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Chicago industrial trio Civic Center streamline their surreal sound on The Ground BelowLeor Galilon June 5, 2020 at 6:45 pm

Local postpunk label Chicago Research quickly became a locus for bizarre, depraved sounds after launching in February 2019, in part…

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Heartbreak, melodic intricacy, and lush arrangements shape Owen’s tenth album, The AvalancheScott Morrowon June 5, 2020 at 9:45 pm

Few indie-rock artists are more prolific than singer-songwriter Mike Kinsella, who's been playing in Illinois bands since the late 80s,…

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Sweet Whirl casts a calm, bittersweet vibe during tough times on How Much WorksJamie Ludwigon June 5, 2020 at 9:22 pm

With all the unrest and pain in the U.S. right now, it can feel strange or wrong to listen to…

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Chicago’s DaWeirdo raps to get under your skin on two new EPsLeor Galilon June 5, 2020 at 8:44 pm

Englewood MC Darrel Mckinney makes music as DaWeirdo, which is a pretty obvious clue that his approach is unusual. He…

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New Interpol side project Muzz basks in unpredictability on its debut albumCandace McDuffieon June 5, 2020 at 8:41 pm

On their new self-titled debut album, Muzz simultaneously challenge listeners and envelop them in gentle, sublime atmospheres. The New York-based…

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On Yannis Kyriakides and Andy Moor’s Pavilion, the musicians are also the exhibitBill Meyeron June 5, 2020 at 8:37 pm

Cypriot composer and electronic musician Yannis Kyriakides uses polyphonic vocal arrangements, string sections, glitchy beats, and found-sound collages to articulate…

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Multifaceted Chicago musician Thomas DaVinci makes his case for greatness on Home GrownLeor Galilon June 5, 2020 at 6:51 pm

Chicago singer, producer, and rapper Thomas DaVinci is a chameleon, able to adapt his supple voice and fluid flow to…

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Stanzas in placeMarissa De La Cerdaon June 5, 2020 at 8:00 pm

Just one week after Chicago Public Schools (CPS) went remote, the Chicago Poetry Center (CPC), a not-for-profit 501c3 arts organization…

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An examination of Black identity and timeArionne Nettleson June 5, 2020 at 9:30 pm

When William Nathaniel Jackson arrived in Philadelphia in the early 1900s, he became a new man. He was fleeing from…

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The best of Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot memesChicagoNow Staffon June 5, 2020 at 2:20 pm

ChicagoNow Staff Blog Books by ChicagoNow bloggers The best of Chicago's Lori Lightfoot memes Tweet By ChicagoNow Staff, today at…

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