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Music, Concert Preview Jun 1, 2017
Recommended Video
Free-reed veteran Peter Brötzmann brings his newest duo to town
- By Bill Meyer
- Tags: Concert Preview, Peter Brotzmann, Heather Leigh, Recommended, Video

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

Music, Record Roundup Apr 21, 2014
The Pixies' deflating Indie Cindy and 15 more record reviews

A dozen far-flung Reader writers cover Future's conscience-stricken coke rap, Todd Terje's playfully colorful nu-disco, Triptykon's lightless armor-plated epics, and points further afield.
- By Luca Cimarusti, Leor Galil, Kim Kelly, Monica Kendrick, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Philip Montoro, Erin Osmon, Miles Raymer, Tal Rosenberg, and Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Record Roundup, Kent Burnside, Crime & the City Solution, My World Is So Cold, Lucky 13, R.L. Burnside, Cuddle Magic, Phyllis Chen, FYO, Brian Eno, Karl Hyde, Someday World, Warp, Underworld, Fushitsusha, Peter Brotzmann, Nothing Changes No One Can Change Anything I Am Ever-Changing Only You Can Change Yourself, Keiji Haino, Utech, Future, Honest, Epic, Alexander Hawkins Ensemble, Step Wide Step Deep, Dylan Bates, Otto Fischer, Shabaka Hutchings, Neil Charles, Tom Skinner, Ibn Inglor, New Wave 2, JACK Quartet, Helmut Lachenmann: Complete String Quartets, Mode, Kelis, Ninja Tune, Dave Sitek, TV on the Radio, Lord Mantis, Death Mask, Profound Lore, Charlie Fell, Pixies, Indie Cindy, Black Francis, Screaming Females, Live at the Hideout, Don Giovanni, The Hideout, Steve Albini, Marissa Paternoster, Todd Terje, It's Album Time, Olsen, Bryan Ferry, Triptykon, Melana Chasmata, Prowling Death, Hellhammer, Celtic Frost, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, V. Santur, Simone Vollenweider, The Space Project, Lefse, Antlers, Blues Control, Beach House, Jesu, Zomes, Spiritualized, Jason Pierce, Wovenhand, Refractory Obdurate, Deathwish Inc., David Eugene Edwards

Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2013
Best shows to see: The Handsome Family, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brötzmann, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include the Handsome Family, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brötzmann, Mayer Hawthorne, Twin Peaks, and Justin Timberlake and Jay Z.
- By Tosten Burks
- Tags: Do This, Music, Handsome Family, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brotzmann, Pritzker Pavilion, Soldier Field, Hideout, Mayer Hawthorne, Matthew Sweet

Music, In Rotation Mar 8, 2013
In Rotation: John Corbett of Corbett vs. Dempsey on vintage dead-stock vinyl from Kenya

Plus: The Reader's Peter Margasak on a Peter Brötzmann birthday box set, filmmaker Brian Ashby on Health & Beauty's hot streak, and more
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: In Rotation, Long Story Short, Peter Brotzmann, Music Unlimited, Luc Ferrari, Und so Weiter / Music Promenade, Gerard Fremy, Scattered Melodies: Korean Kayagum Sanjo, Sublime Frequencies, sanjo, kayagum, pansori, John Corbett, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Kesarbai Kerkar, Mississippi Records, Portland, Oregon, African vinyl, Kenya, Kundi, Sibuor, Harry Partch, Plectra and Percussion Dances, Record Collector, Los Angeles, Mike Gibisser, Anthony Levin-Decanini, Broken Research, Pittsburgh, Health & Beauty, Brian Sulpizio, Wintermagic, Perilous, The Retch, the Flow, Our Lady, Guns, Teen River, Tapes from John Corbett

Music, In Rotation Oct 17, 2012
In Rotation: Arriver guitarist Dan Sullivan on Duran Duran

Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on the indomitable Staff Benda Bilili, Lovely Little Girls bassist Alex Perkolup on "one of the most impressive studio tans of the early 70s"
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, Staff Benda Bilili, Peter Brotzmann, Jason Adasiewicz, Joshua Abrams, Hamid Drake, Alex Perkolup, Lovely Little girls, Murmur, Roy Wood, Shub-Niggurath, Lars Pedersen, Dan Sullivan, Arriver, Rabid Rabbit, Tobacco Road, Andy Summers, Duran Duran

Blogs, Bleader Sep 10, 2012
Shows to see: Dan Tepfer, Dustin Wong and Blues Control, Peter Brötzmann & Jason Adasiewicz, and more

Shows to see today through Wednesday include Dan Tepfer, Dustin Wong and Blues Control, and the duo of Peter Brotzmann and Jason Adasiewicz
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Do This, Music, Dan Tepfer, Peter Brotzmann, California Wives, Blues Control, Dustin Wong

Blogs, Bleader Jul 20, 2012
Video
Interview: Noise artist Jason Soliday on the closing of Enemy

