Laughing Bee drops live records by Eleventh Dream Day and Naked Raygun, emo band Nymb reissue their whole catalog, and Tone Deaf celebrates seven years.

Starting in 1984 and until recently, Aadam Jacobs brought tape recorders to thousands of indie, rock and punk shows, capturing full audio sets of everyone from R.E.M. at the UIC Pavilion in 1986 to Ni...

In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

Aadam Jacobs, the man behind the Aadam Jacobs Collection, joins John Landecker to discuss how he built his ever-growing collection and documented the storied tradition of music in Chicago.

In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

The CureNovember 9th, 1984The Bismarck TheatreChicago, ILMaster recording generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio ArchiveTransferred By: Brian...

Be immersed in the final 3 days of one of Chicago’s most beloved indie venues, capturing a pre-digital era of live music & community.

Phish1990-11-09Lounge AxChicago, ILRecording generously loaned from the Aadam Jacobs Audio ArchiveRecorded by:  Aadam JacobsTransferred by:  RyanJ...