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- Music, Music Feature Jan 26, 2021
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Rest in peace to Chicago drummer Joe Camarillo
The beloved musician and collaborator extraordinaire built a long resumé, which includes decades playing with the Waco Brothers and Hushdrops.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Nov 19, 2020
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Nearly a century ago, Dave Tough helped define Chicago jazz drumming
He died young, only barely outliving the big-band era, but his influence lives on.
- Music, Music Feature Nov 19, 2020
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John Herndon of Tortoise has a deal for you
The influential drummer and artist shares the engrossing story of his upbringing—but mostly in hopes that you’ll give his new solo music a chance.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 2, 2019
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Drummer Kahil El’Zabar elevates groove to a transcendent plane
The leader of the Ritual Trio and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is also a teacher, a connector, and an ambassador for Afrocentric jazz.
- Music, Music Feature Sep 11, 2018
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Blondie’s Clem Burke and the tragedy of Trump Face
Our terrible president doesn’t deserve to be compared to the best journeyman drummer in rock—but just look at them.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 26, 2018
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Blues drummer Sam Lay has made five careers’ worth of music
Sharp-dressed drummer Sam Lay has played with Dylan and Howlin' Wolf, and in 2015 he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
- Music, Music Feature Aug 29, 2017
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Drummer Allison Miller animates her ambitious jazz with crowd-pleasing groove
Her sextet Boom Tic Boom reached new heights last year on Otis Was a Polar Bear.
- Music, Music Feature Aug 29, 2017
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South African drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo fans the spark of resistance into the flame of liberated jazz
The last survivor of legendary 60s group the Blue Notes introduces his current band to Chicago.
- Music, Music Feature Aug 29, 2017
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Drummer Matt Wilson weds light-footed jazz to Carl Sandburg’s humane and homely poetry
His new album, Honey and Salt, gives a mature voice to a love he learned as a teenager.
- Music, In Rotation Jun 26, 2017
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Meat Wave drummer Ryan Wizniak on a deranged 1978 synth-pop masterpiece
Plus: Meg MacDuff of Bleach Party on a record so danceable it has its own energy drink, the Reader’s Luca Cimarusti on a long, strange film about the Grateful Dead, and more
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Apr 11, 2017
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Forgotten session drummer Eddie Hoh recorded with the Monkees and toured with the Mamas & the Papas
Drum genius Eddie Hoh built a peerless rock resumé in the late 60s, but after dropping out of sight he died in poverty and obscurity in 2015.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 21, 2017
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Ambient artist Cinchel invites his audience to play along
Plus: Drummer and longtime Empty Bottle staffer Matt Williams moves to Nashville, and Save Money rapper Dally Auston celebrates a new EP at 1st Ward.
- Music, In Rotation Nov 29, 2016
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The U. of C.’s Seth Brodsky on Kendrick Lamar’s instructions for resistance
Plus: SAIC assistant professor Seth Kim-Cohen on why it’s not time for pretty songs, Reader writer Peter Margasak on the epitome of Memphis roots music, and 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.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 4, 2016
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Monday marks Oozing Wound's final show with founding drummer Kyle Reynolds
The thrash revivalists are already on the hunt for a new drummer.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 11, 2016
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Warm up with Yyu's delicate 'Drummer'
Chicago-via-Kansas experimental musician Yyu has released a delicately magical new collection of demos and rough drafts.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 2, 2012
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Friday: Benefit at ESS for drummer Frank Rosaly
Details about the impressive lineup for Friday's benefit for drummer Frank Rosaly at Experimental Sound Studio
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 22, 2011
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Great jazz drummer Paul Motian has died
Singular jazz drummer Paul Motian has died at age 80.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 14, 2010
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Woe, Mule
Sometimes beating it just isn't enough.
- Music, Critic's Choice Jan 5, 2006
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A Cushicle
- Music, Critic's Choice May 27, 2004
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Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O.
- Music, Critic's Choice May 27, 1999
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Acid Mothers Temple/Spaceheads
- Music, Critic's Choice Mar 24, 1994
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Acetone
