Jamie Ludwig

Jamie Ludwig is a music journalist. Below are 126 of 126 articles datpiff.ink indexes across 1 publication. Each links out to the original at the publisher.

• Babe Haven empower the babes and tweak their enemies on Nuisance - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 05, 2026
• Penelope Trappes ruminates on life and death amid haunting ambience - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 01, 2026
• Singer and rapper Elujay calls for realness on A Constant Charade - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 29, 2026
• Brazilian DJ Marcal brings his hard-driving futuristic sound to Smart Bar - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 22, 2026
• Punk-funk legends ESG pass the torch to the next generation of femme and queer artists at the first Ragbagalia Fest - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 08, 2026
• Philadelphia band Evil Sword make the evilest lo-fi punk  - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 08, 2026
• Liz Cooper steps up her songwriting and embraces her true self on New Day - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 01, 2026
• Michigan death-doom crew Temple of Void get more focused and filthy on The Crawl - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 29, 2026
• Gelli Haha creates an immersive dance-pop world for your inner child - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 17, 2026
• Ambient composer Colleen stares down fear on Libre Antes del Final - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 17, 2026
• Saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi and guitarist Matt Gold team up on Devotional Fade - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 10, 2026
• North Carolina band Verity Den do indie rock right - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 03, 2026
• Ratboys graduate but don’t move out - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Mar 26, 2026
• Experimental keyboardist and composer Kelly Moran gives you something to reflect on with Don’t Trust Mirrors - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Mar 26, 2026
• Peaches wants to liberate everybody with No Lube So Rude - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 27, 2026
• Digital hardcore artist Dicqbeats declares war on normal with Dicqbroke - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 26, 2026
• Nashville singer-songwriter Margo Price is over your shit on Hard Headed Woman - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 23, 2026
• English singer-songwriter Naima Bock charts her own path with gorgeous results - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 13, 2026
• Rio Kosta’s escapist psychedelic pop could transport you anywhere - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 30, 2026
• Chicago power poppers Time Thieves are a band of many moods - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 30, 2026
• Memphis postpunks Optic Sink chill out on Lucky Number - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 23, 2026
• Minnesota singer-songwriter Runo Plum makes calm music in a chaotic world - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 23, 2026
• Indonesian duo Galdive build captivating worlds in electro-pop and R&B - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 16, 2026
• Chicago postmetal band Farseer invent their own world on Portals to Cosmic Womb - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 02, 2026
• Quirky Welsh rockers the Bug Club keep the tunes coming thick and fast on Very Human Features - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Dec 05, 2025
• Jay Som reveals a sleeker take on bedroom pop with Belong - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Dec 05, 2025
• Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo celebrate the Latin American songbook with a gorgeous, ruminative jazz duo - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Dec 01, 2025
• Chicago rockers Glyders find a new stride on Forever - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 17, 2025
• Brìghde Chaimbeul merges tradition and innovation on Sunwise - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 17, 2025
• Facing combine fresh and familiar art-pop sounds on Temporary Bodies - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 07, 2025
• Ankara trio Molested Divinity bring their ambitious brutal death metal to Chicago - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 24, 2025
• Pachyman and Mndsgn coheadline an imaginative, rhythmic tour - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 10, 2025
• Atlanta punks Upchuck power through the exhaustions of oppression on I’m Nice Now - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 06, 2025
• Japanese Krautrockers Minami Deutsch turn repetition into immersive moods - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Sep 19, 2025
• Maruja shoot for the stars on their debut album Power to Pain - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Sep 19, 2025
• Belgian shoegazers Slow Crush try to sound as huge as love on Thirst - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Sep 05, 2025
• The maestro of Sound & Gravity - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Sep 04, 2025
• The Ar-Kaics tap into the defiance and despair of late-60s garage rock on See the World on Fire - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 22, 2025
• Ben LaMar Gay and Ugochi Nwaogwugwu open minds and hearts at the Future Folk Festival - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 15, 2025
• UK doom trio Conan grapple with a world of violence on their seventh album - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 15, 2025
