Music Workers’ Jobs Disappeared. Their Bills Didn’t.

[READER]( [Music workers’ jobs disappeared, but their bills didn’t]( With federal aid to venues only now arriving, how are tour managers, stagehands, bookers, and their colleagues in the concert business making ends meet? By [Micco Caporale]( [@miccoslays]( [Percy Julian: chemist and catalyst]( His Chicago labs brought us modern miracle drugs and much more. By [Deanna Isaacs]( [@deannaisaacs]( [So outrageous]( It’s hard to get outraged about the Steans-to-Cassidy handoff when Marjorie Taylor Greene’s on the scene. By [Ben Joravsky]( [@bennyjshow]( [Losing count]( For nearly 20 years, the United States was on the verge of adjusting the census and eliminating the Black undercount. By [Emeline Posner]( [@emelpos]( [Party photo crew GlitterGuts take to Patreon to survive the nightlife drought]( Plus: Artist and musician Hali Palombo creates otherworldly collages from antique audio cylinders, and R&B singer Queen Mars drops the lead single from her upcoming EP. By [J.R. Nelson]( [@JR1Nelson]( and [Leor Galil]( [@imLeor]( [Harry James of Chandeliers draws from soul, jazz, and ambient on his solo debut]( By [Leor Galil]( [@imLeor]( [A Doobie on his own on the gig poster of the week]( By [Salem Collo-Julin]( [@hollo]( [Issue of Jan 21 - Feb 3, 2021 Vol. 50, No. 9]( [Download Issue]( (PDF) 1971 Chicagoans have relied on the Reader for trusted alternative coverage of our city. The Chicago Reader is now a 501c3 nonprofit organization which means our survival is in your hands. In order to continue to be your trusted alternative voice of Chicago, we need your help. If you can donate just $5 today, we can show the world that community funded, independent journalism is the future. [DONATE TODAY!]( [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 © 2021 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](