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Music, Music Review Nov 10, 2020
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Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou join forces on the style-crossing May Our Chambers Be Full
- By Shannon Nico Shreibak
- Tags: Music Review, Thou, Emma Ruth Rundle, May Our Chambers Be Full, Sacred Bones Records, Misfits, Roadburn, Bryan Funck, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Marissa Nadler, Stephen Brodsky, Droneflower, Recommended

Music, Music Review Aug 10, 2020
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Bobby Rush fires up the acoustic Delta blues on Rawer Than Raw
- By James Porter
- Tags: Music Review, Bobby Rush, blues music, Rawer Than Raw, Deep Rush, Delta blues, Louisiana, chitlin’ circuit, Chicken Heads, Elmore James, acoustic music, Recommended, Video

Music, Music Review Jul 3, 2020
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Julianna Barwick builds a paradise of her own design with Healing Is a Miracle
- By Shannon Nico Shreibak
- Tags: Music Review, Julianna Barwick, Healing is a Miracle, Ninja Tune, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Mary Lattimore, Sigur Rós, Jónsi, Nosaj Thing, Recommended

Music, Concert Preview Aug 30, 2019
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Seratones morph their garage fuzz into smart, sophisticated soul-pop on Power
- By Jamie Ludwig
- Tags: Concert Preview, Seratones, Get Gone, Power, A.J. Haynes, Shreveport, Louisiana, Recommended, Video

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jan 31, 2017
Blues pianist Little Brother Montgomery influenced legends as diverse as Skip James and Johnny Cash

Pianist Little Brother Montgomery straddled blues, boogie-woogie, and jazz—and bridged prewar southern blues and the electric Chicago style.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Eurreal Montgomery, Eurreal Wilford Montgomery, Little Brother Montgomery, piano, blues, boogie-woogie, jazz, Louisiana, Mississippi, Jelly Roll Morton, Denkmann Lumber Company, Denkmann Lumber, Paramount Records, Vicksburg Blues, Southland Troubadours, Collegiate Ramblers, Otis Spann, Bluebird Records, Memphis Minnie, Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Buddy Guy, Sunnyland Slim, Skip James, Willie Dixon, Blues Hall of Fame, Crescent City Blues, Spanky & Our Gang, FM

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 30, 2016
Hamid Drake drums around the world, but he's not a star at home

Hamid Drake's fluid fusion of jazz, reggae, and world-music percussion styles has made him an invaluable part of countless groups.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Hamid Drake, Fred Anderson, drummer, percussionist, improviser, reggae, jazz, Foday Musa Suso, Mandingo Griot Society, Bindu, Michael Zerang, Don Cherry, Adam Rudolph, Peter Brotzmann, Ed Blackwell, Bindu, DKV Trio, AACM, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Evanston, Waukegan, Bowmanville, Louisiana, William Parker, Painkiller, Yakuza, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Hancock, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Evan Parker, Joe McPhee, Dewey Redman

Blogs, Bleader Mar 14, 2014
Reader's Agenda Fri 3/14: W. Kamau Bell, Cedric Watson, and Cock

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, March 14
- By Taylor Tolbert
- Tags: Do This, Arts, W. Kamau Bell, Oh Everything!, Lincoln Hall, FXX, Totally Biased, Cedric Watson, Texas, Louisiana, Mayne Stage, Bijou Creole, Bluegrass, Caribbean, Creole, Profile Theatre, Cock, Mike Bartlett

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Apr 18, 2013
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At Steppenwolf, a flawed work signals a major talent

Tarell Alvin McCraney's Head of Passes puts a payment down on future masterpieces.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, The Brother/Sister Plays, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Louisiana, Head of Passes, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico, Job, King Lear, Tina Landau, Alana Arenas, Jacqueline Williams, Glenn Davis, Chris Boykin, Kyle Beltran, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2013
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I can't stop obsessing over Kevin Gates's new Luca Brasi Story mixtape

Some mixtapes are so great they demand to be replayed before you finish listening to the entire thing; Kevin Gates's new The Luca Brasi Story is one of those mixtapes.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Kevin Gates, rap, hip-hop, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Danny Brown, XXX, Tree, Sunday School, Jeremih, Late Nights With Jeremih, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 9, 2011
The genius of Cajun forefather Amede Ardoin

A dazzling double CD collects all 34 tracks recorded by Cajun accordionist and singer Amede Ardoin for the first time.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Amede Ardoin, Cajun music, zydeco, Mama I'll Be Long Gone: The Complete Recordings of Amede Ardoin 1929-1934, Dennis McGee, Tompkins Square, Louisiana

Blogs, Bleader May 4, 2011
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Veins in the Gulf

