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  1. Chicago is more than just downtown

    Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. That's what sets this city apart from all the rest: 77 neighborhoods, each with a distinct feel, a distinct style. And while Evanston does have a distinct feel-white, lackluster, pretentious and overpriced-as well as a distinct style-crass consumerism and whatever the latest trends are-Evanston doesn't make the cut.


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  2. 'Bird' bashers

    Thick-skinned band redefines 'noise pop'

    We've played three or four shows where a cool dad is usually the most enthusiastic responder," says David Lineal, frontman of Chicago's Bird Names. It's not something new for the quintet-which also includes co-founder Colin Hartz, Albert Schatz, Eric Siegel and Naomi Caffee-to receive what is generally considered an atypical crowd reaction to the band's performances.


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  3. Sound Experiment

    WNUR brings artists from European S&M chambers and Chicago

    I believe that music has the power to inspire, nurture and transform one's perspective, and that's what I try to do with my music," says Nicole Mitchell, one of the artists to grace this year's WNUR Chicago Sounds Jazzfest. "Music is a spiritual path towards self-actualization."


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