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- Music, In Rotation Apr 28, 2020
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Huntsmen bassist Marc Stranger-Najjar on a spoken-word poet with a beautiful brain
Plus: Musician and producer Sanford Parker on what it’d sound like if acid started a band, Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig on a visual history of the first psych band, and more
- Music, In Rotation Mar 17, 2020
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Sound artist Andy Slater on the spring-into-summer sound of 80s freestyle
Plus: DJ Hannah Viti on Tasha and Audiotree making tender magic together, Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on must-have pro-Bernie T-shirts, and more
- Music, In Rotation Mar 3, 2020
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Noise musician Jason Soliday on a voice that makes electronics moot
Plus: sound artist Jeff Kolar on the raw power of Eartheater, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a band that democratizes dancing, and more
- Music, In Rotation Feb 10, 2020
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Singer-songwriter Mia Joy on treasures from the Arthur Russell vaults
Plus: Laverne front man Cory José on an Aussie who should be as big as Courtney Barnett, Reader staff writer Leor Galil on a bizarro Bandcamp auteur from Chicago, and more
- Music, In Rotation Jan 22, 2020
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Courtney Mora from In Masks on an album to take you apart and put you back together
Plus: Maddie Rehayem from the Cell on the Church of Saint Dolly, Salem Collo-Julin from the Reader on an aberration with staying power from His Name Is Alive, and more
- Music, In Rotation Dec 23, 2019
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Cellist Lia Kohl on a joyful live series that randomly collides improvisers
Plus: Drummer Tim Daisy on a fresh take on a classic Brazilian sound, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a gorgeous art-rock record going extinct, and more
- Music, In Rotation Dec 11, 2019
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Guitarist Dave Specter on the young stars building the future of the blues
Plus: Musician Nicholas Tremulis on a band focused on the higher unity of all things, Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig on goth postpunk for long winter nights, and more
- Music, In Rotation Oct 29, 2019
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Chicago soul aficionado Darrell Gordon on the most underrated Motown singer of the 1960s
Plus: Ken Wong of the Strange Attractor on a kaleidoscopic collection of communist and anarchist black metal, Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on The Voice Senior, and more
- Music, In Rotation Oct 15, 2019
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Curator Adia Sykes on a voice that takes you back to the golden age of soul
Plus: ESS codirector Olivia Junell on a sound she could listen to forever, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a fusion of apocalyptic synths and ancient rhythms, and more
- Music, In Rotation Sep 19, 2019
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Magic Ian of Maximum Pelt on mixtape releases that feel like personal gifts
Plus: Adam Schubert of Cafe Racer on a band that’s honest about the messiness of recovery, Reader staff writer Leor Galil on the song the Frogs gave to Billy Corgan, and more
- Music, In Rotation Sep 4, 2019
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Jay Wood of the Freesole collective on a rapper pushing the narrative of hip-hop
Plus: Freesole singer and songwriter S.O.S on a voice that can move you a dozen different ways, Reader intern Aaron Allen on rediscovering brown liquor music, and more
- Music, In Rotation Aug 20, 2019
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Clay Frankel of Twin Peaks on a band that sounds like a wise cosmic organism
Plus: Publicist Jacob Daneman on a rediscovered musician who’s not what he seems, Reader intern Andrea Michelson on a Chicago jazz singer who’ll break your heart, and more
- Music, In Rotation Aug 6, 2019
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Punk Rock and Donuts founder Jeremy Kitchen on a callback to when punk was smart
Plus: Udüsic vocalist Sarah Ryczek on three vital doses of short-and-fast hardcore, Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on Rob Tyner’s sweet song for Detroit’s Grande Ballroom, and more
- Music, In Rotation Jul 23, 2019
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Mako Sica bassist Brent Fuscaldo on a voice that literally saved a man’s life
Plus: Guitarist Mark Shippy on the strange song of an Australian electric bus, Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig on a tribute to creative LP defacement, and more
- Music, In Rotation Jul 9, 2019
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Macie Stewart of Ohmme on a band to smile and dance to
Plus: Dave Collis of Slow Mass on a group you shouldn’t avoid for their name, Reader writer Leor Galil on a new reissue by long-gone Chicago postpunks Algebra Suicide, and more
- Music, In Rotation Jun 28, 2019
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Veteran singer-songwriter Susan Werner on the future queen of bluegrass
Plus: Musician and artist Scott Montgomery on the very same Susan Werner, Reader coeditor in chief Karen Hawkins on a song to restart your heart, and more
- Music, In Rotation Jun 12, 2019
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Comics artist Corinne Halbert on her favorite maggot-filled monster
Plus: Teen Movie Hell author Mike McPadden on a power trio that outdoes 1991 Nirvana, Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on merch for bands real and imagined, and more
- Music, In Rotation May 30, 2019
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ESS engineer Alex Inglizian on the synth module that changed his life
Plus: Rob Frye of Bitchin Bajas on a violinist who plays bicycle wheels, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on Houston’s favorite defunct noise-rock deviants, and more
- Music, In Rotation May 2, 2019
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DJ King Hippo on the holy grail of Chicago spiritual jazz
Plus: Resavoir bandleader Will Miller on a fan-made mashup of Nas and MF Doom, Reader writer Leor Galil on raiding the discards pile at the library, and more
- Music, In Rotation Apr 2, 2019
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Latham Zearfoss of Chances Dances on a Solange album for the ages
Plus: artist Jen Delos Reyes on the messages in her automated Favorites Mix, Reader music listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on the best memorial to Moo & Oink, and more
- Music, In Rotation Mar 26, 2019
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Poster artist Keith Herzik on a self-described ‘Japanese Ultra Shit Band’
Plus: Wet Wallet bassist Gina Herzik on a perfect use for a Flying V, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a mind-breaking way to play two pianos, and more
- Music, In Rotation Mar 11, 2019
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DJ and producer Ariel Zetina on a beautifully transgressive Portuguese beat genius
Plus: photographer Julia Dratel on a sound artist with an ear for ecology, Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig on a documentary that gives Sam Cooke’s death the close look it deserved, and more
- Music, In Rotation Feb 25, 2019
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Hip-hop producer Mike Jones on the young woman rocketing to the top of the reggae world
Plus: Rapper and producer Pete Sayke on an irresistible Nigerian party starter, Reader staff writer Leor Galil on loner funk from another dimension, and more
- Music, In Rotation Feb 12, 2019
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Hip-hop duo Glitter Moneyyy on a rapper who’s demanding respect, not asking for it
Plus: Slumpgang777 rapper Vagabond Maurice on a UK neosoul wunderkind, Reader digital managing editor Karen Hawkins on the album that almost redeemed Under the Cherry Moon, and more
- Music, In Rotation Jan 28, 2019
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Brokedowns drummer Mustafa Daka on the greatest heavy-hitting drummer alive
Plus: Rad Payoff guitarist Jason Smith on his latest favorite from southern Indiana, Reader music listings coordinator Luca Cimarusti on Travis Scott’s giant inflatable astronaut, and more