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Music, Gig Poster of the Week Apr 1, 2020
Plants love DeBarge on the gig poster of the week

Actual gigs are on hold, of course, so the Reader wants your posters for fantasy concerts!
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, bands, concert poster, concerts, coronavirus, COVID-19, fundraiser, gig poster, gig poster of the week, gig posters, gigs, Lounge Ax, music venues, musicians, plants, quarantine, record stores, singing

Music, Music Feature Jul 23, 2014
Will Chicago's most daring and virtuosic jazz singer finally get the recognition she deserves?

Dee Alexander has earned international acclaim, but fame has eluded her. Her great new album, Songs My Mother Loves, might change that.
- By David Whiteis
- Tags: Music Feature, Dee Alexander, jazz, jazz singers, albums, Ben Ratliff, New York Times, 2013 Newport Jazz Festival, Bluejazz, DownBeat, CDs, Chicago Tribune, Ella Fitzgerald, 2012 Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Ken Chaney Xperience, Baba Eli Hoenai, Henry Huff, UIC, University of Illinoi, University of Illinois at Chicago, Kennedy Center, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Howard Mandel, Jazz Journalists Association, Corey Wilkes, Ernest Dawkins, Miguel de la Cerna, Kickstarter, crowdfunding, 3Arts Foundation, 3AP, stipends, Greg Pasenko, Oliver Lake, recording, Columbia College, Rita Warford, Iqua Colson, AACM, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Obie Creed, Progressive Arts Center, Prada Ensemble, Breath, Douglas Ewart, Mankwe Ndosi, R. Kelly, Delmark, Malachi Thompson, HotHouse, Hyde Park Art Center, Yussef Ernie Adams, Harrison Bankhead, bands, Tomeka Reid, Scott Hesse, Junius Pau, Evolution Arkestra, Ari Brown, Corey Wilkes, World Saxophone Quartet, Oliver Lake, Lillstreet Art Center, jazz songs, jazz standards, University of Chicago, Logan Center for the Arts, College of DuPage, McAninch Arts Center, MCA, Museum of Contemporary Art

Music, Music Feature Apr 16, 2014
How do record stores get such great used vinyl?

When record stores aren't buying used vinyl directly from the public, they might find a carload of goodies at the Chicagoland Record Collectors Show.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Permanent Records, Dave McCune, record stores, Record Store Day, Chicagoland Record Collectors Show, Hillside, record collecting, rare vinyl, used vinyl, used records, Laurie's Planet of Sound, Saki, Logan Hardware, Reckless Records, LPs, seven-inches, Lance Barresi, J&M Tap, dive bars, Luca Cimarusti, Chicago Reader, Basic Cable, bands, Zipcar, Logan Square, Brian Eno, driving, Silver Apples, John Govi, CHIRP Record Fair, Thrill Jockey, Jonathan Willinger, record dealers, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Naperville Sun, Illinois Entertainer, Crossroads, private-press records, Muddy Waters, Chess Records, Shangri-Las, Chicago soul, Brothers of the Ghetto, Rolling Stones, bootlegs, Trade Mark of Quality, genres, Jawbreaker, Talking Heads, Bob Dylan, Devo, Fleetwood Mac, Hawkwind, Bruce Springsteen, compilations, Joyride Records

City Life, Space Jan 30, 2014
Video
Metro's backstage past

The well-known Wrigleyville concert venue has a green room that's dealt with its fair share of rock stars, Kurt and Courtney among them.
- By Andrea Bauer
- Tags: Space, Metro, Cabaret Metro, Joe Shanahan, Jenny Lizak, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, parties, loft parties, venues, Swedish Community Center, REM, pizza, green rooms, history, Stacey Marquardt, murals, show posters, interior design, decor, bands, musicians, Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, legends, Video

Blogs, Bleader Dec 12, 2013
The People Issue: The B Side

Someone doesn’t have to be famous to be interesting—and that's just as true in the Chicago music scene as it is anywhere else.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Midwestern Defensiveness, Music, People Issue, celebrity, popular culture, interviews, Mica Alaniz, Nate Boylan, Abraham Levitan, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Tomeka Reid, piano teachers, musical comedy, cellists, composers, Mica Alaniz, Red Bull Music Academy, electronic music, footwork, producers, DJ Rashad, Teklife, drummers, bands

Film, Artist on Artist Nov 19, 2013
Video
Artist on Artist: Fingerstyle guitarist William Tyler talks to Douglas McCombs of Brokeback and Tortoise

