His Influence Lives On

[READER]( [Nearly a century ago, Dave Tough helped define Chicago jazz drumming]( He died young, only barely outliving the big-band era, but his influence lives on. By [Steve Krakow]( [Lightfoot turns city’s infrastructure into weapons against protesters]( When election and racial justice protests rocked Chicago, the mayor used raised bridges and shutdown public transportation as crowd control measures, which harmed the city’s workers. By [Maya Dukmasova]( [@mdoukmas]( [How do you give Chicagoans a say in the city’s budget?]( A Q&A with the designer of the People’s Budget bus tour By [Grace Del Vecchio]( [@delvecchiograce]( and [City Bureau]( [@city_bureau]( [Merzbow’s four-decade-plus reign of sonic terror continues with Screaming]( By [Luca Cimarusti]( [@LucaCimarusti]( [John Herndon of Tortoise has a deal for you]( The influential drummer and artist shares the engrossing story of his upbringing—but mostly in hopes that you’ll give his new solo music a chance. By [Melissa Locker]( [@woolyknickers]( [Issue of Nov 12-25, 2020 Vol. 50, No. 4]( [Bound to the Point]( [Tales of the Southside Pod swimmers]( By [S. Nicole Lane]( [Best of Chicago 2020: Nominate now!]( [Download Issue]( (PDF) [DONATE]( [View this e-mail as a web page]( [@chicago_reader]( [/chicagoreader]( [@chicago_reader]( [Chicago Reader on LinkedIn]( [/chicagoreader]( [chicagoreader.com]( [Forward this e-mail to a friend](. Want to change how you receive these e-mails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © 2020 Chicago Reader Store, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Chicago Reader Store Our mailing address is: Chicago Reader Store 2930 S. Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60616 [Add us to your address book](