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- Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 15, 2020
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Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang livestream their traditional solstice duo
Plus: Che Arthur of Pink Avalanche drops two instrumental solo EPs, and reunited posthardcore band Cinco de Gatos finally release an album they recorded in 1995.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Dec 3, 2020
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Liof Munimula took their play with sound seriously
The Chicago improvising trio’s toolbox included a 42-piece percussion setup, a shortwave rig with a 40-foot antenna, and a subversive sense of humor.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 23, 2020
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Reunion Chicago, Slo ’Mo, and Open Television throw a three-night virtual Pride party
Plus: Brent Gutzeit of TV Pow assembles a massive compilation to benefit the fight for racial justice, and rapper Roy Kinsey teases a new single with an all-star cast of Chicago women.
- Music, Concert Preview Dec 16, 2019
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Japanese trumpeter Toshinori Kondo pays a visit to honor late saxophonist Fred Anderson
Twenty-five years ago, they recorded a live quartet record with drummer Hamid Drake and bassist Tatsu Aoki that’s only now seeing release.
- Music, Concert Preview Dec 13, 2019
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The 29th annual solstice concerts offer a yearly return or a new annual tradition
- Music, Concert Preview Dec 13, 2018
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Celebrated percussion duo reconvenes for their 28th annual winter solstice sunrise concerts
- Music, Concert Preview Dec 13, 2018
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Polymath Tatsu Aoki celebrates his kanreki with a night of bass and drums
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Nov 20, 2018
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A linchpin of Chicago’s 1980s avant-garde has died in Florida
Daniel Scanlan played in groups as diverse as Liof Munimula, the Vandermark Quartet, Broken Wire, and Church Key.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2018
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Michael Zerang explores time, tone, and light with a musical coffin from Moby-Dick
This weekend Chicago percussionist Michael Zerang plays an instrument called Queequeg's Coffin with a string quartet for the drone piece Follow the Light.
- Blogs, Bleader May 30, 2018
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Taralie Peterson of Spires That in the Sunset Rise and Chicago noise veteran Andy Ortmann celebrate new albums
Thursday at the Owl, Andy Ortmann and Taralie Peterson play solo sets to open for Body Love, the duo of Ka Baird and Michael Zerang.
- Music, Gossip Wolf May 22, 2018
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The Chicago House Party levels up to ‘music festival’ for 2018
Plus: Andy Ortmann spends government money on subversive noise, and Sewingneedle celebrate their new album with a Spiteful beer.
- Music, Concert Preview Dec 15, 2017
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Chicago’s master percussionists greet the sun on the shortest day of the year
- Music, Concert Preview Nov 17, 2017
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Michael Zerang and Jim Baker, two indefatigable titans of Chicago’s improvised music community, celebrate 35 years of collaboration
- Music, Concert Preview May 11, 2017
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Spires That in the Sunset Rise and Michael Zerang blend primitive folk and spacey improvisation
- Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 25, 2017
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This year’s Winter Block Party celebrates women in Chicago hip-hop
Plus: The eighth Chicago Psych Fest fogs up the Hideout, and FPE Records throws itself a birthday bash at the Empty Bottle.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Sep 13, 2016
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Beat Kitchen hosts a panel to confront sexual harassment in music
Plus: Avant-weirdo local label No Index celebrates two new releases at the Hideout, and 606 Records books 24 hours of DJs to benefit Lumpen Radio.
- Music, Music Feature Aug 31, 2016
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The Reader’s comprehensive guide to the 2016 Chicago Jazz Festival
This year’s lineup captures the music’s proliferating diversity, with the Bad Plus, Anat Cohen, Erwin Helfer, Tarbaby, JD Allen, the Liberation Music Orchestra, and much more.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 30, 2016
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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.
- Music, Music Feature Apr 7, 2016
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How will ESS replace Lou Mallozzi?
The cofounder and executive director of Experimental Sound Studio is stepping down—and the rest of the staff is stepping up.
- Music, Music Feature Dec 17, 2015
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Bringing back the sun for 25 years
An oral history of the ritual winter-solstice concerts that drummers Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang have been convening since 1990
- Blogs, Bleader May 25, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Sun 5/25: Bike the Drive, Second City's Neighborhood Tour, and Invisible Things
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Sunday, May 25
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 7, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Tue 1/7: At Berkeley, Michael Zerang and Tuesday Funk
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, January 7
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Mon 12/23: Holiday double feature, Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang, and Wigshift
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, December 23
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Dec 18, 2013
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Ten years of taiko at the MCA
Tsukasa Taiko’s drum-and-dance doubleheader marries classical and contemporary forms—from Japan and Chicago both.
- Music, Music Feature Aug 27, 2013
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Thursday and Friday: 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival according to Reader writers
Jack DeJohnette, Wadada Leo Smith, Hamid Drake, and others highlight the first two days of Jazz Fest.
