Liof Munimula took their play with sound seriouslySteve Krakowon December 3, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Liof Munimula’s toolbox included a 42-piece percussion setup, a shortwave radio rig with a 40-foot antenna, and a subversive sense of humor.
Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in the first place.…Read More
Joan of Arc say goodbye with the touchingly esoteric Tim Melina Theo BobbyDavid Anthonyon December 3, 2020 at 2:00 pm
For 25 years, Tim Kinsella has led his band Joan of Arc through a multitude of changes: members have come and gone, and the group’s sound has evolved and (occasionally) purposely devolved. Now, with the release of Tim Melina Theo Bobby, Kinsella is bringing the project to an end.…Read More
Independently connected: Fefu and Her Friends meet virtuallyKaylen Ralphon December 3, 2020 at 10:15 pm
Maria Irene Fornés’s feminist masterpiece Zooms in to help Season of Concern.
Fefu and Her Friends, written and directed in 1977 by Cuban American playwright Maria Irene Fornés, is set over the course of one day at Fefu’s New England home, where she has gathered seven of her female friends in order to make preparations for an upcoming arts education fundraiser they are hosting. Originally staged as a promenade style performance, the audience is meant to physically move through four different scenes occurring simultaneously during Part II.…Read More