Dennis J. Leise’s Indiana farm doesn’t just produce food—it’s also the wellspring for his smart, witty country and rockabilly tunes.
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Big Daddy Kinsey was the Muddy Waters of Gary, Indiana
Blues patriarch Big Daddy Kinsey had three sons who played together as the Kinsey Report.
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Tiger King of the midwest
Before there was Joe Exotic, there was Roy Boy Cooper.
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Slide guitarist John Littlejohn brought Mississippi country blues to Chicago
John Littlejohn’s raw slide-guitar style grew from the same soil that produced Elmore James, but he never became a star outside the Windy City.
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Daredevil producer Jlin survives her own trial by fire
Indiana-based beat wizard Jlin returns to the stage for Pitchfork Midwinter after courting burnout to finish her second album and score an avant-garde dance performance.
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The best new Chicago restaurants of the year
Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.
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Chicago hip-hop mourns musician and designer Quincy ‘Q’ Easton Kelly
Chicago hip-hop mourns musician and designer Quincy ‘Q’ Easton Kelly, and Joyride Records throws its first plugged-in show.
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Balkan Grill Company is the king of road food
Long-haul truckers from across the country know to pull off on Exit 9 in Gary for a taste of home.
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The poop scoop on festival season
Service Sanitation porta-potties have become a ubiquitous sight at Chicago music festivals. And even if you don’t think you want to, you’re about to learn about the business that put them there.
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Donald Trump staged his mid-90s comeback in Gary, Indiana. What did Gary get in return?
The city’s investment in the casino mogul didn’t go according to plan.
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Can Chicago artists salvage Gary, Indiana?
A pair of cultural development projects look to reactivate the rust belt city.
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The ugly beauty of urban exploration
Urban explorers capture stunning images amid rust belt ruin. But are they also urban exploiters?
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Now Playing: The Jackson Find
In 1967, Larry Blasingaine played on the first studio recording by the Jackson Five. The tape was lost for 42 years. The song still hasn’t been released. But now he can finally listen to it.
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The Jackson Find
This was supposed to be the story of the Jackson Five’s first single, cut in Chicago in 1967. But while he was writing it, Jake Austen picked up a trail leading to a tape nobody knew existed: the earliest known studio recording of Michael Jackson and his brothers.