An oral history of DJ Jesse de la Peña’s foundational Blue Groove Lounge hip-hop night, on the occasion of its belated 25th birthday parties
Tag: Atmosphere
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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall
In the 90s Andre Vasquez rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.
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See the stars of Riot Fest as they shine offstage
Ryan Segedi’s portraits of the festival’s artists, taken with portable lights in front of a simple white backdrop in the corner of the press tent, provide a more intimate look at people we’re used to seeing under colored spotlights.
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Riot Fest and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Music Box 70mm Film Festival and more goings-on 9/14-9/16
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How Atmosphere accidentally predicted Juice Wrld
Minneapolis duo Atmosphere invented emo rap—now also called “Soundcloud rap”—15 years before the likes of Lil Xan and Trippie Redd picked up the thread.
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Riot Fest announces its first wave of acts for 2018
Riot Fest got Blink-182! Cypress Hill! Blondie! The Jesus Lizard! Liz Phair! Atmosphere! Beck! Cat Power! And . . . the 82-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis?
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Towkio is officially Chicago’s highest rapper
Towkio’s balloon trip to the stratosphere wasn’t just to promote his first album for Rick Rubin—the Chicago rapper also wants to talk about inspiration, perspective, and togetherness.
Posted inFood & Drink
Summer House Santa Monica masters California artifice
Summer House Santa Monica masters California artifice.
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Rap game nostalgia over the Riot Fest lineup
For one Reader writer, Riot Fest’s grip on nostalgia extends into hip-hop (or at least reminds him of a particularly great performance by one of the rap acts performing this year).
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City Winery: almost as bad as you’ve heard
The wine at this music venue cum winery cum restaurant is pretty good—the rest, not so much
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The North Coast Music Festival returns for round three
Four stages and a “silent disco” host loads of dance music, hip-hop, jam bands, and indie rock at the North Coast Music Festival
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Gossip Wolf: The Scoop on Pitchfork Headliners
Superchunk, TV on the Radio among Pitchfork possibilities. Plus: Ruby Hornet gets into the record biz, Dawnbringer’s first show in 13 years, and more
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warning include Atmosphere, Big Boi, High on Fire, Delorean, Jonsi, Maserati, Bob Mould, Surfer Blood, Of Montreal, the Thermals, and Titus Andronicus.
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The lite science to figuring out who’s playing Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza has announced its headliners, but who else might be playing the festival? Here are my best guesstimates.