Tinariwen

Tinariwen @ Austin Psych Fest 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)

Saharan blues band Tinariwen are currently on tour throughout North America in support of their new full-length album Emmaar (Spotify, Rdio)...

Tinariwen @ Austin Psych Fest 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)

Saharan blues outfit Tinariwen are slated to welcome their new album, Emmaar, on February 11 via ANTI-...

Tinariwen @ Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)

Malian group Tinariwen are set to head stateside for a brief tour in October. That tour kicks off in Portland, ME on October 12 and will arrive in Chicago on October 28 for two shows at the Old Town School of Folk Music...

Syl Johnson (more by Andrew St. Clair)"...Ken Shipley has hunted down some of the rarest records in existence as one of the founders of the Numero Group, a Chicago record label that specializes in painstakingly researched reissues of music from the obscure margins of pop...

Fred Flintstone @ Thanksgiving Day Parade 2010 (photo by Maria Marchenko)

Thanksgiving Day 2011 is just around the corner. Despite possibly being cooped up with strange relatives, there are also a ton of great Chicago shows surrounding the holiday...

Tinariwen @ Highline Ballroom in 2010 (more by Benjamin Lozovsky)

As previously announced, Tinariwen are set to unveil their new LP Tassili on August 30th via Anti- Records...

Tinariwen @ Central Park Summerstage in 2010 (more by Andrew Frisicano)

today in Chicago
* Tinariwen, Afro-Zep @ Lincoln Hall
* The Spares, Josh Moshier, Mike Lebrun @ SPACE
* Flaming Lips, Marnie Stern @ Aragon Ballroom (Night 1)

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