Saturday night at The Metro was a Joyous expression of the strength, resilience, and power of the women of Chicago Hip Hop. The WBEZ/Vocalo/Young Chicago Authors Winter Block Party showcased female artists and musicians in Chicago for the 9th year of this ongoing festival. The Metro stage was […]
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My last festival of 2016 went down this past weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The good folks over at React put together a hell of festival featuring some of the most buzzing acts of 2016 like Anderson .Paak, Gucci Mane, Smino and many, many more.
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Last week, The 1975 played two shows in Uptown’s iconic concert venue the Aragon Ballroom and we were present for their second stop in Chicago. The band has been touring in support of their excellent sophomore album, which reached #1 in the US and UK, I like it when you
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This past Monday I was able to catch Mac Miller’s headlining performance at Emo’s in Austin, TX. I have listened to Mac Miller’s music for a while now and in that time I have seen him grow as an artist. I will be the first to admit that
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Chicago has become a contentious place, socially and politically. Though often condemned as a gangland paradise, it is often overlooked that there are many musicans making a positive influence on our landscape. A shining example of that is Malcolm London. London is a rising star not only inthe
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XYLØ made a stop in Chicago last week at the Riviera Theatre opening up for The Naked and Famous. The band performed many songs off of their America EP that they released earlier this year. Haven’t heard of XYLØ before? You will be soon. They were just featured on
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LANY made their way to Chicago last week as a part of The KINDA Tour with opening act Transviolet. Coming off the heals of their KINDA EP release, LANY did not disappoint with their live show full of new material. Transviolet had the crowd rocking early at the legendary
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Whenever we get to October in Chicago, there are two things to look forward to: Halloween and React’s Freaky Deaky festival. The 2016 lineup for the fest is always on point. This year’s lineup featured performances by Desiigner (pictured above), Disclosure, ScHoolboy Q, Tiesto, Lil Dicky, D.R.A.M., DJ
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Post Malone’s headlining tour, The Hollywood Dreams Tour, hit Chicago a few weeks back it was definitely everything I expected it to be. Posty performed his songs that we have come to know and love, while also performing new gems like “Dejavu” featuring The Biebs. Jazz Cartier and
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This past Thursday night at Concord Hall, Neon Indian lit up the crowd up with an amazing performance. Although Neon Indian is placed more so under the techno genre of music, the band showcased an incredible lyrical performance as well. The first song I ever heard by these guys was
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AAHH! Fest made its big return this year after taking a year off at its inaugural year in 2014. The two-day festival took place this past weekend at Union Park featuring performances by Taylor Bennett, Tink, The Internet, Sir The Baptist, Vic Mensa, R. Kelly, J. Cole, Ice
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On Sunday we were able to follow-up the incredible experience of being at Chance The Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring Day festival at U.S. Cellular with another super dope all-day show at Common’s AAHH! Fest, completing what was definitely one of the best weekends music fans in Chicago can ask for! While
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