In their documentary "Veins in the Gulf," Elizabeth Coffman and Ted Hardin document the ecological and cultural loss of Louisiana's wetlands, exacerbated by the BP oil spill and hurricanes. They screen the film for free Wednesday 5/4 at Columbia College.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Free Shit, Environment, Eco, Swag, Elizabeth Coffman, Ted Hardin, Martha Serpas, BP, oil, spill, gulf, mexico, louisiana, wetlands, hurricane, katrina, gustav, cajun, veins in the gulf, columbia college, loyola university, film row cinema, nancy tuchman, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 29, 2010
Raindance Reunion

Hollywood producer and Chicago native Michael Shamberg joins his comrades from the Vietnam-era radical video collective Raindance Corporation for their first-ever reunion Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Loyola University.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Lit & Lectures, Film, Free Shit, Swag, Books, Michael Shamberg, Raindance, corporation, reunion, Elizabeth Coffman, Loyola University, radical software, media activism, Republican, democrat, national, convention, City News Bureau, Time Magazine, Steven Soderbergh, Matt Damon, Contagion, Pulp Fiction, Erin Brockovich, New York, San Francisco, TVTV, Veins in the Gulf, Louisiana, wetlands

Blogs, Bleader Dec 15, 2008
Spare the Rod, spoil the state

Does Illinois lead the nation in political corruption, or despite Governor Blagojevich, is it just a wannabe?
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, News Bites, Illinois, Slate, Rod Blagojevich, New York Times, USA Today, Jacob Weisberg, Political corruption, Louisiana, North Dakota, Talk of the Nation, Evan Mecham, Fife Symington

Arts & Culture, Theater Critic's Choice Jul 15, 2004
A Lesson Before Dying
- By Jenn Goddu
- Tags: Theater Critic's Choice, Racism, Death Penalty, Steppenwolf, Edward Sobel, Louisiana

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Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou join forces on the style-crossing May Our Chambers Be Full

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Bobby Rush fires up the acoustic Delta blues on Rawer Than Raw

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Julianna Barwick builds a paradise of her own design with Healing Is a Miracle

Recommended Video
Seratones morph their garage fuzz into smart, sophisticated soul-pop on Power

Blues pianist Little Brother Montgomery influenced legends as diverse as Skip James and Johnny Cash

Pianist Little Brother Montgomery straddled blues, boogie-woogie, and jazz—and bridged prewar southern blues and the electric Chicago style.

Hamid Drake drums around the world, but he's not a star at home

Hamid Drake's fluid fusion of jazz, reggae, and world-music percussion styles has made him an invaluable part of countless groups.

Reader's Agenda Fri 3/14: W. Kamau Bell, Cedric Watson, and Cock

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, March 14

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At Steppenwolf, a flawed work signals a major talent

Tarell Alvin McCraney's Head of Passes puts a payment down on future masterpieces.

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I can't stop obsessing over Kevin Gates's new Luca Brasi Story mixtape

Some mixtapes are so great they demand to be replayed before you finish listening to the entire thing; Kevin Gates's new The Luca Brasi Story is one of those mixtapes.

The genius of Cajun forefather Amede Ardoin

A dazzling double CD collects all 34 tracks recorded by Cajun accordionist and singer Amede Ardoin for the first time.

Video
Veins in the Gulf

In their documentary "Veins in the Gulf," Elizabeth Coffman and Ted Hardin document the ecological and cultural loss of Louisiana's wetlands, exacerbated by the BP oil spill and hurricanes. They screen the film for free Wednesday 5/4 at Columbia College.

Raindance Reunion

Hollywood producer and Chicago native Michael Shamberg joins his comrades from the Vietnam-era radical video collective Raindance Corporation for their first-ever reunion Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Loyola University.

Spare the Rod, spoil the state

Does Illinois lead the nation in political corruption, or despite Governor Blagojevich, is it just a wannabe?

A Lesson Before Dying

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Pianist Little Brother Montgomery straddled blues, boogie-woogie, and jazz—and bridged prewar southern blues and the electric Chicago style.

Hamid Drake's fluid fusion of jazz, reggae, and world-music percussion styles has made him an invaluable part of countless groups.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, March 14

Tarell Alvin McCraney's Head of Passes puts a payment down on future masterpieces.

Some mixtapes are so great they demand to be replayed before you finish listening to the entire thing; Kevin Gates's new The Luca Brasi Story is one of those mixtapes.

A dazzling double CD collects all 34 tracks recorded by Cajun accordionist and singer Amede Ardoin for the first time.

In their documentary "Veins in the Gulf," Elizabeth Coffman and Ted Hardin document the ecological and cultural loss of Louisiana's wetlands, exacerbated by the BP oil spill and hurricanes. They screen the film for free Wednesday 5/4 at Columbia College.

Hollywood producer and Chicago native Michael Shamberg joins his comrades from the Vietnam-era radical video collective Raindance Corporation for their first-ever reunion Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Loyola University.

Does Illinois lead the nation in political corruption, or despite Governor Blagojevich, is it just a wannabe?

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