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Concert Preview
Feb 21, 2020
Recommended
Charles Curtis revisits the first acoustic piece by composer Éliane Radigue at the Art Institute of Chicago
By Bill Meyer
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Frequency Festival
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Naldjorlak I
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cello
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wolf tones
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Performances & Recordings 1998-2018
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Saltern
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Tobias Hume
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Anton Webern
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Julia Eckhardt
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Nate Wooley
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
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University of Chicago
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Art Institute of Chicago
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composition
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Music Feature
Dec 5, 2018
Video
Kranky and Ambient Church raise the rafters—but gently
The Chicago-born label and the Los Angeles-based promoter demonstrate the transcendent power of a house of worship—even without the worship.
By Jordan Reyes
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Kranky
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Ambient Church
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Joel Leoschke
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Brian Foote
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Brian Sweeny
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Steve Hauschildt
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Emeralds
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Labradford
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Mark Nelson
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Pan•American
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Windy & Carl
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Justin Walter
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
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Grouper
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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Suzanne Ciani
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Hans-Joachim Roedelius
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Julianna Barwick
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Bruce Adams
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Vibes Management
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Windy Weber
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Anjou
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Carl Hultgren
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Stars of the Lid
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Tim Hecker
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Video
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Bleader
May 1, 2017
The One-Minute Play Festival, a May the 4th
Star Wars
party, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Female Chicago Comics Panel, Chiang Mai Thai New Year Celebration, and more happenings from May 1-4.
By Brianna Wellen
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Do This
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The XX
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Aragon Ballroom
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Damon Krukowski
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Quimby's
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Crystal Lake Brewing Dinner
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Signature Room
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Female Chicago Comics Panel
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the Whistler
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One-Minute Play Festival
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Den Theatre
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Platformance Anxiety
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Annoyance Theatre
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Huggable Riot
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Jermaine Fowler
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Zanies
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Malcolm Gladwell
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
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University of Chicago
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Chiang Mai Thai New Year Celebration
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Immm Rice & Beyond
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May the 4th
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Star Wars
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Spin Chicago
Music
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In Rotation
Dec 1, 2015
Mike Weis of Zelienople on the perfect musical pain relievers
Plus: Steven Hess of Locrian on mind-bending death metal, the
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's Luca Cimarusti on Jandek and John Mayer, and more
By Luca Cimarusti
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Killing Joke
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Rempis Percussion Quartet
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Cash and Carry album
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Chaos Echoes
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Mike Weis
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Zelienople
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Kwaidan band
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Good Stuff House
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
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carillon
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The Monks of Songgwangsa Temple
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Echoes of the Great Pines
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Kelan Phil Cohran
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African Skies album
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 29, 2010
Video
Silver Scream
Halloween movie picks for October 29-30.
By J.R. Jones
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Aelita; Queen of Mars
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Jay Warren
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Nekromantic
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Facets Fright School
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Aelita: Queen of Mars
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James Whale
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Boris Karloff
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Frankenstein
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Wilmette theater
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George A. Romero Martin
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Doc Films
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Mad Love
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Cursed Bird Ensemble
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
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Lon Chaney
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Phantom of the Opera
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Saint James Cathedral Chicago
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Mark Herman
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Halloween movies
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Chicago movies.
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Music
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Music Sidebar
Sep 23, 2010
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Saturday's jazz marathon features an impressive cast of local players, including Ernest Dawkins, Nicole Mitchell, Willie Pickens, Dana Hall, Robert Irving III, and Dee Alexander.
By Kevin Warwick
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival
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Dee Alexander
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Dana Hall
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Ernest Dawkins
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Nicole Mitchell
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Hyde Park
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Willie Pickens
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Orbert Davis
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University of Chicago
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International House, University of Chicago
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Experimental Station
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DuSable Museum of African American History
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Robie House
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Hyde Park Art Center
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Hyde Park Bank
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Hyde Park Union Church
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Little Black Pearl Workshop
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Oriental Institute Museum
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Quadrangle Club, University of Chicago
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
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Smart Museum of Art
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Midway Plaisance Park
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Little Black Pearl
Music
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Music Sidebar
Mar 4, 2010
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Music
Music venues, festivals, series, ensembles, and more
By Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, and John Dunlevy
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Bowen Violin Shop
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Checkerboard Lounge
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Chicago Presents
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University of Chicago Presents
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Mandel Hall
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Contempo
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Eighth Blackbird
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Pacifica Quartet
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Fulton Recital Hall
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Experimental Station
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Experimental Station
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Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company
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Hyde Park Art Center
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Notes to Nonself
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Hyde Park Jazz Society
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival
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Room 43
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Hyde Park Records
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Hyde Park Suzuki Institute
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International House
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Eastern European Folk Festival of Music & Dance
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Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap
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Linda's Place
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Little Black Pearl
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Marsha's Music Together
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Renaissance Society
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Robie House
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Emerging Jazz Series
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
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Rockefeller Chapel
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University of Chicago Folk Festival
,
University of Chicago Department of Music
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University Wind Ensemble
,
Middle East Music Ensemble
,
Issa Boulos
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Newberry Consort
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Oriental Institute Museum
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Friends of the Gamelan
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Hyde Park Union Church
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WHPK
,
The Pride of the South Side
,
Pure Hype
,
JP Chill
,
Sitting in the Park
,
Bob Abrahamian
Music
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Music Sidebar
Sep 24, 2009
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Spotlighting the south-side jazz scene with free jazz performances at 13 venues all day Saturday
By Kevin Warwick
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Music Sidebar
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Hyde Park Jazz Festival
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Cassandra Wilson
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International House
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Hyde Park Art Center
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Dee Alexander
,
Von Freeman
,
Dusable Museum
,
Ernest Dawkins
,
Willie Pickens
,
Experimental Station
,
8 Bold Souls
,
Midway Plaisance Park
,
Little Black Pearl Workshop
,
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
,
DuSable Museum of African American History
,
Oriental Institute Museum
,
Smart Museum of Art
,
International House, University of Chicago
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Little Black Pearl
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