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Music, Chicagoans of Note Apr 1, 2021
Monique Golding, vocalist for Mosaic Soul and the Black Monument Ensemble

“A music community is a group of individuals that create music because they love doing it, and I think that's the most important thing for me.”
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Chicagoans of Note, Monique Golding, Mosaic Soul, Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble, Black Monument Ensemble, International Anthem, Now, Blessed, Phillip Armstrong, Greg Woods, Bethany Pickens, Willie Pickens, Dee Alexander, Rayna Golding, Chicago Children’s Choir, Rebuild a Nation, Where Future Unfolds

Music, Music Feature Oct 1, 2020
Slideshow
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival takes it to the streets

With short sets from small groups in unexpected spots, the festival creates a communal experience that’s pandemic safe.
- By Bill Meyer
- Tags: Music Feature, Hyde Park Jazz Festival, livestream, pop-up concerts, Kate Dumbleton, Midway Plaisance, Rockefeller Chapel, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Washington Park, Alexis Lombre Quartet, Jahari Stampley, Greg Ward, Rogue Parade, Charles Heath, Ramsey Lewis, Dee Alexander, A-Team, Protest, Marquis Hill, Circle in the Round, Dana Hall, Junius Paul, Michael King, Irvin Pierce, the Silent Hour, Mike Reed, Tomeka Reid, Jason Adasiewicz, Loose Assembly, Russ Johnson, Jakob Heinemann, Oakland, Maggie Brown, Green Line Performing Arts Center, Fred Jackson Jr., Avreeayl Ra, Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art, Milton Mizenberg Jr., Nick Mazzarella, Quin Kirchner, Madison Park, Russ Johnson Quartet, Lenard Simpson, Ken Vandermark, Black Monument Ensemble, Damon Locks, Iowa Building, World’s Columbian Exposition, Thaddeus Tukes, Mike Frasier, Chicago Freedom Ensemble, Slideshow

Music, Music Feature Jun 22, 2020
Video
Damon Locks’s greatest moment in Chicago music history

The founder of the Black Monument Ensemble still feels the ripples from Soul Train 50 years after its Chicago premiere.
- By Damon Locks and Ayana Contreras
- Tags: Music Feature, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Exploding Star Orchestra, Trenchmouth, Eternals, Rob Mazurek, Soul Train, Wayne Montana, Fred Anderson, Peter Brötzmann, Where Future Unfolds, School of Visual Arts, SAIC, Year of Chicago Music, #ChiMusic35, Arts & Business Council of Chicago, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf May 26, 2020
Chicago jazz guitarist Tim Stine drops an engagingly off-kilter new trio album

Plus: A 26-track compilation benefits the staff of the shuttered Crown Liquors, and ESS presents yet another can’t-miss program in its Quarantine Concerts series.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Tim Stine, Fresh Demons, Astral Spirits, Anton Hatwich, Frank Rosaly, Crown Liquors, Soothsayer Hot Sauce, MP Shows, Shot Dice, Shot Dice: A Compilation for Crown Liquors, Mikey Erg, White Mystery, Brokedowns, Retirement Party, Flake Michigan, Vito Nusret, Experimental Sound Studio, ESS, Quarantine Concerts, Alex Ross, Tomeka Reid, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Jeff Parker, Nicole Mitchell, Keep Your Mind Free

Music, Gossip Wolf Apr 14, 2020
Video
Damon Locks’s Black Monument Ensemble drop a live video to buoy a locked-down city

Plus: Self-described “bohemian electronics” act Sip releases its first studio album, and masked darkwave duo None of Your Concern tease their debut full-length.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Stay Beautiful, Garfield Park Conservatory, Scrappers Film Group, Sip, Jimmy Lacy, Black Math, Population, Lumpen Radio, Live on Planet CatieO, Leos Naturals, Not Not Fun, Amitabul, None of Your Concern, Cinnamon, Primer, darkwave, Sleeping Village, Video

Music, Music Feature Jan 30, 2020
The best Chicago albums of the 2010s: the critics’ ballots

Here’s where to see who voted for what and how the points got divvied up.
- By Reader staff and contributors
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago albums, best albums, best albums of the decade, best Chicago albums of the decade, best Chicago albums of the 2010s, poll, ballots, ranking, Katie Got Bandz, C.H.E.W., Salsa Boricua de Chicago, Ohmme, King Louie, Ono, DJ Taye, DJ Taye, Serengeti, La Armada, Cupcakke, Tink, Spektral Quartet, Bangs and Works, Third Coast Percussion, Rempis Percussion Quartet, Dead Rider, Willis Earl Beal, Tree, Ganser, Lord Mantis, Freakwater, Dustin Laurenzi, Nicholas Szczepanik, TALSounds, Cave, Melkbelly, Young Pappy, G Herbo, Toupee, Meat Wave, Vandermark, Marker, Living by Lanterns, Weekend Nachos, Slow Mass, DJ Rashad, Bruised, Robbie Fulks, Hieroglyphic Being, Mako Sica, Arriver, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Disappears, Fire-Toolz, Tomeka Reid Quartet, Pastor Donald Gay, Kaina, Lala Lala, Coping, Charles Joseph Smith, Monobody, Saba, Noname, Chance the Rapper, Kanye West, Chief Keef, Jamila Woods

