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Music, Chicagoans of Note Jul 8, 2021
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Sacha Mullin, singer-songwriter and backup vocalist extraordinaire

“I want to assemble things as if I'm storyboarding in my head. In a way, I feel like a casting director for sound.”
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Chicagoans of Note, Sacha Mullin, vocalist, singer-songwriter, Minnesota, Panera Bread, Lovely Little Girls, Duplex, Dog & Pony Records, Whelm, Peter McDowell Arts Consulting, Todd Rittmann, Darien Williams, Cafe Mustache, Liz Mason, The Found *NSYNC Fan Fiction Radio Hour, Guzzlemug, Charlie Werber, Video

Music, Music Feature Aug 15, 2019
Video
Cheer-Accident celebrate 20 albums as a beacon of prog-rock absurdity

With the new Chicago XX, their third full-length in three years, these indefatigable weirdos have hit a hot streak late in the fourth decade of their career.
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music Feature, Cheer-Accident, Chicago XX, Martyrs’, Bobby Conn, Akosuen, Thymme Jones, Jeff Libersher, Dylan Posa, Chris Block, Todd Rittmann, Phil Bonnet, Alex Perkolup, Small World, Dumb Ask, Introducing Lemon, Fades, Putting Off Death, Gumballhead the Cat, Cool Clown Ground, Dot Dot Dot, Brise-Glace, Filet of Nod, Lounge Ax, U.S. Maple, Enduring the American Dream, Lovely Little Girls, Skin Graft, Cuneiform, Complacency Records, Jamie Fillmore, Fred Kreuger, CAN TV, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf May 29, 2018
Prog paragons Cheer-Accident drop an album that contains multitudes

Plus: Industrial-pop duo Grün Wasser celebrate the new Predator/Prey at Danny’s, and Owen Ashworth’s Orindal Records hosts a showcase at the Landland print shop.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Cheer-Accident, Putting Off Death, Fades, Skin Graft, Thymme Jones, Beat Kitchen, Free Salamander Exhibit, Faun Fables, Katherine Young, Todd Rittmann, Carla Kihlstedt, Sacha Mullin, Jeff Libersher, mouthbone, Grün Wasser, Predator/Prey, Nein/9, Keely Dowd, Always Lovers, Essej Pollock, Danny’s, Hot on the Heels, Owen Ashworth, Advance Base, Orindal Records, Landland, Gordon Ashworth, Gia Margaret, Karima Walker, Dear Nora, Skulls Example

Music, Record Roundup May 14, 2013
Deerhunter's dreamily scuzzy Monomania and 14 more record reviews

Nine Reader writers fan out across the world of music, with stops at RP Boo's spastic but accessible footwork tracks, Altar of Plagues' dead-planet black metal, and points beyond.
- By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Leor Galil, Kevin Warwick, Philip Montoro, Tal Rosenberg, Luca Cimarusti, Monica Kendrick, and Bill Meyer
- Tags: Record Roundup, Mad Meg, JohnMcNeil, Equal Vision, Pretty & Nice, Giovanni Verrando, Glassnote, Phoenix, Dulle Griet, Neon Neon, Gruff Rhys, Super Furry Animals, Boom Bip, Lex, Merzbow, Jenny Hval, Rune Grammofon, Hush Point, Bill McHenry, Aryeh Kobrinksy, Vinnie Sperrazza, Jeremy Udden, Jimmy Giuffre, jazz, composers, Freeband Gang, mixtapes, Freebandz, rap, Future, Deerhunter, Pitchfork, Kranky, Lockett Pundt, noise, Black Bug, HoZac, 4AD, Todd Novak, Blackout Festival, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Iva Bittová, ECM, Soundway, Aeon, Altar of Plagues, Profound Lore, James Kelly, Adult., Ghostly International, The Rift Brothers, Miles Claret, Kenyan music, Kenyan pop, compilations, U.S. Maple, resissues, Al Johnson, Mark Shippy, Todd Rittmann, Pat Samson, Adam Vida, Jim O'Rourke, Skin Graft, record pressing, RP Boo, Planet Mu, electronic music, Kavain Space, DJ Slugo

Music, Three Beats Jul 21, 2011
Three Beats: Chicago vs. Atlanta on a new cassette comp of local psych

