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Music
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Music Feature
Jul 23, 2020
Thirty-five moments that brought Chicago music to the world
The Year of Chicago Music has had less music in it than anybody anticipated, but we still have plenty to celebrate.
By the Arts & Business Council of Chicago
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Damon Locks
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Martin Atkins
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Vince Lawrence
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Rhymefest
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Sima Cunningham
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Lori Branch
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Add-2
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Pugs Atomz
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Jeff Baraka
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Mark Bazer
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Ayana Contreras
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Leor Galil
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Pat Grumley
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Mark Kelly
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DJ Lady D
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Rob McKay
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Tim Samuelson
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Wayne Williams
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Jelly Roll Morton
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Common
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Sun Ra
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Grupo Montéz de Durango
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Phuture
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Acid Tracks
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Bo Diddley
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Chess Records
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Herbie Hancock
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Chaka Khan
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Rufus
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Nat “King” Cole
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Eddie Cole’s Solid Swingers
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Jim Nash
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Dannie Flesher
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Wax Trax! Records
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Wilco
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Jeff Tweedy
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Kanye West
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Music
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Music Feature
Jun 16, 2020
Video
Martin Atkins’s greatest moment in Chicago music history
With his supergroup Pigface, the industrial-music veteran brings together all sorts of scenes onstage.
By Martin Atkins and Ayana Contreras
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Nov 21, 2019
Recommended
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Pigface offers a cornucopia of industrial-flavored madness with two shows Thanksgiving weekend
By Monica Kendrick
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Nov 7, 2019
Video
Saving civilization with Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke
At the band’s Chicago show, he talks esoteric philosophy, touring with Tool, and his new symphonic album.
By Jamie Ludwig
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Alice Bailey
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Magna Invocatio: A Gnostic Mass for Choir and Orchestra Inspired by the Sublime Music of Killing Joke
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Dec 6, 2017
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The Third Coming of the Jesus Lizard
On the eve of their latest return home, the band talk about why they chose Chicago—and how they became its most beautiful noise-rock monsters.
By Kevin Warwick
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Inch
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The Jesus Lizard Book
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Capitol Records
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Joe Shanahan
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Lounge Ax
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Julia Adams
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Mike Greenlees
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Rainbo Club
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Leo’s Lunchroom
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Jim Kimball
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Tomahawk
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Denison/Kimball Trio
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John Forbes
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Mount Shasta
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Slint
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King Kong
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Exit
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Brendan Murphy
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Rapeman
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Scratch Acid
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Cargo Cult
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Rey Washam
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86
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Phantom 309
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Quimby’s
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Gary Held
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mpty Bottle
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Ken Vandermark
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Edge of the Looking Glass
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Martin Atkins
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Bangkok Bangkok
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Didjits
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Rifle Sport
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Flour
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Dreamerz
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Czar Bar
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John Herndon
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Casey Rice
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Dan Koretsky
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Doug McCombs
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Stacy Sargent
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Rick Rizzo
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John Haggerty
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
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Billions Corporation
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Kaleidoscope
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Foodworks
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John Brannon
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Negative Approach
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Michael Gerald
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Killdozer
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U.S. Maple
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The Secret History of Chicago Music
Dec 4, 2017
Video
An untimely farewell to wizardly industrial guitarist and sound engineer Jason McNinch
Jason McNinch's band Lick put out just two albums in the mid-90s, but he lent his touch to dozens of other projects, including Pigface, Sister Machine Gun, Die Warzau, and KMFDM.
By Steve Krakow
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Houghton
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Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts
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Kurt Komraus
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Breech
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Heap
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Martin Atkins
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Invisible Records
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Die Warzau
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Warzone
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Pigface
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Michigan Tech
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Michigan Technological University
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Alex Welz
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Brian Chrisman
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John Quesenberry
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Sister Machine Gun
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Geezer Butler
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the Bleak
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Julius Caesar
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Project .44
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Inner Throne
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the Note
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Thurston’s
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the Roxy
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Frank Gehry
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Chicago Center for Music Education
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Gossip Wolf
Nov 22, 2016
Industrial supergroup Pigface celebrates 25 years of revolving-door lineups
Plus: The Music Box screens an underappreciated Prince movie, the Chosen Few DJs honor a bygone house-music club, and more.
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Public Image Ltd
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Revolting Cocks
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En Esch
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My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
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Chris Vrenna
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Fallon Bowman
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Frankie Nardiello
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Wayne Williams
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Mike Dunn
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Alan King
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Andre Hatchett
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Tony Hatchett
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Jugrnaut
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Martin Sky
Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 19, 2010
OhSo!Crowded at OhNo!Doom Opening
OhNo!Doom draws a crowd at the grand opening of its new location at 1800 N. Milwaukee.
By Lauri Apple
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Blogs
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Dec 4, 2008
Martin Atkins talk tonight at Reggie's Music Joint
Martin Atkins discusses his book "Tour: Smart" at Reggie's Music Joint tonight.
By Kevin Warwick
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Crickets
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Ministry
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Reggie's Music Joint
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Tour: Smart
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Killing Joke
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