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Bleader
Apr 29, 2016
Video
Deerhoof's dynamic new collaborations include an album with Chicago's Ensemble dal Niente
Veteran art-rock quartet Deerhoof drop a new album in June, but they've been busy with collaborative projects too.
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Music
,
Post No Bills
,
Ensemble dal Niente
,
Deerhoof
,
Balter/Saunier
,
John Dieterich
,
Jeremy Barnes
,
The Coral Casino
,
Out and About
,
Deerhoof Chamber Variations
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Meltdown Upshot
,
Ready
,
Marcos Balter
,
Stefan Prins
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 16, 2015
Guitarist Mary Halvorson personalizes her favorites on a new solo album
On
Meltframe
she uses the compositions of others to say plenty about herself.
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Jazz
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Music
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Post No Bills
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Mary Halvorson
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Deerhoof
,
jazz
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Meltframe
,
"Sadness
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" Ornette Coleman
,
Tomas Fujiwara
,
Noël Akchoté
,
McCoy Tyner
,
John Coltrane
,
"Aisha
,
" Chris Lightcap
,
"Platform
,
" Roscoe Mitchell
,
Annette Peacock
,
Oliver Nelson
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"Blood
,
" "Cascades
,
" Duke Ellington
,
"Solitude"
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 18, 2015
Of Montreal becomes a roadside attraction in the gig poster of the week
This week's gig poster was designed by Daniel MacAdam of Chicago's Crosshair studio.
By Luca Cimarusti
Tags:
Gig Posters
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Arts
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Music
,
Visual Art
,
gig poster
,
gig posters
,
gig poster of the week
,
Daniel MacAdam
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Crosshair
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Of Montreal
,
Deerhoof
,
Metro
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 12, 2015
Video
A blast from Deerhoof's past in advance of tomorrow's show
From their very first album in 1997, Deerhoof have reminded us that rock music can be about curiosity, surprise, and play.
By Philip Montoro
Tags:
12 O'Clock Track
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Music
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12 O'Clock Track
,
Deerhoof
,
Metro
,
La Isla Bonita
,
Gore in Rut
,
The Man the King the Girl
,
Of Montreal
,
Satomi Matsuzaki
,
Greg Saunier
,
Lozenge
,
Video
Best of Chicago
,
Music & Nightlife
Jun 19, 2013
Critics' Picks
Best Forward-Looking New-Music Group
Ensemble dal Niente
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Music & Nightlife
,
Best of Chicago 2013
,
Ensemble dal Niente
,
contemporary-classical music
,
International Contemporary Ensemble
,
George Friedrich Has
,
Chaya Czernowin
,
Stefan Prins
,
Lee Hyla
,
Marcos Balter
,
Deerhoof
,
New Amsterdam Records
,
Ravinia
,
Dal Niente
,
collaboration
,
Critics' Picks
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 8, 2013
Video
Deerhoof, unlikely partners of Chicago's Ensemble Dal Niente, bring it solo to Lincoln Hall tonight
The Bay Area rock quartet have been fruitfully collaborating with the Chicago new music group Ensemble Dal Niente, but tonight they're on their own at Lincoln Hall.