Plus: A transformed Singer returns for a second album, and Parallax Sounds, a doc on Chicago architecture and music, needs your support
- By Leor Galil, Peter Margasak, and Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Three Beats, 'Spective Audio, Atlanta, Vital-Sound I, Nicholas Zettel, Cyrus Shahmir, the N.E.C., Sovus Radio, All the Saints, Implodes, Killer Moon, Leavitt Ours, Cinchel, Singer, Mindreading, Drag City, Rob Lowe, Adam Vida, Ben Vida, Todd Rittmann, Dead Rider, Unhistories, Ben Russell, A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness, Parallax Sounds, Giancarlo Grande, Augusto Contento, Kickstarter, Hideout, Ken Vandermark, John Herndon, Tortoise, Steve Albini, Shellac, David Grubbs, Gastr del Sol, Jason Adasiewicz, Bob Weston, Ian Williams, Battles, Damon Locks, Wayne Montana, Eternals

Blogs, Bleader Nov 26, 2008
Todd Rittmann and Jeff Tady gallery reception Friday

This weekend only: art show with Todd Rittmann and Jeff Tady
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Art, Todd Rittmann, U.S. Maple, galleries, Jeff Tady, All Rise Gallery, Singer

Blogs, Bleader Apr 7, 2008
Todd Rittmann and the Molten Truth Trio tonight at the Empty Bottle

Todd Rittmann and the Molten Truth Trio at the Empty Bottle
- By Areif Sless-Kitain
- Tags: Free Shit, Swag, Jeff Parker, Todd Rittmann, Empty Bottle, Molten Truth Trio, Steve Krakow, Aleks Tomaszewska

Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2007
The Uncomforting Familiar at T&A Lounge

Todd Rittmann's new band roasts chestnuts.
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Todd Rittmann, U.S. Maple, Cheer-Accident, The Hideout

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Sacha Mullin, singer-songwriter and backup vocalist extraordinaire

“I want to assemble things as if I'm storyboarding in my head. In a way, I feel like a casting director for sound.”

Video
Cheer-Accident celebrate 20 albums as a beacon of prog-rock absurdity

With the new Chicago XX, their third full-length in three years, these indefatigable weirdos have hit a hot streak late in the fourth decade of their career.

Prog paragons Cheer-Accident drop an album that contains multitudes

Plus: Industrial-pop duo Grün Wasser celebrate the new Predator/Prey at Danny’s, and Owen Ashworth’s Orindal Records hosts a showcase at the Landland print shop.

Deerhunter's dreamily scuzzy Monomania and 14 more record reviews

Nine Reader writers fan out across the world of music, with stops at RP Boo's spastic but accessible footwork tracks, Altar of Plagues' dead-planet black metal, and points beyond.

Three Beats: Chicago vs. Atlanta on a new cassette comp of local psych

Plus: A transformed Singer returns for a second album, and Parallax Sounds, a doc on Chicago architecture and music, needs your support

Todd Rittmann and Jeff Tady gallery reception Friday

This weekend only: art show with Todd Rittmann and Jeff Tady

Todd Rittmann and the Molten Truth Trio tonight at the Empty Bottle

Todd Rittmann and the Molten Truth Trio at the Empty Bottle

The Uncomforting Familiar at T&A Lounge

Todd Rittmann's new band roasts chestnuts.

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“I want to assemble things as if I'm storyboarding in my head. In a way, I feel like a casting director for sound.”

With the new Chicago XX, their third full-length in three years, these indefatigable weirdos have hit a hot streak late in the fourth decade of their career.

Plus: Industrial-pop duo Grün Wasser celebrate the new Predator/Prey at Danny’s, and Owen Ashworth’s Orindal Records hosts a showcase at the Landland print shop.

Nine Reader writers fan out across the world of music, with stops at RP Boo's spastic but accessible footwork tracks, Altar of Plagues' dead-planet black metal, and points beyond.

Plus: A transformed Singer returns for a second album, and Parallax Sounds, a doc on Chicago architecture and music, needs your support

This weekend only: art show with Todd Rittmann and Jeff Tady

Todd Rittmann and the Molten Truth Trio at the Empty Bottle

Todd Rittmann's new band roasts chestnuts.

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