Chicago Music, Seen by Jim Newberry. Image of book cover.

Chicago Music, Seen, my photography book featuring 100 portraits of Chicago music people, will be published October 20th, 2026, by University of Illinois Press!

Brian Belknap
Urge Overkill
Fast Eddie
Joe Smooth
Vince Lawrence
Jessie Jones & Liz Torres
Coctails
Jim Ellison
Eleventh Dream Day
David Yow
Frank Orrall
Jonny Polonsky
Red Red Meat
Sabertooth Jazz Quintet
Jake Austen
Number One Cup
Chicago Underground Orchestra
Chris Holmes
Robbie Fulks
Eddy Clearwater
Tony Mangiullo & Rosa Mangiullo
Liz Phair
Sugar Blue
Fred Anderson
Bill Dolan
Kevin Junior
U.S. Maple
Brad Wood
The Fire Show
Mekons
Jon Langford
The Sea and Cake
Kim

Cheer-Accident
Jim O’Rourke
Gerri Oliver
Graham Smith
The Nerves
Molemen Collective
The Dishes
James Becker
Light FM
Neko Case
Al Harris
Scott Rosenberg
Silkworm
Cynthia Plaster Caster
Weasel Walter
Cane Corso
Vernon Tonges
Frankie Knuckles
Webb Brothers
Polkaholics
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Edith Frost
Mavis Staples
Jason Narducy
Diane Izzo
James Pobiega
Joe Cassidy
Pit er Pat
Bobby Conn
Fred Armisen
Nicole Mitchell
Hamid Drake
The Ponys

Condenada
James Elkington
Steve Albini
Flosstradamus
The Eternals
Martin Atkins
Buddy Guy
Andrew Bird
Ralph Covert
Azita Youssefi
Tortoise
Liam Hayes
David Rempis
The Thin Man
Plus Sign
Lamajamal
Tomeka Reid
Jason Adasiewicz
Jerry Butler
Mike Reed
Jeff Tweedy
Von Freeman
Emmett Kelly
Joshua Abrams
Mars Williams
Andre Williams
Dee Alexander
Ken Vandermark
Avreeayl Ra
Kevin Flynn
Mucca Pazza
Alison Chesley
Sacha Mullin
Girls of the Golden West

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