"I got to have Peter Brötzmann play at my house. I have Z'ev play at my house."
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Closing, Music, Jason Soliday, Enemy, Three Beats, noise, experimental music, Wicker Park, TV Pow, Philip von Zweck, Nautical Almanac, AIDS Wolf, Heaven, Elastic, Treasure Town, Peter Brotzmann, Z'ev, Brent Gutzeit, Ryan Dunn, Michael Esposito, CM von Hausswolff, Mike Harding, Leif Elggren, Chris Connelly, Andre Foisy, Steven Hess, Lampo, Rob Ray, Deadtech, Omar Gonzales, Video

Music, Three Beats Jul 17, 2012
The noise scene's lost Enemy, a trumpeter's growth spurt, and one schmaltzy goodbye

Good-bye to Baby Teeth and experimental-music venue Enemy, hello to young trumpeter Marquis Hill
- By Leor Galil, Peter Margasak, and Miles Raymer
- Tags: Three Beats, DIY music, DIY space, Nautical Almanac, Jason Soliday, Rob Ray, Eugene Chadbourne, Sic Alps, AIDS Wolf, Daniel Higgs, Peter Brotzmann, Z'ev, Jesse Kenas Collins, Marquis Hill, Chatham, Fred Anderson, hard bop, Baby Teeth, Van Dyke Parks, Bobby Conn, Brian Costello, Abraham Levitan, Shame That Tune, Enemy

Blogs, Bleader Nov 1, 2011
Video
Pre-Umbrella Music Festival action today

Pre-Umbrella Festival action around town today includes a Peter Brotzmann documentary and a trio gig from Dave Rempis, Mike Reed, and Devin Hoff.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Film, Music, Free Shit, Post No Bills, Swag, Umbrella Music Festival, Peter Brotzmann, Soldier of the Road, Bernard Josse, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis, Devin Hoff, Chicago Cultural Center, the Whistler, Video

Music, Music Feature Feb 3, 2011
A Monument to the Living

Venerable free-jazz label FMP is dead, but it leaves behind a box set chronicling the thriving community it helped nurture.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music Feature, free jazz, FMP, Free Music Production, Jost Geber, Peter Brotzmann

Blogs, Bleader Jan 27, 2011
Dinner & a Show: Thursday 1/27

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Food & Drink, Jayhawks, Mark Olsen, Gary Louris, Hollywood Town Hall, Tomorrow the Green Grass, Flying Burrito Brothers, Byrds, Ken Callahan, George Drakoulis, the Vic, Sheffield's, Mars Williams, Liquid Soul, the Psychedelic Furs, Peter Brotzmann, Mike Reed, In the Context Of, Elastic, Cocina Boricua, A Doll's House, Chris Maher, Henrik Ibsen, Kate Cares, Stephen Dunn, Franks 'n' Dawgs, Joe Doren, Blackbird, Sixteen, The Social Network, David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, Brew & View at the Vic, Wilde Bar & Restaurant, Oscar Wilde

Music, Music Feature Jul 1, 2010
The House That Fred Built

Tenor-sax giant Fred Anderson and the community he sustained
- By John Corbett
- Tags: Music Feature, Fred Anderson, Velvet Lounge, Steve Lacy, Hamid Drake, Peter Brotzmann, Tortoise, AACM, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Chicago jazz, Lone Prophet of the Prairie, Peter Kowald, tribute, memorial, obituary, Fred Hopkins, Kidd Jordan, Marilyn Crispell, HotHouse, Empty Bottle Festival of Jazz & Improvised Music, George Lewis, Bill Brimfield, Douglas Ewart, Lounge Ax, Birdhouse, Ken Vandermark, Foundation Church Coffee House, Vision Festival, Hideout

Music, Soundboard Apr 22, 2010
The List: April 22-28, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Reflection Eternal, Peter Brötzmann & Hamid Drake, Céu, Drop the Lime, the Styrenes, and other notable shows
- By Peter Margasak, Liz Armstrong, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, and Ann Sterzinger
- Tags: Soundboard, Mark Shippy, Pat Samson, U.S. Maple, Miracle Condition, Matt Carson, Quenchers Saloon, Xinobi, Moullinex, Bruno Cardoso, Luis Clara Gomez, Phantogram, Susana Baca, Chabuca Granda, Peter Brotzmann, Hamid Drake, Mike Reed, Mike Reed's People, Places, and Things, Berlin, Lincoln Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Hideout, Ceu, Green Dolphin, Symphony Center, Drop the Lime, Smart Bar, Empty Bottle, Styrenes, Anat Cohen, Chicago Octet, Jozef Van Wissem, Heaven Gallery, Jonsi, Sigur Ros, Fifty Nine Productions, Reflection Eternal, Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek, House of Blues, Thomas Function, Empty Bottle, Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center, Borders, the Vic, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Green Dolphin Street, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Blogs, Bleader Feb 19, 2010
Peter Brötzmann, Visual Artist

