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Home » Alex Fruchter

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Posted inMusic

Gifts to teach hip-hop heads their history

by Leor Galil November 27, 2019August 18, 2021

Each of these reissues helps unfold a different chapter in the rich narrative of the Chicago hip-hop scene.

Posted inMusic

Hip-hop site Ruby Hornet throws its first show in years

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 30, 2018August 18, 2021

Hip-hop site Ruby Hornet throws its first show in years, Lumpen Radio teams up with Sonorama for a bumping Día de los Muertos party, and more.

Posted inMusic

Five local labels that had excellent years in 2016

by Kevin Warwick December 22, 2016August 18, 2021

These modest Chicago imprints have gotten so good at what they do that they’re shaping music scenes far and wide.

Posted inMusic

Kweku Collins celebrates a great freshman year at Closed Sessions

by Leor Galil April 13, 2016August 18, 2021

Thoughtful young Evanston rapper and producer Kweku Collins celebrates a great freshman year at Closed Sessions with the release of his first album.

Posted inBlogs

Remembering DJ Timbuck2, a guiding force in Chicago hip-hop

by Leor Galil December 22, 2015August 18, 2021

A nightclub party starter, WGCI radio personality, and scene linchpin, DJ Timbuck2 died Saturday at age 34.

Posted inMusic

Closed Sessions throws cofounder Alex Fruchter one last party as a single man

by Leor Galil and J.R. Nelson September 2, 2015August 18, 2021

Plus: Troubled Hubble reunite after a ten-year hiatus, and Varsity and Lord Snow release new music.

Posted inMusic

Five honors students from Chicago rap’s freshman class

by Leor Galil May 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Five honors students from Chicago rap’s freshman class: Alex Wiley, Saba, Spenzo, Taylor Bennett, and ZMoney

Gossip Wolf thinks Speedy Ortiz will be among the acts playing Pitchfork this summer.
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Let the Pitchfork predictions begin!

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil January 29, 2014August 18, 2021

Pitchfork lineup predictions, Charlemagne Palestine’s long-overdue return to Chicago, and more

Posted inBlogs

Win tickets to see Dilated Peoples’ Evidence

by Leor Galil August 14, 2013August 19, 2021

The esteemed LA rapper-producer headlines this month’s Closed Sessions Live hip-hop showcase.

Posted inBlogs

Alex Wiley opens Club Wiley

by Leor Galil June 5, 2013August 19, 2021

The Closed Sessions marquee rapper dropped his debut yesterday, and its experimental, maximalist pop sound is part of what makes it so endearing.

Chance the Rapper takes in the sights at the Lincoln Park Conservatory.
Posted inMusic

Chance the Rapper drops Acid Rap

by Leor Galil April 23, 2013July 21, 2022

Chance the Rapper drops Acid Rap—and it’s going to take him to places he’s only imagined.

Posted inBlogs

DJ and editor Alex Fruchter on leaving Ruby Hornet to focus on Closed Sessions

by Leor Galil March 6, 2013August 19, 2021

The man known as DJ RTC: “Curren$y, he sent me an e-mail, just three words: ‘I’m with you.'”

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