Taha Syed

Malcolm took this very sweet photo of me after i came back from california, fav shirt (from Anna) fav flowers photo by image legend: @malcolm.online

Talha Waqar @talhawaqarr - Musafir (vital signs) Talha - vox, guitar Kai -drums Weber- sax Yash - keys Shahzeb - bass recorded on february six at Hideout bandcamp: / ## <3 my brother. my dad bumped vital signs in the car on tape, i remember there wasn't a lot of spots to get Pakistani tapes in NorCal and he was so excited when we found a spot in Seattle.

so grateful to my brothers and sisters who have been there and witnessed me in my craft Improve jam on “Heaven on their minds” at @hideoutchicago Shot by @fullytaha On keys @yashwlr On the sax @weburand On the bass @shahzeb3911_ On the drums @kai__.the.__guy Once again, would love to thank @jontan.music for asking me to join the bill. You are a true genius brother! #chicago #newmusic #independantartist #singersongwriter #alternative

The Part Timers @theparttimers_ - Capt. Jack Tommy Goodroad – Keys, vocals Trevor Joellenbeck – Bass guitar Cole Johnson – Electric guitar, vocals Henry Moskal – Electric guitar Samuel Stroup – Drums and cymbals recorded at @lowdown.chi on May 3.. the whole band came in hot off a 5 city tour that night.. electric. bandcamp: /music (two new songs dropped last Friday!) The Part Timers shred again at Judson and Moore on saturday may twenty third

Jontan @jontan.music - Ela Partiu by Tim Maia Jontan - Guitar & Vocals C Mikhail - Vocals Siena Oliveri - Vocals Alec Greene - Guitar Gabe Hamburg - Bass Joey Buttlar - Drums Recorded at Hideout at Jontan’s Yellow House album release show on February 6. Song originally by the father of Brazilian soul, Tim Maia, Jontan builds on that inspiration. This Chicago superband had the room grooving. Bandcamp: /

Winefred RT @winefredrt - Good Things Winefred RT - vocals, guitar Noah Roth - vocals, guitar Recorded at Beat Kitchen on March 3rd Bandcamp: /

Conor Lynch @corner_lunch - Slow Country Conor Lynch - vocals, guitar Henry Moskal - pedal steel guitar recorded at @lowdown.chi on May 3rd bandcamp: conor-lynch.bandcamp.com ## took me to the hills

Ustaad Noor Bakhsh band @noorbenju Ustaad Noor Bakhsh - Benju Doshambay - Damburag Daniyal Ahmed @honiunhoni - Damburag Recorded at @chicagoculturalcenter on Sept 22, 2024. Ustaad Noor Bakhsh is from Pakistan’s Balochistan province, hailing from a nomadic family of goat and cattle herders across the Makran, and was born in Gaddani- a coastal town a 90-minute drive from Karachi (my mom’s hometown.) Ustaad is a master on the benju, a part of the folk music fabric in Balochistan. Seeing Balochi music in the gorgeous cultural center atrium was unreal. Special thanks to @chicagodcase for patronizing and hosting music from around the globe, the child in me couldn’t ever imagine today’s world's investment in musical diversity. I’d seen Daniyal’s videos on YouTube for some time and this band was surreal to see live, I couldn’t keep the camera still. Had a really memorable chat with Dushambay bhai after this show. I appreciate Daniyal’s music archivist work and intrepid ethnographies, aside from being a living musical legend. He inspires my own efforts to archive music. There’s a great piece on Ustaad Noor and Daniyal by Sadiya Ansari in the Guardian.

Conor Lynch @corner_lunch - Mama, Save Me Conor Lynch - vocals, guitar Henry Moskal - pedal steel guitar recorded at @lowdown.chi on May 3rd bandcamp: conor-lynch.bandcamp.com ## I appreciate how Conor weighs his words, new songs were sung that night which he was kind enough to bless the room with.

MAVI @mavi4mayor - drunk prayer, the giver (just the top) shot this sometime last summer at West Fest (?) it's just been sitting on my desktop for months. made me smile today. Mavi went sober on tour during 2024 and announced it to the fest, here. There's a nice Rolling Stone piece on that by Andre Gee. )

Giant Pit of Glass @giantpitofglass - 77 Tony - vocals and guitar Mike - drums Abigail - bass Grace - vocals and guitar Wes - guitar recording from the @theburlingtonbar bill on April 21.

Saccharine @saccharine.okay - April Camille Robertson - vocals, guitar Seth Husney - guitar Layton Guyton - bass Nicholas Von - drums recording from February 27, during an @the_apartment_chicago gig at @solidaritystu April was stuck in my head a good long time