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- Music, Music Review Mar 13, 2020
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Ensemble dal Niente braid together several Chicago-grown approaches to musical spontaneity
- Music, Concert Preview Feb 7, 2019
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Different avant-garde disciplines vibrate sympathetically at the Frequency Festival
- Music, Music Feature May 9, 2018
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Eight hands make light work for Third Coast Percussion
Their collaborative spirit has already made them one of the best percussion ensembles in the country—and their upcoming projects could make them the biggest.
- Music, In Rotation Jan 10, 2018
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Ensemble dal Niente pianist Mabel Kwan on a playful post-smartphone look at David
Plus: Kelley Sheehan of Cacophony magazine on a solo percussion study of Russian Futurism, Reader critic Peter Margasak on Mariam the Believer’s latest leap of faith, and more
- Music, Concert Preview Sep 15, 2017
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On its new George Lewis portrait album, Chicago’s Ensemble dal Niente vividly illustrates the composer’s talks of an improvisational practice
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2017
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This week’s Frequency Festival finds points of contact between classical, jazz, and the avant-garde
The concert series booked by the Reader's Peter Margasak throws its second annual six-day festival of boundary-erasing music.
- Music, Music Feature Feb 8, 2017
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Chicago musicians speak up about the Affordable Care Act
Before the ACA, musicians were uninsured at more than twice the average rate—and with Trump pushing a repeal, they’re already suffering.
- Music, Music Feature Oct 4, 2016
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The Ear Taxi Festival tours Chicago’s rich contemporary classical scene
Composer Anthony Cheung recommends five of the more than 80 new works at this six-day extravaganza.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 29, 2016
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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.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 23, 2016
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The Frequency Festival kicks off six days of top-shelf contemporary classical tonight at the MCA
Reader writer Peter Margasak celebrates three years of his Frequency Series with a festival of adventurous new music.
- Music, In Rotation Feb 11, 2015
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Blake Edwards of Vertonen on Danish composer and explosives expert Else Marie Pade
Plus: WLUW veteran Philip von Zweck on the Hafler Trio's not-music sounds, the Reader's Philip Montoro on Attila Csihar’s satanic camp, and more
- Music, Music Feature Dec 23, 2014
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Our favorite music of 2014
Six Reader writers go deep with specialized year-end lists that do more than just put the same records in a different order.
- Music, In Rotation Jun 16, 2014
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In Rotation: Exit Ghost guitarist Michael Golas on Amen Dunes' embrace of collapse
Plus: Artist Elena Ailes on a cathartic electronic festival, the Reader's Peter Margasak on Ensemble dal Niente's ambitious debut, and more
- Music, In Rotation Mar 24, 2014
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In Rotation: Cave's Cooper Crain on a mind-blowing Chilean DIY label
Plus: Scott McGaughey of Chandeliers on maligned prog jesters Gentle Giant, Reader writer Peter Margasak on the debut of cellist Chris Wild, and more
- Music, Music Feature Jan 28, 2014
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Parlour Tapes knocks classical music off its high horse
This young Chicago label has staged a murder mystery, hosted a fake job fair, packaged a cassette with crayons—and released some of the city's best new classical music.
- Music, In Rotation Jan 13, 2014
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In Rotation: Composer Marcos Balter on contemporary-classical covers of Kreayshawn and Kesha
Plus: Ensemble dal Niente saxophonist Ryan Muncy on countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, the Reader's Peter Margasak on Nigerian enigma William Onyeabor, and more
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 1, 2014
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Gossip Wolf: Ensemble dal Niente cellist Chris Wild drops a solo record
Plus: Pugs Atomz rings in the New Year, and Chuck Wren celebrates 20 years of American Ska-thic
- Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 27, 2013
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Gossip Wolf: Alex Barnett emits another vaguely creepy drone
Plus: Black Friday music to get you off the couch, a cassette of contemporary-classical collaborations, and more.
- Music, Record Roundup Oct 21, 2013
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Ryan Hemsworth's cleaned-up, poppy Guilt Trips and 15 more record reviews
Nine Reader writers tackle 16 albums, including Omar Souleyman’s proper studio debut and the Dismemberment Plan's unembarrassing reunion record.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 15, 2013
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German composer Johannes Kreidler shows off his provocative, technology-driven work tonight
Chicago's Ensemble Dal Niente plays the music of the controversial German composer tonight at the Chicago Cultural Center.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 5, 2013
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Ensemble dal Niente play Thomalla and Stockhausen
A bracing program from Chicago's Ensemble dal Niente highlights the opening weekend of this year's International Beethoven Festival.
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 19, 2013
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Best Forward-Looking New-Music Group
Ensemble dal Niente
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 27, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Sat 4/27: Leo's Lunchroom, Frequency Series, and Promic-Con
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, April 27.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2013
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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.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 28, 2013
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Best shows to see: Major Lazer, Branford Marsalis, James Hunter, and more
Between now and Sunday your live-music options include Major Lazer, Branford Marsalis, Los Crudos, James Hunter, Bun B, Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, and many more.