"There's definitely a way to be lyrical without lyrics."
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Artist on Artist, William Tyler, guitarists, fingerstyle guitar, Lambchop, session musicians, Merge records, albums, guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Douglas McCombs, Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, Brokeback, The Hideout, Constellation, Thrill Jockey, Chicago Reader, Milwaukee, Alverno College, Nick Sanborn, Lend Me Your Voice, Megafaun, bands, Duke University, lyrics, instrumental music, Fflashlights, Chris Brokaw, Elliot Dicks, songwriting, singers, Kurt Wagner, Nashville, cover versions, vocals, Daughn Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties, touring, Europe, The Sea and Cake, Seattle, Los Angeles, west coast, driving, caffeine, coffee, anxiety, jobs, money, Peoria, Illinois, John Fahey, Glenn Jones, Jack Rose, Video

Music, Music Feature Nov 19, 2013
Video
Time Crash brings Time Lord rock across the pond

Beloved BBC sci-fi franchise Doctor Who turns 50 this week, and Chicago nerd-rock band Time Crash is ready to celebrate.
- By Megan Kirby
- Tags: Music Feature, Time Crash, bands, nerd rock, fan fiction, cosplay, television, Parry Gripp, Nerf Herder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Star Wars, Star Trek, wizard rock, wrock, Ministry of Magic, Roonil Wazlib, Harry Potter, Harry & the Potters, fans, Middle Earth, Mass Effect, Il Troubadore, Kingons, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the RIngs, Battlelore, Twi-rock, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight, fandom, Doctor Who, Century 12 and CineArts 6, Cinemark at Seven Bridges, Doctor Who Appeciation Society, Doctor Who Fan Club of America, fan clubs, Time Lord rock, trock, The Timelords, The KLF, Chameleon Circuit, Ronen Kohn, folk rock, Facebook, Dave Kitsberg, Michael Fye, GameStop, Music Industry Workshop, guiTARDIS, TARDIS, puns, Chris Rice, Rice Custom Guitars, Rich Rice, Andy Rice, Arc Impulse, Abbey Pub, Elbo Room, Peter Capaldi, EPs, Solid Sound, humor, Whovian events, Chicago Doctor Who Meetup, Third Coast Comics, Gorilla Tango Theatre, burlesques, Chicago TARDIS, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Freema Agyeman, Yorktown Center mall, Chi-Fi, Midwest Media Expo, fan conventions, House of Blues, I AM Fest, Independent Arts and Music Festival, Geth Prime, Phil Jacobson, Rory Tyer Band, Pirates!!!, triva, David Tennant, Kickstarter, album titles, Way Station, bars, Brooklyn, anniversaries, Video

News & Politics, Chicagoans Nov 15, 2013
This week's Chicagoan: Danny Chaimson, musician and wedding-band owner

"We've yet to play 'Brown Eyed Girl,' which is an impressive feat."
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, Highland Park, bands, Left Undone, O.A.R., Mike Doughty, Soul Coughing, Solange, Jem, The Southland, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon, Beyoncé, Danny Chaimson, Danny Chaimson & the 11th Hour, Los Angeles, Gold Coast All-Stars, event bands, cover versions, weddings, wedding bands

City Life, Space Aug 6, 2013
Video
Miss Vantastic: Queen of the road

Once a tailgating refuge for Notre Dame fans, Becka Joynt's van is now a moving mural and shag-carpeted time capsule of 70s-era van culture.
- By Andrea Bauer
- Tags: Space, Becka Joynt, shag carpeting, bands, touring, 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200, vans, Ebay, tailgating, Quatre Tete, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame football, Quatre Tete, Video

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 11, 2013
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Heartsfield

These trailblazing 70s country-rockers never succeeded like the Eagles, but you can see them play for less than a zillion dollars.
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, Heartsfield, The Secret History of Chicago Music, Hyde Park, J.C. Heartsfield, Perry Jordan, Phil Lucafo, Art Baldacci, Greg "Ziggy" Biela, Freddie Dobbs, Doobie Brothers, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, touring, bands, horses, festivals, Chicago Sun-Times, streaking, Jimmy Buffett, wolves, Setting the Stage Festival, Naperville Ribfest

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 19, 2013
Critics' Picks
Best Fallout From a Breakup