• Chicago thrashers Bloodletter level up with Leave the Light Behind - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 01, 2025
• Chicago Record Report: July 2025 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 31, 2025
• Soul-funk collective Family Junket bring inclusive energy to the MCA terrace - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 28, 2025
• Brea Fournier & the Dream Ballet write a pop-punk rock opera to liberate the manic pixie dream girl - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 28, 2025
• Singer-songwriter Lefty Parker brings all the feels to Color Club - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 11, 2025
• Petite Noir defies borders and dogmas with a fusion that encompasses Africa and the world - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 11, 2025
• Nashville metalcore unit Orthodox blow down their own walls on A Door Left Open - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 03, 2025
• Los Angeles punk stalwarts Alice Bag and Kid Congo Powers make their Chicago debut as Juanita & Juan - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 20, 2025
• Singer-songwriter Samantha Crain finds joy in connection on the psychedelic Gumshoe - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 06, 2025
• Self-described Chicago ‘psych-wave’ band 8-Bit Creeps dance through collapse on Sunset From the Shallows - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 06, 2025
• Beverly Rage, punk musician and drag queen - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 05, 2025
• Harpist Moriah Bailey meditates on the past to find a brighter future - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 02, 2025
• Chicago Record Report: May 2025 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 29, 2025
• Calgary postpunks Preoccupations face reality with optimistic dread on Ill at Ease - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 23, 2025
• Detroit alt-folk group Neu Blume keep their eye on the big picture - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 23, 2025
• Buffalo punk outfit Science Man makes music for mutants on Monarch Joy - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 16, 2025
• Chicago indie rockers Moontype expand their imaginations on I Let the Wind Push Down on Me - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 16, 2025
• Detroit electronic duo Adult. go where the darkness take them - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 14, 2025
• Stress Positions stick to their guns - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 14, 2025
• Local death-metal bands Molder and Primal Code celebrate new albums at Reggies - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Dec 07, 2024
• Chicago Record Report: November 2024 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 27, 2024
• First Nations rappers Snotty Nose Rez Kids envision the world they want to live in - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 15, 2024
• Xeno & Oaklander make retrofuturistic synth pop about what not to do - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 15, 2024
• Chicago Record Report: October 2024 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 31, 2024
• Jinx Dawson speaks on the legacy of Coven - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 16, 2024
• Emily How makes alternative rock feel new again - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 15, 2024
• Punk warriors Poison Ruïn take on today’s battles on Confrere - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 11, 2024
• Champaign-born phenom Somi brings her African immigrant heritage to her vocal jazz - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 02, 2024
• Anatolian psych-pop band Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek make their Chicago debut - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 02, 2024
• Chicago Record Report: September 2024 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Sep 30, 2024
• Fugitive carry the torch of Texas crossover thrash - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Sep 18, 2024
• Chicago Record Report: August 2024 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 30, 2024
• Local art-pop project Zombie Mañana dares to explore - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 21, 2024
• Phil Yates & the Affiliates can make feel-good music out of heartbreak - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 02, 2024
• Casa Desmadre showcases a riotous mix of Latine punk, hardcore, and dance music - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 02, 2024
• Mei Semones couches straightforward emotion in the flowery sounds of romance - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 24, 2024
• The PRF BBQ sustains the heart of DIY - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 17, 2024
• Guitarist Julie Byrne taps into love, grief, and human connection  - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 08, 2024
• Chicago Record Report: June 2024 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 26, 2024
• Necrot make the macabre fun on Lifeless Birth - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 21, 2024
• Chicago Record Report: May 2024 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 29, 2024
• Australian instrumental trio Glass Beams make their Chicago debut - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 24, 2024
• Ride embrace the journey on the synth-pop–influenced Interplay - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 13, 2024
• Chicago Record Report: April 2024 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 30, 2024
• North Dakota death-metal band Gorgatron ramp up to a new album - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 15, 2024
