Ogbonnaya
,
Brat
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Drool
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Sooper Swag Project
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Sen Morimoto
,
Glenn Curran
,
Sooper Records
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Kaina
,
Pitchfork
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Swerp
,
Swerp Mansion
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DIY
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punk
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math rock
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hip-hop
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Father/Daughter Records
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Longface
,
Man Without a Head
,
Feckin Weirdo
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Sit Tight
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Para-Medics
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Lansing
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Monobody
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Mother Evergreen
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Lala Lala
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Flowers to My Demons
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Dylan Piskula
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Lansing
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Dastard
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Erfert
,
Like Bats
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Tommy Borst
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Nnamdi’s Pancake Haus
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Easter
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Ratboys
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Julia Steiner
,
Luscious Duncan
,
JD
,
ThrashKitten
,
Nnamdi’s Sooper Dooper Secret Side Project
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Drop It in Some Water
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Nervous Passenger
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Teen Cult
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Ittō
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My Dad
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Bootie Noir
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Ice Cream
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Art School Crush
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Despondent
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It’s OK
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Wrong Numbers
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Miranda Winters
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Perfect in My Mind
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Glass Casket
,
Salut
Music
,
Music Review
Mar 27, 2020
Recommended
Video
Melkbelly’s juxtaposition of weird and pretty keeps getting more perplexing
By Luca Cimarusti
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Melkbelly
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Pith
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Wax Nine
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noise pop
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Miranda Winters
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LCR
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Recommended
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Music
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Concert Preview
Sep 13, 2018
Recommended
Let us be thankful for this solo album of stripped-down pop from Melkbelly leader Miranda Winters
By Kevin Warwick
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Miranda Winters
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Xobeci, What Grows Here?
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Recommended
Music
,
Pitchfork
Jul 17, 2018
Video
From basement shows to Pitchfork stages
Veterans of Chicago’s multifaceted DIY scene talk about the community that shaped them.
By Leor Galil
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Pitchfork
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Pitchfork Music Festival
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2018
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2018 Pitchfork Music Festival
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Curls
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Julie Byrne
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Miranda Winters
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Mick Fansler
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Jenny Marshall
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W.O.R. Loft
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Ball Hall
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Swerp Mansion
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People Project
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Mister City
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underground
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Bart Winters
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Liam Winters
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Video
Music
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Music Feature
Jan 3, 2018
Video
Stories from Chicago’s favorite rock ’n’ roll clusterfuck
Ian’s Party is a music festival, yes, but it’s run mostly by volunteers—which helps it feel like a community, not a branding exercise.
By Leor Galil
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Ian’s Party
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Elgin
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Ian Floetl
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Mykele Deville
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Bad History Month
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Dehd
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Nobunny
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Melkbelly
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Chris Sutter
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SheWhoCorrupts
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the Fest
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Ono
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Travis
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P. Michael
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Strawberry Jacuzzi
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Shannon Candy
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Swimsuit Addition
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Bier Slut
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Bleach Party
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MP Presents
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Township
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Miranda Winters
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Heart Shaped Hate
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Natali Wiseman
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Kris Megyery
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97-Shiki
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Truman & His Trophy
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Johnny Bodacious & the Bad Attitudes
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Chronic Seizure
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Chinese Telephones
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Tim Murphy
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Canadian Rifle
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Mad Maggie’s
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Jessica Bacon
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JD Bacon
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Jonathan Pool
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Fuck You, Idiot
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Jenn Leis
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Jared Olson
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Elephant Gun
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Frank Okay
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Sarah Snowwhite
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Meg MacDuff
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Donnie Moore
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Absolutely Not
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Fire Heads
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Zack Hjelmstad
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Beat Drun Juel
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Donna Polydoros
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Vito Nusret
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William Covert
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Space Blood
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Jeff Wojtysiak
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Cokegoat
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Jordan Schultz
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Rebekah Brown
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Lucy Dekay
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Mystery Actions
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Lindsey Charles
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Cell Phones
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Ashley Holman
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So Pretty
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Mike Martello
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Sarah Chmielewski
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Video
Music
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Music Feature
Oct 11, 2017
Video
Let’s put it in writing: Melkbelly are Chicago’s most exciting rock band
On the new
Nothing Valley
, the Pilsen four-piece have found a tense balance between delicate melody and frantic noise.
By Kevin Warwick
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Melkbelly
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Miranda Winters
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Miranda Stokes
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Bart Winters
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Liam Winters
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James Wetzer
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Breeders
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Bully
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Speedy Ortiz
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Automatic Recordings
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Wax Nine Records
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Sadie Dupuis
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Nothing Valley
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Pennsylvania
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Dave Vettraino
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Public House Sound Recordings
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Coffin Ships
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Ree-Yees
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Mode Hexe
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Green
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Swampers
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Sophagus
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Matt Engers
,
Eric Ratzel
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Hier Kommt der Krampus
,
A Case of the Krampus
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Kid Kreative
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Middle Of
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Cawthra
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Animal Kingdom
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Friendzone
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Wally’s World
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DIY
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underground
,
rock
,
noise
,
punk
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Twin Lookin Motherfucker
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R.O.R.OB
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Bathroom at the Beach
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Piss Wizard
,
Mount Kool Kid
,
Elk Mountain
,
Doomspringa
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 17, 2017
Video
Local noise-pop group Melkbelly release a video for the brand-new single ‘Middle Of’
In Melkbelly's new video they're having all sorts of hangs in their practice space.
By Luca Cimarusti
Tags:
Music
,
On Video
,
Melkbelly
,
Middle Of
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music video
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video
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Liam Winters
,
Miranda Winters
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Nothing Valley
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Carpark Records
,
Wax Nine
,
noise rock
,
indie rock
,
indie pop
,
Hideout
,
practice space
,
Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 20, 2015
Video
Vivian Girls singer Cassie Ramone headlines a mellow night of solo sets at the Owl
The night also includes sets from three local singers.
By Luca Cimarusti
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Free Shit
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Music
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Cassie Ramone
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Vivian Girls
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Miranda Winters
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Melkbelly
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Lillie West
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Lala Lala
,
Jessica Risker
,
Deadbeat
,
the Owl
,
late night
,
punk
,
acoustic
,
solo set
,
solo
,
free
,
Video
Best of Chicago
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Music & Nightlife 2015 Critics' Picks
Jun 24, 2015
Best cross between the Breeders and Lightning Bolt
By Leor Galil
Tags:
Music & Nightlife 2015 Critics' Picks
,
Best of Chicago 2015
,
Melkbelly
,
The Breeders
,
Lightning Bolt
,
Miranda Winters
Music
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In Rotation
May 6, 2015
Melkbelly's Miranda Winters on the 'creepy religiosity' of her favorite Kate Bush song
Plus: Philip Lesicko of the Funs on the band that helped him survive megachurch country, the
Reader
's Kevin Warwick on classic rock for the modern basement dweller, and more
By Kevin Warwick
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The Counts
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Funk Pump
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Andy Summers & Robert Fripp
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Sheer Mag
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Miranda Winters
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Melkbelly
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Sparks
,
Kimono My House
,
Kim Gordon
,
Girl in a Band
,
Kate Bush
,
"Suspended in Gaffa"
,
Philip Lesicko
,
the Funs
,
Manic Static Records
,
The Whines
,
William Keihn
,
Sic Alps
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