Aline Kaze is a freelance audio engineer and DJ affiliated with multidisciplinary arts platform AMFM. Kaze, who performs as DJ Bonita Appleblunt, has spun records around the city with the likes of EvieTheCool, DJ Skoli, Ron Trent, Duane Powell, and Ryan, the Person. Earlier this year Ace Hotel Chicago booked Kaze for a monthly residency; […]
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Chicago rapper and singer Sun Blvd celebrates the first anniversary of the lively album Link in Bio
Update: To help slow the spread of COVID-19, this show has been postponed until a date to be determined in the future. Tickets already purchased will be honored at that time. Emerging Chicago rapper-singer Sun Blvd, aka Sunny, approaches genre with a fluidity that should serve her well in the long run. On her 2019 […]
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Musa Reems and David Ashley bolster the lineup for one of the winter’s best Chicago rap shows
Chicago rapper-singer Rich Jones brought his multigenerational monthly hip-hop series All Smiles to a close in April 2019, but its spirit lives on at this Subterranean show he’s headlining. The bill includes great local MCs who might not otherwise have any reason to cross paths, beginning with up-and-comer Musa Reems. On his recent self-released EP, […]
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Luftwerk mourn the vanishing ice caps with a Pritzker Pavilion installation
Luftwerk mourn the vanishing ice caps with a Pritzker Pavilion installation, beat-scene series Kinky Yeti throws itself a birthday party, and more.
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Keeping the beat
Chicago’s beat scene has to do without the attention the city’s rappers get, but it’s a vital incubator for adventurous, ambitious instrumental hip-hop.
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Jordan Reyes of Moniker Records moves back to Chicago with a new tape label
Jordan Reyes of Moniker Records moves back to Chicago with a new tape label, singer-songwriter Micha and hip-hop producer Nasim Willams drop singles, and more.