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My blog is Since I Left You! he/him
https://sinceileftyoublog.tumblr.com/
Asking whether something in an S.G. Goodman song is “true” reduces her storytelling to mere linear literalism. The same could be said for Fust frontperson Aaron Dowdy.
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Nicholas Tremulis has brought together another batch of like-minded musicians for the Hua Momona Foundation fundraisers in Chicagoland today through Saturday. Spoke with him about his involvement.
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Nicholas Tremulis, Helping The Mainland Feed the Island
Bernard Fowler and Nicholas Tremulis at the 2025 Maui Music & Food Experience; Photo by Sean Hower BY JORDAN MAINZER Chicago tech executive Gary Grube founded the Hua Momona Foundation to feed Maui....
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8 days ago
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In David Byrne’s world, songs that in lesser hands might appear absurd throwaways are key for us to comprehend his ethos. Words on Saturday night's Who Is The Sky? (
@matadorrecords.bsky.social
) show in Chicago
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"I was obsessed with music when I was a kid, and I still am, obviously. I hope that all that [we] can do...is create a space for people to disappear into and feel great for at least 45 minutes." Check out my interview w/ Jace Lasek from The Besnard Lakes!
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The Besnard Lakes Interview: The Besnard Lakes Are No Longer The Greatest Besnard Lakes Cover Band Of All Time
The Besnard Lakes BY JORDAN MAINZER The titles of most albums by indie rockers The Besnard Lakes follow the format The Besnard Lakes Are _____. Really, then, the truly consistent thing about their.....
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15 days ago
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List of Demands (
@intlanthem.bsky.social
) came out in January, but now is as good as a time as ever to dive into Damon Locks' masterpiece of poetry, samples, and virtuosic instrumentation. My review:
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21 days ago
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"The last couple weeks playing gigs and being in a room with people, everybody feels focused in a way where they want...[to] embrace an experience that feels positive and human." Chicago area, go see Amy Rigby tonight in Berwyn! My interview with her:
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28 days ago
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Chicago! Go catch
@natesmithdrums.bsky.social
tonight at Promontory in Hyde Park and tomorrow at
@evanstonspace.bsky.social
. I spoke with him about his new album LIVE-ACTION, a collaboration born from online pandemic-era relationships
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Nate Smith Interview: Likes and Flame Emojis
Nate Smith BY JORDAN MAINZER Remember the novelty of the early days of the pandemic? Virtual hangouts with folks from all over the country or even the world, live-streamed makeshift concerts from...
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29 days ago
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The Sophtware Slump and Greg Freeman's new Burnover (
@transgressive.bsky.social
&
@canvasbackmusic.bsky.social
) came out 25 years apart but share more than just their lead singer's style. My review of their show at Thalia Hall last week:
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29 days ago
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There are more of us than there are of them.
@riotfest.bsky.social
Sunday coverage, ft.
@smokingpopesmusic.bsky.social
@lambrinigirls.bsky.social
@idlesband.bsky.social
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Thinking back to a Saturday in September at Douglass Park.
@riotfest.bsky.social
coverage including
@thecribs.bsky.social
@superchunk.bsky.social
@dropkickmurphys.com
@officialjackwhite.bsky.social
@weezer.bsky.social
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Riot Fest Saturday 2025: Festival Veterans
Weezer BY JORDAN MAINZER Continuing on my day-by-day breakdown of this year's Riot Fest, Saturday featured lots of bands playing Douglass Park for the umpteenth time--but that doesn't mean they...
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about 1 month ago
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Posting about my
@riotfest.bsky.social
Friday coverage weeks late in this small corner of the internet.
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Sound & Gravity was as advertised: a mini-Big Ears. Words on and photos of Sam Prekop, James Elkington/Nathan Salsburg, Bill Callahan, Helen Money, Fred Moten/Brandon Lopez, and Finom.
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Sound & Gravity 2025: 9/10 - 9/14
Bill Callahan BY JORDAN MAINZER In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times about the inaugural Sound & Gravity festival, founder Mike Reed said, "There’s no advertising, and there’s no bit of press....
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"I like when things are layered and ambiguous, when you’re not quite sure what you’re hearing or where one sound ends and another begins." Maria Somerville talks Luster (
@4ad.com
) in advance of her Sound & Gravity set tonight at Judson & Moore!
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Maria Somerville Interview: Where One Sound Ends and Another Begins
Maria Somerville BY JORDAN MAINZER So far at Sound & Gravity, many of the sets I've seen have intertwined with their atmosphere: the echo of synth bass against exposed brick, the sounds of the...
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2 months ago
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2025 has seen Mdou Moctar go acoustic and William Tyler and Steve Gunn go ambient. I can't wait to see all 3 of them at Sound & Gravity tonight and tomorrow.
