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Drag City dredges archives for celebration of art and music

[Above: Detail of Emily Price's original embroidery for the cover of Joanna Newsom's The Milk-Eyed Mender.]Launched in 1989 and now home to time-honored, rock-solid acts including the Silver Jews, The Red Krayola, Bonnie “Prince” Billy and comic freak Neil Hamburger, Chicago's Drag City is a label with a distinct personality: Playful, colorful and amorphous, but weary of the pains and struggles of the world that cheery pop music can't mask. In that same vein of duality, Drag City isn't just about music, but also the visual art with which it runs hand in hand: Album covers, show posters, even the...  read more

Gallery 400 offers "A Visual Introduction to Drag City"

Only one year away from 20 in existence, local label Drag City has established itself through both the audible and visual art produced by its roster of musicians. Now through October 4, Gallery 400 hosts "Chances are the Comets in Our Future: A Visual Introduction to Drag City," featuring artwork, album covers and more from Drag City artists new (Singer), old (Gastr del Sol) and eternal (The Red Krayola). ...  read more