Music, Music Feature Jan 30, 2020
The best Chicago albums of the 2010s

The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.
- By Reader staff and contributors
- Tags: Music Feature, Chicago albums, best albums, best albums of the decade, best Chicago albums of the decade, best Chicago albums of the 2010s, poll, ballots, ranking, Katie Got Bandz, C.H.E.W., Salsa Boricua de Chicago, Ohmme, King Louie, Ono, DJ Taye, Serengeti, La Armada, Cupcakke, Tink, Spektral Quartet, Bangs and Works, Third Coast Percussion, Rempis Percussion Quartet, Dead Rider, Willis Earl Beal, Tree, Ganser, Lord Mantis, Freakwater, Dustin Laurenzi, Nicholas Szczepanik, TALSounds, Cave, Melkbelly, Young Pappy, G Herbo, Toupee, Meat Wave, Vandermark, Marker, Living by Lanterns, Weekend Nachos, Slow Mass, DJ Rashad, Bruised, Robbie Fulks, Hieroglyphic Being, Mako Sica, Arriver, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Disappears, Fire-Toolz, Tomeka Reid Quartet, Pastor Donald Gay, Kaina, Lala Lala, Coping, Charles Joseph Smith, Monobody, Saba, Noname, Chance the Rapper, Kanye West, Chief Keef, Jamila Woods

Music, Concert Preview May 23, 2019
Recommended Video
Polymath Damon Locks honors a heritage of Black culture and resistance
- By Bill Meyer
- Tags: Concert Preview, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Kerry James Marshall, Trenchmouth, The Eternals, Where Future Unfolds, Recommended, Video

Music, Music Feature Jan 31, 2019
Video
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.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Angel Bat Dawid, Angel Elmore, The Oracle, International Anthem, jazz, improvised music, the Brothahood, Elastic Arts, Ben LaMar Gay, Jaimie Branch, Makaya McCraven, Damon Locks, Black Monument Ensemble, Participatory Music Coalition, Hyde Park Records, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, AACM, Muhal Richard Abrams, Roscoe Mitchell, David Boykin, Sonic Healing Ministries, Adam Zanolini, Viktor Le Givens, Hyde Park Records, Norman Long, Xris Espinoza, Julian Otis, Isaiah Collier, Asher Simiso Gamedze, What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black, We Are Starzz, Winter Jazzfest, Radcliffe W. Hunter House, Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Bronzeville, Sapphire and Crystals, Reverend Shahar Weaver, B’Rael Ali Thunder, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Margaret Burroughs, Griffiths-Burroughs House, South Side Community Art Center, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Zora Neale Hurston, DeLundon, impepho, gqom, Scottie McNiece, Video

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Monique Golding, vocalist for Mosaic Soul and the Black Monument Ensemble

“A music community is a group of individuals that create music because they love doing it, and I think that's the most important thing for me.”

Slideshow
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival takes it to the streets

With short sets from small groups in unexpected spots, the festival creates a communal experience that’s pandemic safe.

Video
Damon Locks’s greatest moment in Chicago music history

The founder of the Black Monument Ensemble still feels the ripples from Soul Train 50 years after its Chicago premiere.

Chicago jazz guitarist Tim Stine drops an engagingly off-kilter new trio album

Plus: A 26-track compilation benefits the staff of the shuttered Crown Liquors, and ESS presents yet another can’t-miss program in its Quarantine Concerts series.

Video
Damon Locks’s Black Monument Ensemble drop a live video to buoy a locked-down city

Plus: Self-described “bohemian electronics” act Sip releases its first studio album, and masked darkwave duo None of Your Concern tease their debut full-length.

The best Chicago albums of the 2010s: the critics’ ballots

Here’s where to see who voted for what and how the points got divvied up.

The best Chicago albums of the 2010s

The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.

Recommended Video
Polymath Damon Locks honors a heritage of Black culture and resistance

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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.

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“A music community is a group of individuals that create music because they love doing it, and I think that's the most important thing for me.”

With short sets from small groups in unexpected spots, the festival creates a communal experience that’s pandemic safe.

The founder of the Black Monument Ensemble still feels the ripples from Soul Train 50 years after its Chicago premiere.

Plus: A 26-track compilation benefits the staff of the shuttered Crown Liquors, and ESS presents yet another can’t-miss program in its Quarantine Concerts series.

Plus: Self-described “bohemian electronics” act Sip releases its first studio album, and masked darkwave duo None of Your Concern tease their debut full-length.

Here’s where to see who voted for what and how the points got divvied up.

The Reader polled dozens of critics to arrive at an absolutely indisputable ranked list of several hundred records that will definitely not start any arguments.

The cofounder of Chicago’s Participatory Music Coalition talks about the improvisation and inspiration that shaped her new album, The Oracle.

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