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Music
,
Post No Bills
,
Deerhoof
,
Ensemble Dal Niente
,
Deerhoof Chamber Variations
,
Marcos Balter
,
Greg Saunier
,
Ecstatic Music Festival
,
Lincoln Hall
,
We Do Parties
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 15, 2013
My favorite albums of 2012, numbers 30 through 21
The countdown of my favorite albums of 2012, part two
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Year in Review
,
Music
,
Post No Bills
,
Fay Davis-Jeffers
,
Mika Vainio
,
Kevin Drumm
,
Axel Dörner
,
Lucio Capece
,
Deerhoof
,
Josh Berman
,
Oren Ambarchi
,
António Zambujo
,
Keith Fullerton Whitman
,
Eli Keszler
,
Cate Le Bon
,
Cairo Gang
,
Avishai Cohen
,
Triveni
,
Emmett Kelly
,
Year in Review 2012
,
favorite records 2012
,
Variations on a Theme
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 22, 2012
The
Reader
's Agenda: Sat 9/22
What's on the Agenda for Saturday, September 22, 2012
By Drew Hunt
Tags:
Do This
,
San Francisco
,
Deerhoof
,
Breakup Song
,
Peter Margasak
,
Schuba's
,
Lakeview
,
Buke and Gase
,
Annoyance Theatre
,
TJ Jagodowski
,
Noah Gregoropoulos
,
Rebecca Sohn
,
Almost Atlanta
,
Keith Griffith
,
Barbara Royal
,
Barnes & Noble
,
Lincoln Park
,
The Royal Treatment: A Natural Approach to Wildly Healthy Pets
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 20, 2012
Shows to see: Melvins Lite, Deerhoof, Bobby Womack, and more
Melvins Lite, Michael Thieke, Deerhoof, and Bobby Womack are among the highlights on this week's Soundboard
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Do This
,
Music
,
Rodriguez
,
Michael Thieke
,
Deerhoof
,
Bobby Womack
,
Soundboard
,
Shows to see
,
Brilliant Corners of Popular Music
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 19, 2012
Gig poster of the week
A Deerhoof poster by Sonnenzimmer
By Luca Cimarusti
Tags:
Gig Posters
,
Music
,
gig poster
,
Sonnenzimmer
,
Deerhoof
,
Buke and Gase
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 11, 2012
12 O'Clock Track: Chris Cohen, "Optimist High"
New music from multiinstrumentalist Chris Cohen (Deerhoof, Cryptacize, and a million more)
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
12 O'Clock Track
,
Music
,
Post No Bills
,
12 O'Clock Track
,
Chris Cohen
,
Deerhoof
,
Curtains
,
Cryptacize
,
Overgrown Path
,
Optimist High
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 14, 2012
The
Reader
's Agenda: Thu 6/14
What's on the Agenda for Thursday, June 14, 2012
By Drew Hunt
Tags:
Do This
,
Deerhoof
,
Pritzker Pavilion
,
Millennium Park
,
Loops and Variations
,
Andrea Gronvall
,
Isaiah Zagar
,
Intuit
,
Jan Lisa Huttner
,
Penny's Picks: 50 Movies by Women Filmmakers 2002-2011
,
Barnes & Noble DePaul Center.
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 12, 2012
Video
Deerhoof teams up with Ensemble Dal Niente in Millennium Park on Thursday
The great San Francisco art-rock band Deerhoof join forces with Ensemble Dal Niente to debut a Marcos Balter arrangement of "Eaguru Guru"
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Music
,
Post No Bills
,
Deerhoof
,
Marcos Balter
,
Ensemble Dal Niente
,
Offend Maggie
,
Pritzker Pavilion
,
Loops and Variations
,
Eaguru Guru
,
classical music
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
May 16, 2012
Video
Xiu Xiu return, bloody and harrowing as ever
Bay Area button pushers Xiu Xiu bring their pyschodramas to Lincoln Hall on Thursday
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Music
,
Post No Bills
,
Xiu Xiu
,
Always
,
Jamie Stewart
,
Honey-Suckle
,
Dear God I Hate Myself
,
Lincoln Hall
,
Angela Seo
,
Deerhoof
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 28, 2011
My favorite albums of 2011, numbers 30 through 21
Counting down my favorite albums of 2011: in this post, numbers 30 through 21, aka Nils Berg through Greg Kelley & Olivia Block.
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Music
,
Post No Bills
,
Nils Berg Popmotion
,
Ty Segall
,
Fleet Foxes
,
Deerhoof
,
Bill McHenry
,
Paul Motian
,
Jeremiah Cymerman
,
Nils Okland
,
Sigbjorn Apeland
,
Jeremy Udden
,
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
,
Greg Kelley
,
Olivia Block
,
Best of 2011
Music
,
In Rotation
Apr 28, 2011
In Rotation: Erik Hall of Nomo and In Tall Buildings
Every week, one of our staffers shares three musical obsessions—then asks someone else (who asks someone else) to take a turn.
Tags:
In Rotation
,
Nomo
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In Tall Buildings
,
Deerhoof
,
Bottom Lounge
,
Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares
,
StudioMultitracks.com
Music
,
Music Sidebar
Apr 14, 2011
Record Store Day
By Kevin Warwick
Tags:
Music Sidebar
,
Cafe Mustache
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Deadwax Records
,
Dusty Groove
,
Gramaphone Records
,
Hyde Park Records
,
Jazz Record Mart
,
Laurie's Planet of Sound
,
Old School Records
,
Permanent Records
,
Raffe's Record Riot
,
Reckless Records
,
Reckless Records
,
Reckless Records
,
Record Breakers
,
Saki
,
Vintage Vinyl
,
Beverly Records
,
Cyclopx Records
,
Dave's Records
,
Groove Dis
,
Groovin' High
,
Kstarke Records
,
Second Hand Tunes
,
Shake, Rattle & Read
,
Thrill Jockey
,
Glenn Jones
,
Charlie Parry & the Black Twig Pickers
,
Phil Manley
,
Isaiah Mitchell
,
Oval
,
Liturgy
,
Bloodshot Recrs
,
the Blacks
,
Babby Bare Jr.