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Happy Sound & Gravity week, Chicago! I especially can't wait to see so many
@intlanthem.bsky.social
artists, such as Chicago Underground Duo, who celebrate their first album in 11 years on Friday at the Beat Kitchen. Read my interview with Rob Mazurek!
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2 months ago
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Raspberry Moon is the second Hotline TNT album released via
@thirdmanrecords.bsky.social
, and their first written with a full band. Wrote about the record and the band's upcoming 24-hour livestream/telethon after they removed their music from Spotify.
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Hotline TNT's 24-hour Livestream
Photo by Charlie Boss BY JORDAN MAINZER The second Third Man release from NYC-based rockers Hotline TNT combines frontman Will Anderson's deeply felt pop sensibilities and riff reverence with the...
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2 months ago
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"I’ve become a member of this local Brooklyn community of struggling musicians who are struggling to keep going in the face of this very strange music industry where all music is free with a little monthly subscription."
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Anand Wilder Interview: Songs for Bike Ramp Videos
Anand Wilder; Photo by Madeline Jennings BY JORDAN MAINZER When I spoke to Anand Wilder over the phone last month, he was in the middle of pulling grueling, stressful 12-hour days working on two...
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3 months ago
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"In the hands of
@jamesmcmurtry.bsky.social
and
@bettysoo.bsky.social
, the utilitarian, inanimate objects are symbols of survival and thriving."
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James McMurtry & BettySoo Live Show Review: 8/15, FitzGerald's, Berwyn
James McMurtry BY JORDAN MAINZER Prior to the final song in his main set Friday night outside at FitzGerald's, singer-songwriter James McMurtry took a moment to acknowledge the unique nature of the....
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3 months ago
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Terrific singer-songwriter showcase tomorrow night at FitzGerald's in Berwyn:
@jamesmcmurtry.bsky.social
and
@bettysoo.bsky.social
! Wrote about both of their new records in advance
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James McMurtry & BettySoo Live Preview: 8/15, FitzGerald's, Berwyn
James McMurtry; Photo by Mary Keating-Bruton BY JORDAN MAINZER On his latest album The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy (New West), James McMurtry's got his head in the past. As a writer, he often...
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3 months ago
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A jam band unafraid of the darkness, and a duo occupying the most experimental, formless, epic end of the "jam" spectrum: Review of
@rosecityband.bsky.social
and
@jenpowers.bsky.social
@matthewjrolin.bsky.social
duo at
@evanstonspace.bsky.social
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A mixed emotions, contrast-heavy record about being stuck in the middle: Treasure Pool, the new one from NYC band Freezing Cold, out Friday via Don Giovanni. Spoke with lead vocalist/lyricist/guitarist Jeff Cunningham
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4 months ago
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"It’s funny that this very short-lived micro genre of freak folk has been applied to [Michael] Hurley, because he’s so much bigger than that. He was a super sophisticated musician." Spoke with Jolie Holland about her and Max Knouse's new covers EP.
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Jolie Holland on Michael Hurley: If Bob Dylan Never Got Famous
Max Knouse & Jolie Holland at Jefferson Public Radio; Photo courtesy of JPR/Danielle Kelly BY JORDAN MAINZER On April 3, still dazed by Big Ears Festival, I found out that one of its performing...
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4 months ago
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Trekked to Lincoln Square this past weekend (ok, I actually live kind of close) for Square Roots, wrote some words on and took photos of
@alejandro-escovedo.bsky.social
@tedleo.bsky.social
Heartless Bastards and Verböten. The revolution is in your mind!
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Square Roots 2025: 7/11 & 7/13
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists BY JORDAN MAINZER This past weekend, I was pleasantly surprised by the sheer audio volume of the sets at Square Roots. Sure, Lincoln Square's preeminent street festival...
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4 months ago
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I've been writing about music for 13 years, and this is my first time ever premiering a song. Hard to believe! Anyway, if you missed Jamie Lidell, he's back, and reinvented
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Jamie Lidell Song Premiere: "Capture the Moon"
Jamie Lidell BY JORDAN MAINZER As recently as a decade ago, no avid listener would have predicted Jamie Lidell's pivot into neoclassical music. After all, even his seemingly disparate eras, the...
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4 months ago
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Tonight at
@saltshedchicago.bsky.social
, Primus and Ty Segall grace the stage! Wrote about the inspired pairing, the new Primus era/song, and Ty's new album Possession.
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4 months ago
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DECK is "limitless, everything independent music can sound like." SILY contributor Keith Miller on the new one from Hallelujah the Hills (
@ryanhwalsh.bsky.social
)
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4 months ago
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Read about his latest album LOWER, and you might think Benjamin Booker’s heavy-handed. In reality, his sense of humor and unlikely optimism shines brightest on the album.
