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Exhibition on view May 8-30, 2010 Live performances: May 11, 15, 18, and 25, 2010 Steve Krakow is an artist, musician, and curator widely known for his info strip, The Secret History of Chicago Music, a collection of hand-drawn installments that chronicle the obscure blues, jazz, rock, funk, soul, folk, R&B, and punk musicians from Chicago's rich and diverse musical history. Drawn in a style that references such iconic comic artists as Robert Crumb, the series continues a tradition pioneered by Folkways Records and Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music of documenting and disseminating America's musical heritage. For his UBS 12 x 12 exhibition, Krakow presents a selection of The Secret History of Chicago Music strip, dating from 2005 to the present. The exhibition also includes a series of Tuesday night performances by musicians who have been featured in The Secret History of Chicago Music: ONO, Bil Vermette, Kelan Phil Cohran, and Chet Nichols. Video by Alan Del Rio Ortiz, Ben Poster, and Michael Green. For more information, please visit www.mcachicago.org
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