,
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
,
Alejandro Escovedo
,
Purling Hiss
,
Puffy Areolas
,
Trouble in Mind
,
Mean Jeans
,
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
,
Wrong Words
,
Jack Oblivian
,
Eccentric Soul
,
Deerhoof
,
Bad Brains
,
Fleet Foxes
,
Death Cab for Cutie
,
Owen
,
Dio
,
Vivian Girls
,
Off!
,
Television
,
Decembrists
,
Nirvana
,
Sonic Youth
,
Flaming Lips
,
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
,
I Was Totally Destroying It
,
Phil Cohran & Arkestra
,
Tim Larson
,
Demchuk
,
Limbs
,
Ron Trent
,
Jason Adasiewicz & Josh Berman
,
Tail Dragger & Rockin' Johnny
,
Cany Golde
,
Vee Dee
,
Population
,
Elia Einhorn
,
CHIRP
,
Morris Mill & Friends
,
Sonorama
,
Bad Drugs
,
Silver Abuse
,
Population
,
Cult of Youth
,
Owen
,
Raw Nerve
,
Cairo Gang
,
the Singleman Affair
,
Jeff Parker
,
Candy Golde
,
Joan of Arc
,
Tyler John Tyler
,
Steve Krakow
,
Plastic Crimewave
,
A Rocket to the Moon
,
Slow Witch
,
Steepwater Band
,
Flame Shark
,
Darling
,
Aetiology
,
This is Cinema
,
In Tall Buildings
,
Rabid Rabbit
,
1900s
,
Chaperone
,
Bob Dey's Tank
,
Engine Man
,
Distractions
,
Luck of Eden Hall
,
Tim Larson & the Owner/Operators
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 11, 2011
This Week in
Reader
Music
Psych-metal, blues history, dirtbag rock, and the effects of high-quality dance pop on pregnant women
By Miles Raymer
Tags:
Crickets
,
Music
,
Robyn
,
Jessica Hopper
,
the Reader
,
Chicago
,
Robert Johnson
,
Killer Moon
,
Big Walter Horton
,
Bobby Conn
,
Interpol
,
Gang of Four
,
Deerhoof
,
the Eternals
Music
,
Soundboard
Feb 10, 2011
The List: February 10-16, 2011
Critics' Choices and other notable shows
By Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Steve Langendorf, and Leor Galil
Tags:
Soundboard
,
The List
,
Bobby Conn
,
Jessica Lea Mayfield
,
The Church
,
Eternals
,
Gang of Four
,
Robyn
,
Frank Fairfield
,
Interpol
,
Cedric Watson
,
Pacifica Quartet
,
Jeannie Holliday
,
Trey Songz
,
Deerhoof
,
Max Bemis
,
Schubas
,
Metro
,
Park West
,
Riviera Theatre
,
Mandel Hall, University of Chicago
,
Old Town School of Folk Music
,
Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
,
Gene's Playmate Lounge
,
Chicago Theatre
,
Bottom Lounge
,
Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall
,
Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 4, 2010
Early Warnings Roundup
This week's Early Warnings include Deerhoof, Freddie Gibbs, the Hold Steady, Japandroids, Japanther, Mogwai, Tanlines, and Yo La Tengo.
By Kevin Warwick
Tags:
Crickets
,
Music
,
Early Warnings
,
Yo La Tengo
,
Deerhoof
,
the Hold Steady
,
Mogwai
,
Freddie Gibbs
,
Tomorrow Never Knows
,
Metro
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 30, 2008
Best of 2008, part four
My 40 favorite albums of 2008, continued: the top ten.
By Peter Margasak
Tags:
Music
,
Post No Bills
,
Gnarls Barkley
,
Donny McCaslin
,
Nick Cave
,
Mary Halvorson
,
Mike Reed
,
Best of 2008
,
Rachel Unthank & the Winterset
,
Atomic
,
Martial Solal
,
Kassin + 2
,
Deerhoof
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