Tim Zawada of Star Creature Universal Vibrations. The label’s other founder, Ben Van Dyke, lives in Los Angeles and couldn’t make a photo shoot in Chicago, so his spot is taken here by Zawada’s dog, ...

Star Creature Universal Vibrations cofounder Tim Zawada in 2017, with his dog, Tugboat—namesake of the label's Tugboat Editions imprint Credit: Olivia Obineme for Chicago Reader Roommate recorded this ...

Mickey Hart has synesthesia, an uncommon crossing-wiring of senses that enables him to see colors when he hears sounds. So it was only a matter of time before the Grammy Award-winning Grateful Dead ...