The Messthetics continue their heavy jazz-punk explorations with saxophonist James Brandon Lewis
By Leor Galil
Published on April 17, 2026.
Leor Galil, who started writing for the Chicago Reader in 2010, has won numerous journalism awards, including two first-place awards from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia and a Peter Lisagor award for Best Arts Reporting and Criticism. He focuses on music, with a focus on Chicago artists, scenes, and phenomena.
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