House music never went out of style, but not everybody knows about its culture, its history, or even its existence—and a legion of those newbies fell for house this year, thanks to new dance-oriented albums from superstars Drake and Beyoncé. The latter recruited figures from across house history for Renaissance, including Chicago native Honey Redmond, […]
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Reading house’s history from its used records
Chicagoans don’t need an excuse to talk about house music, but when the biggest pop star in the world drops a record indebted to house, you can expect more than just a conversation. Beyoncé’s Renaissance has effectively evangelized for this Chicago-born sound since the album came out in July, not least because she shaped it […]
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Fighting for Chicago’s place in hip-hop history
Darrell “Artistic” Roberts of Chi-ROCK Nation has worked to document Chicago hip-hop culture for more than three decades—and now he’s finally publishing a book.
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Veteran singer-songwriter Susan Werner on the future queen of bluegrass
Current musical obsessions of veteran singer-songwriter Susan Werner, musician and artist Scott Montgomery, and Reader coeditor in chief Karen Hawkins
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Luke Trimble of Uh Bones celebrates his debut single leading Charlie Reed
Luke Trimble of Uh Bones celebrates his debut single leading Charlie Reed, Cinema 53 hosts a free screening of Lemonade with Julie Dash and Jamila Woods, and more.
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Solange supports black Chicago creatives at Pitchfork and beyond
Solange and her Saint Heron collective show off the depth and richness of the city’s black cultural expression with a festival installation and three off-site events.
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Loyola University students to rally for Kesha and other Chicago news
Also, reflecting on five years of Rahm rule in Chicago, and Chicago State University’s financial problems take a turn for the worse.
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This week’s Chicagoan: Danny Chaimson, musician and wedding-band owner
This week’s Chicagoan is Danny Chaimson, musician and wedding-band owner.