The many bands involving members of Coughs
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2013, noise, Coughs, Lozenge, bands, Carrie Vinarsky, Anya Davidson, bass, guitar, Cacaw, percussionists, Jon Ziemba, no wave, Bomb Banks, keyboards, saxophone, Jail Flanagan, Learned Helplessness, Vanessa Harris, Gula Gila, Box, Forced Into Femininity, Gossip Wolf, Oakland, California, Sisterfucker, Stillsuit, Mind Cemetery, Kate Gronner, Providence, Rhode Island, Teenage Waistband, Seth Sher, Ga'an, Akhkhazu, Psychic Steel, Oakeater, Aaron Turner, Faith Coloccia, Sige, Zath, Ty Segall, Drag City, Critics' Picks

City Life, Space Jun 6, 2013
Video
Bill and Lisa Roe's Palmer Square eye candy

The Trouble in Mind founders have a home overflowing with records and antique toys.
- By Andrea Bauer
- Tags: Space, Bill Roe, Lisa Roe, record labels, Permanent Records, CoCoComa, bands, apartments, Trouble in Mind, Palmer Square, Video

Music, In Rotation May 3, 2013
In Rotation: Jim Dempsey of Corbett vs. Dempsey on Nardwuar the Human Serviette

Plus: Julie Shapiro of Third Coast on the Austin Music Map, the Reader's Kevin Warwick on the CHIRP Record Fair, and more
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: In Rotation, Chicago Reader, Kevin Warwick, CHIRP, Chicago Independent Radio Project, CHIRP Record Fair, record fairs, Permanent Records, Lance Barresi, records, record shopping, My Disco, bands, Beat Kitchen, Young Widows, baseball, Eight Men Out, Kenny Chesney, Julie Shapiro, Third Coast International Audio Festival, Phil Smith, In the Dark Radio, Free Kitten, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Elle, Austin Music Map, austinmusicmap.com, Jim Dempsey, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Les Blank, Teranga Beat, Narduar, Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Riff Raff, Odd Future, Kendrick Lamar, Florence & the Machine

Film, Artist on Artist Apr 30, 2013
Audio
Artist on Artist: Brian Chippendale of Black Pus and Lightning Bolt talks with Seth Sher of Zath and Psychic Steel

"I like to listen to stuff and then go play. I'll watch the latest Rihanna video and then go play drums."
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Artist on Artist, interviews, drummers, thrash, Philip Montoro, Brian Chippendale, Ben McOsker, Load Records, Coughs, Thrill Jockey, Black Pus, bands, solo projects, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Lightning Bolt, noise rock, videos, MoHa!, Seth Sher, Dan Friel, Parts & Labor, Zath, Ruins, Psychic Steel, Yoshimi P-We, The Boredoms, Kevin Shea, Audio

Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2013
Dating a musician: relationship DON'Ts

Six things to not do for a healthy, happy union with a band person
- Tags: Band Life, Music, band girlfriend, band boyfriend, dating a musician, masochism, bands, musicians, dating

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Actual gigs are on hold, of course, so the Reader wants your posters for fantasy concerts!

Dee Alexander has earned international acclaim, but fame has eluded her. Her great new album, Songs My Mother Loves, might change that.

When record stores aren't buying used vinyl directly from the public, they might find a carload of goodies at the Chicagoland Record Collectors Show.

The well-known Wrigleyville concert venue has a green room that's dealt with its fair share of rock stars, Kurt and Courtney among them.

Someone doesn’t have to be famous to be interesting—and that's just as true in the Chicago music scene as it is anywhere else.

"There's definitely a way to be lyrical without lyrics."

Beloved BBC sci-fi franchise Doctor Who turns 50 this week, and Chicago nerd-rock band Time Crash is ready to celebrate.

"We've yet to play 'Brown Eyed Girl,' which is an impressive feat."

Once a tailgating refuge for Notre Dame fans, Becka Joynt's van is now a moving mural and shag-carpeted time capsule of 70s-era van culture.

These trailblazing 70s country-rockers never succeeded like the Eagles, but you can see them play for less than a zillion dollars.

The many bands involving members of Coughs

The Trouble in Mind founders have a home overflowing with records and antique toys.

Plus: Julie Shapiro of Third Coast on the Austin Music Map, the Reader's Kevin Warwick on the CHIRP Record Fair, and more

"I like to listen to stuff and then go play. I'll watch the latest Rihanna video and then go play drums."

Six things to not do for a healthy, happy union with a band person

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