• Los Angeles five-piece Early Moods make doom and gloom sound like a good time - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Mar 29, 2024
• Chicago Record Report: March 2024 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Mar 28, 2024
• Australian doom duo Divide and Dissolve fight for liberation on Systemic - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 29, 2024
• Chicago electronic duo Drama call for love, resistance, and freedom - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 08, 2024
• Bar Italia create a stir with low-key minimalist indie pop - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 28, 2023
• R. Brent Decker, Racetraitor bassist and anti-violence worker - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 15, 2023
• Ana Everling proves the language of music is universal - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 01, 2023
• Melbourne punk juggernauts Civic make their Chicago debut - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 05, 2023
• Gróa share their high-octane punk spirit at a free Icelandic music showcase - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Sep 05, 2023
• Local darkwave outfit Replicant return to Chicago stages with new music - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 08, 2023
• London feminist punk trio Big Joanie hit Chicago on their first U.S. tour - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 11, 2023
• Square Roots showcases local artists and sounds from around the world - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 30, 2023
• Man or Astro-Man? return to Chicago with a refreshed aggressive sound - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 08, 2023
• The HIRS Collective uses noise and grindcore to celebrate diversity and fight hate - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 01, 2023
• Oregon doom-metal band Hell revisit their 2017 self-titled album - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 17, 2023
• Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish electrify vintage rock ’n’ roll in their gritty blues and rockabilly - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 07, 2023
• Stockholm trad-metal fiends Century give Chicago a taste of their upcoming The Conquest of Time - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Mar 10, 2023
• Chicago psychedelic metal band Rezn reach new highs on Solace - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Mar 07, 2023
• Proposed fee hikes on U.S. visas will hurt independent music and inhibit tours from abroad - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Mar 06, 2023
• North Carolina’s Cor de Lux make something pretty out of pandemic anxiety on Media - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 09, 2023
• Chicago artists converge to sound the alarm in the fight for reproductive rights - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 25, 2023
• With Bulli, Velvet Negroni takes us on a rocky, trippy ride - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 12, 2023
• Black Ox Orkestar return after 15 years to explore modern socio-political strife though Jewish diasporic traditions - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Dec 01, 2022
• Elder explore individual journeys through their proggy new album, Innate Passage - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 23, 2022
• Michigan grindpunks Cloud Rat push beyond their limits on Threshold - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 31, 2022
• UK electronic-noise duo Petbrick create a tantalizing sonic universe on their new album, Liminal - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Oct 04, 2022
• Amanda Flores, aka DJ Flores Negras, founder of Mictlan Productions - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Sep 14, 2022
• Ruido Fest celebrates the diverse sounds of Latin alternative music in its return to Union Park - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 16, 2022
• Melbourne punk trio Clamm show how much they care on their new second album - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Aug 12, 2022
• Politically charged postpunks Petrol Girls combine fun and purpose on Baby - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 21, 2022
• Temple of Void delve into the abyss on the genre-bending Summoning the Slayer - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jun 09, 2022
• Ufomammut come back from hiatus with renewed focus on Fenice - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · May 11, 2022
• Chicago indie-rock trio Axons explore an infamous Chicago prison break on I Object to Everything - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Apr 04, 2022
• Music Frozen Dancing will have you sweating through your coat - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 15, 2022
• La Armada keep fighting the good fight on Anti-Colonial Vol. 2 - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 14, 2022
• Mitski returns to music stronger than ever with Laurel Hell - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Feb 02, 2022
• Chicago pianist Neal Francis finds time and space on In Plain Sight - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jan 06, 2022
• Chicago rockers Touched by Ghoul make up for canceling the world with a raucous New Year’s Eve show - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Dec 24, 2021
• Dan Sartain’s posthumous Arise, Dan Sartain, Arise shows why his songwriting will live on - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Dec 10, 2021
• Mouth Congress confront anti-abortion violence and bigotry in “The People Have Spoken” - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Nov 01, 2021
• Neckbeard Deathcamp go viral with a black-metal takedown of neo-Nazis - Chicago Reader — Chicago Reader · Jul 26, 2018