Month: March 2026

From WNUR and NRG Ensemble to Earscratcher in Bern: An Avant Life in Free Chicago Jazz, by Mark Erickson

Approximately 30 years ago, while working at home and listening to WNUR (Northwestern University radio at 89.3), I heard a tune that changed my static musical palette.  During this jazz segment, the DJ played “Two Car Garage” by Caffeine (Okkadisk, 1994). What did I just hear!?  I have pegged this moment as the beginning of …