Macie Stewart is celebrating the release of her International Anthem debut at Solar Myth on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser describes the collection as “a love letter to the moments we spend in-between”—a letter realized via an intentional return to piano, her first instrument and the origin of her creative expression. Here Stewart creates a striking and cinematic work through collages of prepared piano, field recordings, and string quartet compositions, one that gives shape to a transient universe all its own while tracing the line of her musical past, full circle. Long-heralded in musician circles for her versatility, Stewart stands as a distinguished, go-to collaborator across genre and style, with a collaborative CV that reads like a dream year-end list—performing strings for Makaya McCraven or Japanese Breakfast; singing harmonies with Tweedy; arranging for Alabaster DePlume, Resavoir, Mannequin Pussy, or SZA; co-leading the jagged art-rock experimentation of Finom, her duo with songwriter Sima Cunningham. This varied-yet-distinct sound has led to a name recognition that goes beyond the devoted liner note enthusiast.
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VinylCon! - 70+ Vendors, 100,000+ Records, Full Bar, Food Trucks, Vinyl DJ’s (Day 1) | 10:00am - 4:00pm | 23rd Street Armory | All Ages |
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Worriers / Mint Green | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
THICK / Slaughterhouse / Friend | 7:00pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Vs Self / Punxsutawney / Lastima | 7:00pm | Foto Club | All Ages |
Nicholas Payton | 7:30pm | The Philadelphia Clef Club | All Ages |
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / Knifeplay | 8:00pm | Union Transfer | All Ages |
Anna B Savage | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Chapel | All Ages |
Roger Miller / Mike Polizzi - Bill Nace Duo / Jacy Webster | 8:00pm | Pageant : Soloveev | All Ages |
Webb Chapel / False Tracks / Assisted Living | 8:00pm | The Perch | All Ages |
Pheeroan akLaff Global Mantras Quintet | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
L.A. Witch / DAIISTAR / Flatwaves | 8:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |
History Dog / Totally Automatic | 8:00pm | Calvary Community Center | All Ages |
Mike Servito / Rob Paine / Avrge Joe / Chrsbrry | 10:00pm | The Barbary | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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VinylCon! - 70+ Vendors, 100,000+ Records, Full Bar, Food Trucks, Vinyl DJ’s (Day 2) | 10:00am - 4:00pm | 23rd St. Armory | All Ages |
WKDU Presents: WKDU Brunch Takeover at Johnny Brenda's MOTHER'S DAY EDITION with DJs Amy & Gio | 1:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | All Ages |