Sep 11, 2013 1:29 PM

Gallery: Transforming Chicago's Union Station Into a Cavernous Concert Hall

01
White Mystery
*Miss Alex White of White Mystery tosses back a few stiff riffs.*
02
Prep
*The crew sets up in Chicago’s Union Station.*

03
Soundcheck
*Nicole Flood and her son Liam, 13 months, listen in on Mavis Staples' band during soundcheck in Chicago's Union Station while they await their train out of town.*
04
Tim Koh
*Tim Koh, bassist for Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, autographs Station to Station posters.*

05
Soundcheck
*Seen through the mixing board, Yaw Agyeman and Kiara Lanier of Theaster Gates’ Black Monks of Mississippi sing during soundcheck.*
06
Justin Stanley
*Musician and producer Justin Stanley monkeys around after posing on the side of the Station to Station train as it's parked in a Chicago railyard.*

07
Conductor
*Amtrak Conductor Glen Steven Johnson ended up recording in the studio car once he saw all the "eye candy" in the room.*
08
Crowd
*The crowd mingles in and out of yurts before the first official performance of the night in Chicago's Union Station.*

09
No Age
*No Age—playing with a scaled-down three-piece drum kit—makes use of the Union Station space with amps pointed toward the skylight and drumsticks tapping the marble floor.*
10
Spoken word
*Emanuel Vinson appears to levitate as he performs spoken word on stage.*

11
Rich South High School
*Chicago's Rich South High School Marching Band performs for the crowd.*
12
Thurston Moore
*Thurston Moore takes the stage with John Moloney once again.*

13
Black Monks of Mississippi
*The Black Monks of Mississippi harmonize on stage.*
14
Audience
*Right to left: Justin Booz stands with Emanuel Vinson (who later performed spoken-word for the crowd), Viviana Gentry, and Erin Delaney as they listen to Theaster Gates' Black Monks of Mississippi.*

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