Sam Cantor

Chicago indie musicians organize to spurn Spotify via open letter  - Chicago Reader Local indie artists organize to spurn Spotify via open letter, the 19th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival lights up the neighborhood, and more.

In this week's Gossip Wolf, Chicago indie musicians write an open letter urging others to pull their music from Spotify, Indie rockers Wide Orbit open for Oracle Sisters, the 19th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival lights up the neighborhood and more! https://bit.ly/4gMtAFh

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Chicago is pulling music off of Spotify! Proud to be a part of this effort. Taking our music into our own hands. Read the whole letter and sign on at tinyurl.com/ChicagoOffSpotify

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Here’s the clip.

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Speaking of Pharaohs ...and getting fired for it.

I wrote a longer piece about getting fired for saying the wrong thing about Palestine around Passover last year, and thinking about that in the current context of forced disappearances for political speech.

I also shared the original demo of Crumbling Star.

minormoon.substack.com/p/speaking-o...

03.04.2025 16:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Singing Into an Opening Some thoughts on politics and polyphony.

wrote about trying to find some footing these days. maybe you can relate?

also there’s a demo version of our song ‘Cracking Glass’

open.substack.com/pub/minormoo...

28.02.2025 23:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gifts With No Wrapping One gripe & ten thank-yous to transformative things in 2024

This month I wrote about wanting to be transformed by listening, some of my favorite things this year, and one specific gripe about streaming culture.

open.substack.com/pub/minormoo...

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