Archives: ken vandermark

The Hideout brings Chicago to D.C.

The Hideout is bringing Chicago musicians to Washington, D.C., on the eve of the inauguration. The Black Cat will be the site for “The Big Shoulders Ball: Chicago Celebrates Change.” Performers will be a spectacle of Chicagoans: Tortoise, the Waco Brothers, Eleventh Dream Day, Andrew Bird, Jon Langford, Sally Timms, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Ken Vandermark, […]

Fight the Big Bull Goes to Chicago

About two years ago, Patchwork Collective organized a Richmond performance by avant-garde mastermind and saxophonist Ken Vandermark and his group Free Music Ensemble. Blown away by this performance, Patchwork co-founder Matthew White began trying to glean new knowledge about music and the business from Vandermark. White looked to Vandermark as a mentor and for the […]

Fight the Big Bull signed to Clean Feed Records

Congratulations to Fight the Big Bull, the latest addition to Clean Feed Records. Clean Feed Records is centralized in Lisbon, Portugal. Says the label, “Clean Feed aims to record innovative contemporary jazz projects that can make a difference, building a catalogue that will be internationally recognized for its quality and coherence.” FTBB was also invited […]