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- Blogs, Bleader May 11, 2018
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Older and Wider at Second City E.T.C. and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Shabazz Palaces at the Empty Bottle and more goings-on 5/11-5/13.
- Music, Concert Preview May 3, 2018
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Pianist and composer Vijay Iyer demonstrates his elasticity and imagination within his agile sextet
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2017
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Kellye Howard records a live album, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Free admission to the Adler Planetarium, "Saturday Night Live: the Experience," and more goings-on November 13-16
- Music, Concert Preview Nov 2, 2017
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CSO’s MusicNow series celebrates the meditative work of pianist and composer Vijay Iyer
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 10, 2017
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Ernest Dawkins and Vijay Iyer blend seamlessly through the common language of jazz
Saxophonist Ernest Dawkins and pianist Vijay Iyer bring their collaboration from the new Transient Takes to Constellation this weekend.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 1, 2016
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Tyshawn Sorey achieves the sublime on the new album The Inner Spectrum of Variables
Drummer Tyshawn Sorey—who's also one of jazz's most promising composers—plays tonight at Constellation with pianist Vijay Iyer.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 11, 2015
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Adjusting to life without Ornette Coleman
On the loss of one of my greatest heroes
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2015
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Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa pays homage to Charlie Parker his way
The musician extracts abstract DNA from Bird's music for something new and rigorous.
- Music, Music Feature Oct 21, 2014
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An interview with MacArthur 'genius,' jazz pianist, and composer Vijay Iyer
Iyer's mutant style—at the intersection of two rich but usually parallel traditions—should make him one of the most interesting draws at this year's Chicago Humanities Festival.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 4, 2014
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Best shows to see: Owen Pallett, Foxes in Fiction, Vijay Iyer, Man or Astro-man?, Travis Laplante's Battle Trance
The best shows to see through Sunday include Owen Pallett, Foxes in Fiction, Vijay Iyer, Man or Astro-man?, and Travis Laplante's Battle Trance.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 29, 2014
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This year's Chicago Humanities Fest is all about the journeys
The festival will also be celebrating its 25th anniversary.
- Music, Record Roundup Mar 10, 2014
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Kylie Minogue's cheerfully lascivious Kiss Me Once and 15 more record reviews
Eleven Reader writers tackle a dizzying variety of new music, including Pharrell's expertly vacuous Ikea pop, Morbus Chron's feral-to-cerebral death prog, and Issue's blissed-out, goofy hip-hop about tea.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 21, 2013
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The jazz-electronic-funk-whatsit of Thiefs
Thiefs, a cool cross-continental trio featuring drummer Guillermo E. Brown, brings its slippery blend of jazz, electronic music, and funk to the Mayne Stage on Saturday.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 18, 2013
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My favorite albums of 2012, numbers ten through one
The final installment of 40 favorite albums of 2012 countdown
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2012
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Best shows to see: Ryley Walker & Daniel Bachman, My Dad, Waka Flocka Flame, and more
Recommendations for another action-packed weekend of live music
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2012
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The "problem" with jazz, part 343: Chris Kornelis at the Seattle Weekly
A Seattle Weekly writer blames poor jazz record sales on musicians who don't play to the cheap seats
- Music, Music Feature Sep 12, 2012
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Our ten best bets for fall music
Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall, A$AP Rocky with Schoolboy Q and Danny Brown, the Umbrella Music Festival, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 22, 2010
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Best of 2009, Part Four
The final installment of my top 40 albums of 2009
- Music, Soundboard Oct 29, 2009
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The List: October 29-November 4, 2009
Critics' Choices and other notable concerts: Ghostface Killah, Dan Deacon, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2009
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Burnt Sugar Tonight at Uncommon Ground
New York genre melters Burnt Sugar perform tonight at Uncommon Ground on Devon.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 17, 2009
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The boundless sonic creativity of Okkyung Lee
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 24, 2008
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Best of 2008, part three
My 40 favorite albums of 2008, continued: number 20 through number 11.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 29, 2006
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Top 40 of 2006, part 2
Albums 21-30 of my favorite music of 2006.