January 2016 ~ "...from the forthcoming..."

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"I've been trying to slowly educate myself about Chicago's deep bench of new music ensembles, and I'm betting it will be hard to find any more interesting, virtuosic, and soulful than eighth blackbird."

Featuring: Christian Scott, Yeasayer, Gabby Pahinui, Ron Funches, and more.

 

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February 2013: Goodbye to the Working Week

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Regions of Light and Sound is this month's obsession for me. Like most music obsessions of mine, it is like a teacher whose lessons seem bottomless. The more I listen to it, the more I learn. 

Featuring: Jim James, John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, Gramma's Boyfriend, and more

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