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5 months ago
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Meg Remy (U.S. Girls) talks to SILY about the new band behind her new album Scratch It, out now via
@4ad.com
. Catch them Sunday night at Lincoln Hall!
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5 months ago
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"I write songs that mean something to me...How lucky am I to get to do that? I work hard. I’m under-slept. [But] the new record, I’m thrilled about." Read my interview with Willie Nile about his new album The Great Yellow Light.
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Willie Nile Interview: Throwing Pixie Dust
Photo by Cristina Arrigoni BY JORDAN MAINZER Some things, thankfully, remain consistent. For instance, you can always rely on singer-songwriter Willie Nile to give it his all. When I called him...
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5 months ago
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"If Flight b741 was about controlling from the cockpit, taking risks, and seizing adventure, Phantom Island is about what happens when you run out of fuel." SILY contributor Keith Miller reviews the new one from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Album Review: Phantom Island
p(doom) BY KEITH MILLER Australian rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are notoriously hard to define. Those attempting to do so throw around the word “prolific,” and understandably so, as the...
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5 months ago
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Roger Clark Miller (ex-Mission of Burma) spoke to me about his second Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble (3 lap-steel guitars, 2 prepared and 1 tuned, Custom Stratocaster 6-string, foot pedals, Boomerang III Looper) record out now via Cuneiform
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5 months ago
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"It’s more than just a sonic departure; it feels like a mission statement." SILY contributor Keith Miller reviews Born Ruffians' latest album Beauty's Pride (
@yeproc.bsky.social
)
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Born Ruffians Album Review: Beauty's Pride
(Yep Roc) BY KEITH MILLER Over two decades into their discography, Canadian indie rock band Born Ruffians have remained hip, upbeat, colorful, and above all, consistent. From their rough and tumble....
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5 months ago
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Don’t tell West Point, Mississippi soul singer Annie Caldwell you can’t have a family and a band, primarily because in her case, her family is the band. Spoke to her about Can't Lose My (Soul), the new album from Annie & The Caldwells out via Luaka Bop
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Annie & The Caldwells: Talking to God
Photo by Eric Welles-Nyström BY JORDAN MAINZER Don't tell West Point, Mississippi soul singer Annie Caldwell you can't have a family and a band, primarily because in her case, her family is the...
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5 months ago
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Apple Cores (
@antirecords.bsky.social
) looks directly at his forebears, while Abstraction Is Deliverance plays as a collection of vignettes. Wrote about the two albums that jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has released this year
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James Brandon Lewis: Abstract Core Memories
Photo by Shervin Lainez BY JORDAN MAINZER Read any bio of saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, and you'll likely see something mentioned about his versatility. Over even just the last few years, he's...
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5 months ago
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Wrote about Horsegirl's sophomore record Phonetics On and On (
@matadorrecords.bsky.social
), an album that deconstructs and reconstructs before your very eyes, ultimately paying tribute to creativity itself.
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Horsegirl Album Review: Phonetics On and On
(Matador) BY JORDAN MAINZER Some records are non-linear, messing with your schemas of time and place. Phonetics On and On, the sophomore album from Chicago indie rock band Horsegirl, occupies the...
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6 months ago
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A couple weeks ago at
@saltshedchicago.bsky.social
, the Sharon Van Etten songs from her debut album credited to the Attachment Theory (out via
@jagjaguwar.bsky.social
) that showcased the band's chemistry were, surprisingly, the more ambient tunes
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6 months ago
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The Returner tour is a victory lap for Allison Russell, who had a lot to celebrate (since the last time she came to Chicago) when she played a couple weeks ago at the Vic, from continued acclaim for her sophomore album to being cast in Hadestown.
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Allison Russell & Kara Jackson Live Show Review: 5/8, Vic Theatre, Chicago
From left to right: Caoimhe Hopkinson, Ganessa James, Allison Russell, & Caoi de Barra BY JORDAN MAINZER If Allison Russell's solo albums have exemplified her struggle to conquer trauma and find joy,...
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6 months ago
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In Ichiko Aoba’s world, memories are like dreams, where a lifetime’s worth happens in five-second increments. Caught her and
@giamargaret.bsky.social
at
@thaliahallchicago.bsky.social
last week. Luminescent Creatures out via
@psychic-hotline.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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Thanks to
@future-islands.bsky.social
for answering some questions on People Who Aren't There Anymore (out via
@4ad.com
), playing live, the history of the band, what's next, and more in advance of their set tonight at Kilby Block Party!
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6 months ago
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Rarely Do I Dream, the new
@youthlagoon.bsky.social
album out via
@fatpossumrecords.bsky.social
, features Trevor Powers' most poetic, all-encompassing lyrics yet, plus a more abstract, expansive instrumental palate. Previewed his show tonight at Outset.
