Justin Anderson-Weber
@jlweber.bsky.social
I write Of Note, a monthly newsletter about music writing worth reading. https://buttondown.com/of_note A man of many paths that somehow all led to biscuits, music, sports, and writing. Chicago-based after stints in DC, NC, and CO.
Listening to Punk This Week in the way to therapy, as you do, and marveling at the amount of music @ninacorcoran.bsky.social saw last week. 1) Major FOMO. I should’ve gotten out more. Just the one ESS garden show for me. 2) Chicago is just the best. We’re so lucky.
Genuinely upset at the news of Glen Hansard’s death. I discovered The Frames while working in college radio. Once is one of my favorite movies. I will cherish every memory of seeing him perform. Always stunning.
Final season of The Bear was phenomenal. Had me laughing and first pumping and crying happy tears.
Insane.
Parker Gabriel@parkerjgabriel.bsky.social · last wk.#Broncos LG Ben Powers sustained a Lisfranc fracture in his foot in his first game back from a torn bicep in mid-December against Jacksonville, source said. Played the rest of the regular season and through the postseason with a broken foot.
Nuggets match offer sheet for Spencer Jones. Given current state of the roster, they didn't have a choice. If they didn't, what is the story ownership is telling Jokic? Presti is diabolical for forcing the Nuggets to act.
Jake Shapiro@shapalicious.bsky.social · last wk.Ultimately the right play for the Nuggets with Jones. They found out what he was work on the market then bring him back to be an important role player that offers them size, hustle, defense and open triples.
In good news, if the Bills decide to move to the CFL, Arena league, or the XFL, these will work just fine.
Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social · last wk.The Bills’ alternate uniforms are somehow worse than other alternate uniforms, all of which are bad.
You can always watch prior ESS OPTION performances and interviews on the YouTube channel. Check out this recent one with Karen Ng!
Karen Ng - Full Performance (Live at ESS)
YouTube video by Experimental Sound Studio
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Experimental Sound Studio’s summer OPTION series still going strong! Check out tomorrow’s performance from Madeline Stepien. Same time, same place as always. ESS garden at 3pm Sunday.
Saw Iceboy at the Goodman tonight with Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally and it was so much fun.
From the smoke forecast: The smoke should start moving out to the NE by around 8 or 9 am Friday (today), mostly clearing up by noon or 1 pm. Unfortunately, more smoke will come in Saturday evening, though hopefully it won't be as bad as Thursday. www.reddit.com/r/chicago/s/...
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there is no other outlet in chicago with the institutional knowledge or wisdom of the reader, and no group of reporters who have sacrificed as much to keep their paper alive. imagine nickel and diming those folks as one of your first acts in town.
Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Wildfire smoke ruining Chicago summer is a great tragedy.
Barry Butler Photography@barrybutler9.bsky.social · 3w agoSmoke from a Distant Fire. This morning in Chicago as the Canadian wildfire smoke arrives. The look and smell are all around at sunrise today.
Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Prize after wake up call: newspapers mistakenly published his obituary when his brother died & what he read as his legacy horrified him speaking ill (factually) of the dead is literally the most effective way to curb living racist & Nazi public figures/politicians
![There is a well-known story about the origin of the Nobel Prize, although historians have been unable to verify it, and some dismiss the story as a myth.[26] In 1888, the death of his brother Ludvig supposedly caused several newspapers to publish obituaries of Alfred in error. One French newspaper[which?] condemned him for his invention of military explosives—in many versions of the story, dynamite is quoted, although this was mainly used for civilian applications—and this is said to have brought about his decision to leave a better legacy after his death.[6] The obituary supposedly stated, Le marchand de la mort est mort ("The merchant of death is dead"),[6] and according to the myth went on to say, "Dr. Alfred Nobel, who became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday."[27] Nobel read the obituary and was appalled at the idea that he would be remembered in this way. His decision to posthumously donate the majority of his wealth to found the Nobel Prize has been credited to him wanting to leave behind a better legacy.[28][6] However, it has been questioned whether or not the obituary in question actually existed.[28] An actual obituary (pictured) stated "A man who can only with the utmost difficulty be considered a benefactor of mankind has died yesterday at Cannes. It is Mr. Nobel, inventor of dynamite. Mr. Nobel was Swedish." It was published on the first page of the Figaro on the 15th of April 1888 and retracted the next day.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:26hkfmtr7jrchexamh7hk6rz/bafkreiamxbpof2omcdylzhjqx5jvddya4qtd2rranqhfr3hqz7m5v7croe)
Thomas Fuchs@thomasfuchs.at · 3y agoIf we’d speak more ill of the dead, maybe it would remind the living not to be assholes.
The vendor list for the Experimental Sound Studio garage sale is sooooo good. Come check it out tomorrow, 12-6, 5925 N. Ravenswood Ave. Chicago.
Chicago can't have anything nice because of the police.
Heather Cherone@heathercherone.bsky.social · 4w agoIn August, I'll be exploring the main mitten of Michigan - Detroit, Harbor Springs, and Traverse City areas. If you have any recommendations for things to do or places to eat, please share!
Macie Stewart, Lia Kohl, and Whitney Johnson (@intlanthem.bsky.social) were selected to contribute ESS's Sonic Pavilion and now they're doing their own open call for string players to participate in their composition. If that's you, submit your recording here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Justin Anderson-Weber@jlweber.bsky.social · 3mo agoOpen call for Experimental Sound Studio's Sonic Pavilion is on! Pitch multichannel sound compositions for the overhead trellis loudspeaker array at Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Will run Sep 12-14. Proposals due 6/14. Submit below!
More Experimental Sound Studio news: Plugged In donors can now participate in a reading group that will happen every Sunday prior to the Option concerts. You can become a Plugged In member with any donation amount.
The ESS garage sale is this Saturday, 12-6! Come through and see all the vendors.
Justin Anderson-Weber@jlweber.bsky.social · 3mo agoExperimental Garage Sale 15 will be on Saturday, July 11. ESS is looking for vendors of audio gear and gadgets, but not limited to only that! Funky cool fashion, kits, components, oddities, and inspiring objects of mystery also welcome! Vendor application is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This deadline was extended to July 15th. Chicago artists, you still have time to apply for free studio access at ESS!
Justin Anderson-Weber@jlweber.bsky.social · 2mo agoChicago-based artists can now apply for Experimental Sound Studio's Outer Ear Sessions fall cohort. This program provides free recording studio access at ESS. Applications due July 1! Learn more here: ess.org/oes/
The faces of everyone who could, up until this very moment, excuse everything about Graham Platner
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last mo.Platner is quickly losing key endorsements in the Maine Senate race
This, unfortunately, was the most predictable way for this to end.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last mo.Top backers of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, as well as the state Democratic Party, are calling on him to end his campaign and rescinding endorsements after he was accused of sexual assault by a woman he previously dated.
I’m not opposed only because the Nuggets don’t really have any other options, especially as we watch every other player that could be a fit with them go to other teams.
Jake Shapiro@shapalicious.bsky.social · last mo.This is THE MOVE that would make the Nuggets title favorites overnight, especially if they basically run it back around James at the minimum. It's such a great idea that it's probably worth exhausting this before doing anything else.
One of the best one and done players the Nuggets have had. Really fun watching him last year.
Shams Charania Tweets@shamsbot.bsky.social · last mo.Free agent sharpshooter Tim Hardaway Jr. has agreed to a deal with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN.
TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump's Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there. Original post: x.com/i/status/207...