Chicago Sun-Times wrote an article about the project. Thank you from all the volunteers working hard to enable everyone to hear these recordings. chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/0...

Volunteers turn Chicagoan’s collection of live recordings into an online archive that can play forever

Starting in 1984 and until recently, Aadam Jacobs brought tape recorders to thousands of indie, rock and punk shows, capturing full audio sets of everyone from R.E.M. at the UIC Pavilion in 1986 to Ni...

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And more tapes to transfer!

Brian S@briansemerick.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New tapes coming in. @ajc-project.bsky.social #aadamjacobs #ajc

Aadam Jacobs was interviewed on @wgnradio.bsky.social tonight by John Landecker - Check it out! wgnradio.com/john-landeck...

The Reel Deal: Inside the Aadam Jacobs Collection

Aadam Jacobs, the man behind the Aadam Jacobs Collection, joins John Landecker to discuss how he built his ever-growing collection and documented the storied tradition of music in Chicago.

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@apnews.com sent a writer to speak with Aadam Jacobs and some of the volunteers working to preserve the collection of recordings and get it online to share. apnews.com/article/aada...

Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

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Aadam's first recording was an AMM show in May 1984. In addition to posting the audio from the show, team member @kliked.bsky.social penned a blog to commemorate this first recording. Check it out.

We’re celebrating one year of the Aadam Jacobs Collection Project! 1,500+ shows uploaded, 133k streams, and countless rediscovered memories. Read our update on the journey - and what’s coming next, including rare gems like The Cure’s 1984 Chicago show. aadamjacobscollection.org/2025/11/16/c...

There are 5 days left in the Kickstarter campaign for the documentary Last Night at Lounge Ax. You can see the full trailer at the Kickstarter page. Please consider participating in the campaign if you can. They are so close to their goal. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lvn...

LAST NIGHT AT LOUNGE AX - A DOCUMENTARY FILM

Be immersed in the final 3 days of one of Chicago’s most beloved indie venues, capturing a pre-digital era of live music & community.

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The project hit a milestone today - our 1000th show from the Aadam Jacobs Collection - an uncirculated show from @phish.com from Nov. 9, 1990 at Lounge Ax. We have added a blog post to commemorate the show. Enjoy! @phish.net aadamjacobscollection.org/2025/07/01/p... archive.org/details/ajc0...

Phish Live at Lounge Ax on 1990-11-09 : Phish : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Phish1990-11-09Lounge AxChicago, ILRecording generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio ArchiveRecorded by:  Aadam JacobsTransferred by:  RyanJ...

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Check out our blog! You can follow along as we explore Aadam's collection.

Aadam Jacobs Collection@ajcproject.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · last yr.

The Aadam Jacobs Collection now has a blog! Initial posts cover the Coctails and the Mekons extended universe — check back regularly for guides to further nooks and crannies of Aadam's archival work! https://aadamjacobscollection.org/

You can now follow our automated feed of shows posted to the Aadam Jacobs Collection - our little bots will post a link as the shows are added - just follow our feed: bsky.app/profile/ajcp...

Thank you for the article, Chicago Reader! We are excited about the things and sounds to come. archive.org/details/aada...

Leor Galil@imleor.bsky.social · 2y ago

I called up Chicago show taper Aadam Jacobs about @archive.org preserving his immense collection of live recordings with the @ajc-project.bsky.social chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...

It is great to finally get this project started. If you are interested in helping out in any way - editing, tracking, setlists, or general organization, please reach out to us. We have tens of thousands of recordings waiting to make it to your ears.

Live Tapes@livetapes.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 2y ago

The collection of legendary #Chicago taper Aadam Jacobs is beginning to go up on @internetarchive. It's been added to the @livetapes feed. Check the first few dozen uploads here: https://archive.org/details/aadamjacobs