Even winter is outdoor concert season at Music Frozen Dancingon February 14, 2020 at 9:02 pm

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Chicago has grown into a full-on hub for summer music festivals. We're home to some of the biggest and most…

Chicago’s Mountains for Clouds bring an aged touch to the new emo ecosystemon February 14, 2020 at 9:50 pm

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In 2013 mathy Chicago emo band Mountains for Clouds dropped their debut album, Maybe It's Already Everywhere, just as the…

Indie children’s musician Justin Roberts reflects on his newfound fatherhood on Wild Lifeon February 14, 2020 at 10:00 pm

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Since 1997, Evanston indie rocker Justin Roberts has built a deep discography of children's music that treats listeners of all…

Oren Ambarchi and Crys Cole open the Frequency Festival with entrancing sound worldson February 14, 2020 at 10:15 pm

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Sound artists Oren Ambarchi and Crys Cole have both had thrilling careers. Ambarchi has run experimental label Black Truffle for…

Jacob Wick’s trumpet playing proposes some queer notionson February 14, 2020 at 10:31 pm

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Trumpeter Jacob Wick grew up in the Chicago area and now lives in Mexico City. Like his contemporaries Birgit Ulher,…

Man or Astro-Man? go surfing in outer spaceon February 14, 2020 at 10:47 pm

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There's a difference between surf and instrumental rock--not every rock 'n' roll tune without a vocal is surf. The likes…

Drummer Jeremy Cunningham releases a dense but delicate jazz record to honor his late brotheron February 18, 2020 at 11:00 pm

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click to enlarge Since moving here from Cincinnati in 2009, drummer Jeremy Cunningham has anchored several local ensembles, including…

There’s something wrong with these Q-tips on the the gig poster of the weekon February 19, 2020 at 12:00 pm

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Sign up for our newsletters Subscribe click to enlarge ARTIST: Frank OkaySHOW: The Footlight District, the Million Reasons, and…

The Pitchfork Music Festival announces its 2020 lineupon February 19, 2020 at 4:03 pm

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click to enlarge This morning Pitchfork announced the lineup for its 15th annual music festival, headlined by mope masters…

Daisychain gives women and nonbinary DJs the platform they deserveon February 19, 2020 at 10:40 pm

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Even before Alicia Greco moved from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago in November 2017, she knew she wanted to start…