Chicago is one of the biggest metropolis’ of America, it’s the third city of the country after New York City and Los Angeles. It’s a city of many things, the invention of the elevator and electricity, the city where once Al Capone ruled the streets and where Walt Disney was born. The windy city of [...]

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With google maps you can check out where the mighty Warehouse wás located. For those who don’t know, the Warehouse is a place in Chicago that started in 1977 where a new music genre, house (guess where that name comes from!) emerged based on R’n’b and Disco music. The legendary Frankie Knuckles was a resident [...]

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Check out the song ‘Oblivion’ by Mastodon, taken from their Live at the Aragon DVD which is due out on Relapse on March 15th and will contain a CD as well. The DVD was recorded at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on Oktober 19th. Click on the “keep reading” button to view the trailer as [...]

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Indie uberhero Jarvis Cocker’s new album will be produced by celebrated crank Steve Albini. The unlikely partnership blossomed while Cocker was in Chicago last July for the Pitchfork Music Festival. The former Pulp man, band in tow, called in at Albini’s Electrical Audio studio to run through a few new numbers. read more.

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We can’t get enough of the Ra. During ZXZW we will bring Tapestries from an Asteroid: Arkestra Art & Design 1956-1975. These works have never been shown in Europe before. It will showcase a diverse, brilliant, provocative and by-and-large never seen range of materials related to pianist, bandleader, mystic, philosopher and Afro-Futurist Sun Ra. Most of [...]

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