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Youth Lagoon Live Preview: 5/7, Outset, Chicago
Photo by Tyler T Williams BY JORDAN MAINZER Two years ago, Youth Lagoon returned with Heaven Is a Junkyard, Trevor Powers staring at a tumultuous period of his life from the other side. Thankfully,....
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6 months ago
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Watched
@deadpankenna.bsky.social
's Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande and kept it in mind when listening to the band's latest album Renascence, realizing an investigatory impulse has remained consistent in the universe of the British psych funk greats
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Cymande Album Review: Renascence
(BMG) BY JORDAN MAINZER Watch Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande, Tim MacKenzie-Smith's 2022 documentary on the underappreciated British psych funk greats, and you'll marvel at Cymande's ability....
https://sinceileftyoublog.tumblr.com/post/782702035738984448/cymande-album-review-renascence
6 months ago
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reposted by
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Mike Petriello
7 months ago
A billion retweets of this one Happy birthday to
@slangsonsports.bsky.social
, the best person I know
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Sometimes, it takes the person who has wallowed in darkness to help us to see the world a little bit brighter. That was Nick Cave on Wednesday in Milwaukee, giving even his back catalog the Wild God treatment, still balancing his spirituality with realism
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live Show Review: 4/30, Miller High Life Theatre, Milwaukee
Nick Cave BY JORDAN MAINZER At some point during Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' performance of "O Children" on Wednesday at the Miller High Life Theatre, my wife leaned over to me and asked whether his....
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7 months ago
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The moment the current incarnation of The Ocean Blue starts playing, David Schelzel’s able to enter the headspace of his teenage years. Words and photos on them doing their self-titled debut and Cerulean front-to-back at Lincoln Hall on Sunday.
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7 months ago
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"There’s a meditative quality, and sometimes that’s just looking at something and [asking,] 'What is it?' The very literal thing of, 'Here I am. I’m sitting on the floor.'" Interviewed Dylan Ryan about In A Room With A Cactus, his new, new age classic
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Dylan Ryan Interview: Here I Am, I'm Sitting on the Floor
Dylan Ryan; Photo by Alessandra Santucci BY JORDAN MAINZER The artistry of Dylan Ryan is evocative and imaginative, and certainly not literal. Case in point: His latest record In The Same Room With....
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7 months ago
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"They let me double down on the original intention of making a dance album." Jacob Plasse speaks to us about Orquesta Akokán's latest album Caracoles, out now via
@daptonerecords.bsky.social
. Catch them in NYC tonight, Austin tomorrow afternoon!
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Orquesta Akokán Interview: How Will This Work with Clave?
Orquesta Akokán BY JORDAN MAINZER Perennially in search of the magic combination of old and new, Orquesta Akokán may have finally found it. Last July, the Latin jazz ensemble released their third...
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7 months ago
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Circuit des Yeux, FACS, and Kinsella & Pulse, LLC at
@thaliahallchicago.bsky.social
: all showed an openness to reinvention. My words & photos below. Nab their albums via
@matadorrecords.bsky.social
@troubleinmind.bsky.social
@killrockstars.bsky.social
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Circuit des Yeux, FACS, Kinsella & Pulse, LLC Live Show Review: 4/17, Thalia Hall, Chicago
Circuit des Yeux BY JORDAN MAINZER Last Thursday at Thalia Hall served as an unofficial showcase of Chicago's strong art rock music scene. Circuit des Yeux (the project of vocalist, composer, and...
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Was a pleasure to speak with Takiaya Reed of Divide and Dissolve about their new album Insatiable, out tomorrow via
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, as well as the power and physicality of non-verbal music, playing live, and what insatiability means to her.
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Divide and Dissolve Interview: Healing from Generational Wounds
Photo by Brandon McClain BY JORDAN MAINZER "I don't know what I'm supposed to do / I'm so lonely without you," Takiaya Reed sings towards the end of Insatiable, her latest Divide and Dissolve album....
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Slow Magic, 1977-1978 by Jeff Bridges--yes, THAT one--"captures a sound that can only be mimicked today," writes SILY contributor Keith Miller. The long lost psychedelic album came out Saturday for Record Store Day, via
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Chris Walz ensures that the world of folk music continues to pitch a big tent. Wrote about the
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educator (including my wife's banjo teacher) and singer-songwriter's debut LP and record release show. All I Got And Gone is out now.
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Chris Walz Live Show Review: 4/11, Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago
Chris Walz BY JORDAN MAINZER Folk singer-songwriter Chris Walz may be better described as an investigator, and ultimately, a quilter. Last month, the long-time teacher at the Old Town School of Folk...
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