German reedist Peter Brötzmann rolls into town for an exhibition of new visual art at Corbett vs. Dempsey (opening with a reception tonight) and a Wednesday concert at the Hideout.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Visual Art, Post No Bills, Peter Brotzmann, visual art, free jazz, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Hideout, A Night in Sana'a, Lost and Found, FMP Records, Not Two Records, Atavistic Records, Olof Bright, Up and Down the Lion—Revised, The Damage Is Done, Fred Lonberg-Holm, The Brain of the Dog in Section

Music, Music Review Jan 7, 2010
Never Mind the Critics

Here’s what local musicians (and other tastemakers) were listening to in 2009.
- By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Music Review, Robbie Fulks, Bruce Lamont, Latham Zearfoss, Ken Vandermark, Alex White, Gant-Man, Curt Cameruci, Josh Young, Chuck Inglish, Josh Berman, Howard Greynolds, Yakuza, Chances Dances, Sonore, Frame Quartet, White Mystery, Flosstradamus, Cool Kids, Old Idea, Overcoat Management, Bad Plus, For All I Care, Nellie McKay, Normal as Blueberry Pie, Doris Day, Levon Helm, Electric Dirt, Danny Barnes, Pizza Box, Geraint Watkins, In a Bad Mood, Helen Money, In Tune, Mastodon, Crack the Skye, Keelhaul, Keelhaul's Triumphant Return to Obscurity, Yoko Ono, Between My Head and the Sky, Shakira, She Wolf, Whitney Houston, Million Dollar Bill, Le Loup, Le Loup Family, Johannes Bauer, Clayton Thomas, Tony Buck, Aus: Live in Nickelsdorf, Peter Brotzmann, Toshinori Kondo, Massimo Pupillo, Paal Nilssen-Love, Hairy Bones, Legends of Benin, Analog Africa, Andy Moor and Anne-James Chaton, Le Journaliste, Ililta! New Ethiopian Dance Music, Terrie Hessels, Terp, The Ex, Nobunny, Love Visions, Mickey, HoZac, She's So Crazy, I Am Your Trash, Mic Terror and Million Dollar Mano, Juke Them Hoes, Miike Snow, JJ No. 2, Mannequin Men, Lose Your Illusion, Too, Discovery, Mayer Hawthorne, A Strange Arrangement, The XX, Henry Threadgill Zooid, This Brings Us To, Vol. 1, Chad Taylor, Circle Down, Han Bennink Trio, Parken, Disappears, Lux, Katie Stelmanis, Believe Me, Crying, Doug Paisley

Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2009
Ken Vandermark in the Belly of the Beast
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Ken Vandermark, Vandermark 5, Chicago jazz, Jason Moran, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits, Peter Brotzmann, Joe Morris, Joe McPhee, Adam Lane, Mary Halvorson, Down Beat, George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55, Branford Marsalis, Blue Note Records

Blogs, Bleader Mar 7, 2007
Blast (and I mean blast!!!) from the past

Okka Disk uncovers a valuable slice of Chicago's free-jazz past.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Albert Ayler, Free Jazz, Malachi Ritscher, Sonny Sharrock, Peter Brotzmann, Last Exit, Southend Music Works

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

A dozen far-flung Reader writers cover Future's conscience-stricken coke rap, Todd Terje's playfully colorful nu-disco, Triptykon's lightless armor-plated epics, and points further afield.

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include the Handsome Family, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brötzmann, Mayer Hawthorne, Twin Peaks, and Justin Timberlake and Jay Z.

Plus: The Reader's Peter Margasak on a Peter Brötzmann birthday box set, filmmaker Brian Ashby on Health & Beauty's hot streak, and more

Plus: Reader music editor Philip Montoro on the indomitable Staff Benda Bilili, Lovely Little Girls bassist Alex Perkolup on "one of the most impressive studio tans of the early 70s"

Shows to see today through Wednesday include Dan Tepfer, Dustin Wong and Blues Control, and the duo of Peter Brotzmann and Jason Adasiewicz

"I got to have Peter Brötzmann play at my house. I have Z'ev play at my house."

Good-bye to Baby Teeth and experimental-music venue Enemy, hello to young trumpeter Marquis Hill

Pre-Umbrella Festival action around town today includes a Peter Brotzmann documentary and a trio gig from Dave Rempis, Mike Reed, and Devin Hoff.

Venerable free-jazz label FMP is dead, but it leaves behind a box set chronicling the thriving community it helped nurture.

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

Tenor-sax giant Fred Anderson and the community he sustained

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Reflection Eternal, Peter Brötzmann & Hamid Drake, Céu, Drop the Lime, the Styrenes, and other notable shows

German reedist Peter Brötzmann rolls into town for an exhibition of new visual art at Corbett vs. Dempsey (opening with a reception tonight) and a Wednesday concert at the Hideout.

Here’s what local musicians (and other tastemakers) were listening to in 2009.

Okka Disk uncovers a valuable slice of Chicago's free-jazz past.

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