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- A new box set gives experimental composer David Tudor his due
A new box set recognizes experimental composer David Tudor’s pioneering work with electronics and indeterminacy.
by Peter Margasak
In August 1952, when John Cage premiered his landmark composition 4’33”, the guy who sat at the piano occasionally turning a page but never hitting any keys was David Tudor. An avant-garde pianist and experimental composer born in Philadelphia in 1926, Tudor is inextricably linked to Cage—he performed the premiere of just about every piano piece the older man wrote in the 50s and early 60s.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] - Taste of Randolph 2013
Taste of Randolph 2013: Try a bit of the Joy Formidable with your Publican Quality Meats.
by Luca Cimarusti
Taste of Randolph Street celebrates the West Loop’s restaurant and arts scenes this weekend on Randolph from Peoria to Racine. As usual, some of the neighborhood’s favorite restaurants (including BellyQ, Wishbone, and Publican Quality Meats) will be selling food, but the best part of the three-day fest might be its three music stages—the West Stage, the East Stage, and the DJ Dance Stage.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] - Gossip Wolf: Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room
Cafe Mustache crowdfunds a bigger music room, Pelican record their fifth LP, and more
by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Gossip Wolf is a big fan of Cafe Mustache in Logan Square—it’s a great spot for coffee, food, LPs, cassettes, and relaxing hangs. The cafe is also a music venue, and despite the low-key vibe of shows there, it can get mobbed—so it wants to expand into an adjacent storefront.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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