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This year’s Frequency Festival includes Chicago debuts by Ellen Arkbro, Zarabanda Variations, and the duo of Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang.

Composer Annea Lockwood uses stereo microphones and underwater hydrophones to create detailed “river maps.”

A pandemic couldn’t stop the momentum of a band like Moontype. On their debut album, “Bodies of Water,” the trio—comprised of Margaret McCarthy, Emerson Hunton and Ben Cruz—has crafted a propulsive collection of reverb-laden songs that swerve through complex rhythms and biting, emotionally-driven lyrics. Released last month to national critical acclaim, Moontype said the record was a long-time coming. But perfecting it in the early weeks and months of the pandemic made for a more potent collection of songs that sound perfect as the rest of the city emerges from the fog of isolation.