Jun 18, 2015
English band Wire set up in Chicago with a pretty high-minded mission, for their Drill festival. Here's how they put it.Genre-defying evolution is the hallmark of post-punk legends WIREs career. Now, nearly forty years into its existence, Wire is breathing new life into small, curated festivals built on artistic kinship across divergent musical styles,...
Jan 22, 2014
In the 90s heyday of post-bop bands, Ken Vandermark and The Vandermark 5 were amongst the best. Theyre a Chicago band that sounds like Chicago, with music that stays busy and energetic, blending an array of eclectic jazz styles into one.At the time of this performance, Vandermark had been playing Tuesday nights at The Empty...
Sep 12, 2013
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist from two shows, first August 30th and the September 6th.Once again, Paul's playlists provided some Spotify puzzles so I had to make a handful of substitions and supplements (with some videos below). Some quick things to look out forOne of the videos features...