Ekmeles -- Photo by Bill Wadman
Album

Microtonality and Virtuosity Collide on Ekmeles’ “Nonsongs”

Charlotte Mundy, Ekmeles, Elisa Sutherland, George Lewis, Iwo Jedynecki, Jeffrey Gavett, Katherine Balch, New Focus Recordings, Plainsound, Steven Hrycelak, Timothy Parsons, Tomás Cruz, Wolfgang von Schweinitz
It isn’t often that performers approach microtonal music armed only with a set of tuning forks and their own ingenuity — but for an ensemble like Ekmeles, such resources are no deterrent. In their ind…
Julia Kuhlman
Danielle Jagelski and JL Marlor -- Courtesy of artists
Interview

Danielle Jagelski and JL Marlor Compose America

Amy Beach, Danielle Jagelski, Erin Schwab, Florence Price, JL Marlor, Joan Tower, Michelle Rofrano, Nadia Boulanger, PROTESTRA, Valerie Coleman
In the 250th anniversary of the United States, we might expect programming that focuses on the Founding Fathers. But in doing so, our view of this nation remains narrow. Michelle Rofrano, the founder…
A. Kori Hill
Nnux (Ana E. López) -- Photo by Martha Maya
Album

On “Metamorfosis,” Nnux Mines Transformative Feminine Power

Ana E. López, AVAJI, Matt Marks Impact Fund, Nnux, Paulina Parga
Metamorfosis opens with a yell. In “Tormentas,” a deity loosely based on the Aztec goddess of earth and life cycles awakens into the shape of a violent storm. After a swooning bass drop and just enoug…
Lana Norris
Vicki Ray in Wild Up,
Concert

Music, Mysticism, and Quiet Radicalism in Wild Up’s “The Interior Castle”

Christopher Rountree, Eliza Bagg, Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, Hildegard von Bingen, Isabella Leonarda, M.A. Tiesenga, REDCAT, Wild Up
In a world of constant connectivity, what do we gain from looking within? Wild Up’s Jun. 6 program, titled “The Interior Castle,” contended with this question and the effects of introspection on a com…
Dalanie Harris
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe -- Courtesy of artist
Album

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Crafts Sonic Cinema on “Manifestations in the Shadow of an Uncertain Land”

Charmaine Lee, Damon Locks, Kou Records, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Sound artist, composer, and visual creator Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe has developed a singular artistic practice over nearly three decades. His sound world is saturated with repetition, meditative atmosp…
Yaz Lancaster
Lia Kohl -- Photo by Leah Wendzinski
Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Lia Kohl (June 4, 2026)

Alain Peters, Egil Kalmen, Floating Points, FRANKIE & Battle-ax, James Holden, Lia Kohl, Maalem Mahmoud Guinia, Macie Stewart, Whitney Johnson
Lia Kohl is a composer and sound artist based in Chicago. Her wide-ranging practice includes composition and performance, installation, improvisation, and collaboration. Her work centers curiosity and…
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Ashley DuBose -- Photo by Jayme Halbritter
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