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Music, Music Feature Dec 21, 2020
The best overlooked Chicago records of 2020

We’ve all had a lot to pay attention to this year, but there’s always room for more great music.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Best of 2020, Year in Review, Year in Review 2020, end-of-year lists, best albums, overlooked local music, overlooked, Rob Mitchum, Jeff Parker, Suite for Max Brown, Ozzuario, Existence Is Pain, Miranda Reinert, Wendy House Press, Buggin, Buggin Out, Bryanna Bennett, Casper McFadden, Audio Diary, Harvey Waters, Air Sits Heavy, Jusell, Prymek, Sage, Shiroishi, Fuubutsushi, Matthew Sage, Chris Jusell, Chaz Prymek, Patrick Shiroishi, Tree, Free Credit, MFn Melo, Brittney Carter, Solo the Dweeb

Music, Music Feature Mar 25, 2020
The Chicago Underground Quartet bottle their lightning again

For 19 years, their first album was their only album—but now longtime collaborators Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, and Chad Taylor have recaptured the group’s freewheeling jazz spirit.
- By Noah Berlatsky
- Tags: Music Feature, Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, Chad Taylor, Matthew Lux, Joshua Abrams, Josh Johnson, Noel Kupersmith, Chicago Underground, Chicago Underground Orchestra, Chicago Underground Duo, Chicago Underground Trio, Chicago Underground Quartet, Good Days, The New Breed, Tortoise, Dorian’s, Exploding Star Orchestra, Desert Encrypts, São Paulo Underground, Playground, Suite for Max Brown, Astral Spirits, jazz, avant-garde, free jazz, experimental, George Fludas, Green Mill, Sun Ra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Myths and Morals, Bright Light in Winter, Pharoah Sanders, Chris Schlarb, Batida, Strange Wing, Nostalgia, Tunnel Chrome, Four in the Evening, A Re-Occurring Dream

Music, Concert Preview Feb 28, 2020
Recommended
Celebrated guitarist Jeff Parker builds electrifying jazz songs out of experimental demos on Suite for Max Brown
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Concert Preview, Jeff Parker, The New Breed, Suite for Max Brown, jazz, Tortoise, Rodan, Los Angeles, International Anthem, Korg, synthesizer, Ruby Parker, Makaya McCraven, Paul Bryan, Recommended

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