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• Wendy Eisenberg presents a song cycle inspired by eye surgery

  08-11-2024 21:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Wendy Eisenberg established their reputation as a chops-forward guitarist who’s equally at home in totally spontaneous and rigorously composed settings, but it’s been evident for a while that there’s more to their music than masterful shredding; They’ve also made strong statements as a singer and banjo player. This year, Eisenberg has released two recordings that […]
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• Wax Trax! veterans Front 242 bid adieu to Chicago with a week of events

  08-11-2024 21:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Front 242 is rivethead royalty, and part of the Belgian electronic group’s success can be traced to Chicago. Local cult record store Wax Trax! was founded in the mid 70s and grew into a behemoth industrial label by using a two-pronged approach: identifying and nurturing local talent, and scouting like-minded artists abroad. The former is […]
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• Techno wiz Marcellus Pittman emanates Detroit cool

  08-11-2024 21:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Detroit techno producer and DJ Marcellus Pittman can completely alter the chemistry of a song with an understated melody. This is part of what made him such a good collaborator in 3 Chairs, a defunct Detroit supergroup that also featured Theo Parrish, Rick Wilhite, and Kenny Dixon Jr. (aka Moodymann). Pittman brings subtle flamboyance to […]
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• Las Migas share a bold rumba-tinged feminist flamenco

  08-11-2024 21:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Las Migas incorporate surprising but unmistakable Latin American cadences into tight vocal harmonies framed by Spanish folk–inspired violin and guitar, and occasionally punctuate their songs with full-throated flamenco howls. The versatile Barcelona collective was founded in 2004 by students of the city’s prestigious Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in order to explore music that […]
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• Folk rocker Amythyst Kiah continues exploring her purpose on Still + Bright

  08-11-2024 21:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Johnson City, Tennessee, singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah has found passion and purpose- through representation in folk and roots music for more than a decade. The Chattanooga born, self-described “proud Black Appalachian” has often used her poetic guitar- and banjo-heavy songs to explore identity and find understanding, whether embracing herself as a Black queer southern artist (“Black […]
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• Fingy injects chill downtempo house with pop euphoria

  08-11-2024 21:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  As Fingy, Chicago producer and DJ Natalie Finfer creates a refined new setting for pop’s sugary hooks and maximalist euphoria. Her chill tracks draw from the same wells as deep house and neosoul. In July, she dropped “Neck Hair,” a single off the forthcoming self-released EP Forgive Me, Indefinitely, which demonstrates her seemingly magical talent […]
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• Face the future with the new Monday Night Foodball winter lineup

  08-11-2024 20:59 via chicagoreader.com
  
  I already told you about Dolin’ Out and their emotional support gumbo kicking off the new November-December schedule for Monday Night Foodball, the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up at Frank and Mary’s Tavern in Avondale. That’s this coming Monday, November 11, which can’t come soon enough for me. I should have told you about the rest […]
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• Many layers

  08-11-2024 18:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “Fall is such an enjoyable season, but short. So many options open up in the fall . . . layers, accessories, and outdoor wear. It’s brilliant to be outside in the cool crisp air, but still warm and comfortable,” wrote Schuyler Smith, 48. Smith, a design director at the architecture and design firm Studio Gang, […]
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• Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

  08-11-2024 16:36 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever in limited release in theaters
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• Review: Juror #2

  08-11-2024 16:36 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Juror #2 in limited release in theaters
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• Review: Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

  08-11-2024 16:36 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point in wide release in theaters
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