BJ the Chicago Kid is ostensibly an R&B traditionalist: he’s reimagined Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” as a posthumous duet with the singer, he repeatedly alludes to the importance of the church in his lyrics, and he even sang the national anthem at President Obama’s farewell address here in Chicago. But it’d probably be more […]
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Pitchfork’s hometown heroes
Pitchfork booked a record-breaking nine Chicago acts this year.
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BJ the Chicago Kid and Chance the Rapper keep up the gospel revival on ‘Church’
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is the latest single from the MC’s forthcoming album, In My Mind.
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Elvis impersonator Rick Saucedo released a psychedelic LP in 1978 that collectors have sold for a cool grand
Rick Saucedo looks and sounds like the King, but he’s made his best music when searching for his own voice.