On Tuesday, December 19, Schubas hosts a release party for Take It Outside, the debut book by 24-year-old Chicago music-scene photographer Tim Nagle. Headlining the show is Phoelix, the talented multi-instrumentalist and singer who coproduced Noname’s Telefone and Saba’s Bucket List Project. Rookie opens, and throughout the night members of young rock bands (including Twin Peaks and the Orwells) spin records. The bill reflects the kinds of music Nagle follows: he spent most of his youth on Chicago’s south side, devouring rap and rock, and he was a teenager when the Smith Westerns broke out. He didn’t even consider the possibility of making a career as a photographer until relatively recently—he took his first photos with a professional camera in 2013. Today he makes money with his art, but not quite enough to support himself; he also works part-time for a bottled-water distributor.
Leor Galil: When did you decide to make a book?
It was a couple shots. I was in Seattle around the Fourth last year. There was a day I just walked around with a camera. There’s three shots in the book that were from that day. There’s one shot of the [Space Needle] and one of the Pike [Place] Market.
What does the live music section say about your experience with music and your position in the local scene?
You work with rock and rap acts. What are the connections between the young hip-hop scene and the young local rock scene here?
