Roscoe Mitchell

Critics' Picks: Sims, Blue Sky Blackout, Old 97's, and more

John Devine

Yusef Lateef: The Gentle Giant

Octogenarian world-music legend is preparing for a night of improvisational music at the Walker—just don't call it jazz

While You Were Sleeping

Mike Melman's photographs take us to that most foreign of countries: the middle of the night

Creation Myth

Thirty-five years ago, a Chicago arts collective charted new territory in black music. Now, in a three-day retrospective, Minneapolis free-jazz explorers Douglas Ewart and Carei Thomas return to that land of possibilities.

The Art Ensemble of Chicago and William Parker

Thirty-five years ago, a Chicago arts collective charted new territory in black music. Now, in a three-day retrospective, Minneapolis free-jazz explorers Douglas Ewart and Carei Thomas return to that land of possibilities.

The Living Dead of the Night

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

ESSENTIAL REISSUES/RETROSPECTIVES

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.

CULTURE TO GO

The Living Dead of the Night

Being a collection of notes on the art and science of sleeplessness, with a helpful sidebar on the commercial attractions of the night.