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‘Afternoon Shift’ #203: Prohibition playback
Classical chamber ensemble Axiom Brass performs. And on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, the Chicago History Museum’s Russell Lewis and Bruce Elliott of the Old Town Ale House discuss bar culture and the importance of taverns in Chicago.
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Classical chamber ensemble Axiom Brass join us to perform songs from their upcoming concert, Duke It Out, in which the canons of Duke Ellington and Tchaikovsky are put into a musical “thunder dome.” Two bands enter, one band leaves.
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Wednesday marks the 79th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Rick is joined by the Chicago History Museum’s Russell Lewis and Bruce Elliott of the Old Town Ale House to discuss bar culture and importance of taverns in Chicago.
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