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Rapper-producer Montana Macks drops a collection of soulful instrumentals
Montana Macks drops a collection of soulful instrumentals, Quiet Pterodactyl releases an all-star compilation to benefit Chicago music venues, and more.
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Harvey rapper Ty Money bids adieu to the career-defining mixtape series Cinco de Money
On May 5, Harvey rapper Ty Money released the fifth and final entry in his career-defining mixtape series, Cinco de Money, which he launched in 2015. Each volume has showcased […]
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 29 and 30
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
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Magic Ian of Maximum Pelt on mixtape releases that feel like personal gifts
Current musical obsessions of Adam Schubert from Cafe Racer, Magic Ian of the Maximum Pelt label, and Reader staff writer Leor Galil
Posted inArts & Culture
Mixtape takes improv into the drama zone
Theatre Momentum’s newest experiment blends music with an improvised one-act play.
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The Reader’s guaranteed unboring homegrown Halloween mix
Nothing against “Monster Mash,” but Chicago has spawned lots of scary songs that sound good all year—these 13 tracks cover house, psych rock, techno, boogie, hip-hop, extreme metal, pop punk, and more.
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German pop princess Kim Petras gets dark and campy with a Halloween-themed mixtape
Kim Petras opens for South African singer-songwriter Troye Sivan at the Chicago Theatre this weekend.
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The Boy Illinois commemorates the anniversary of DuSable’s death with a new mixtape
The Chicago rapper’s new mixtape honors Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable in name, but its subject matter and sound is grounded in accessible contemporary rap.
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Download ShowYouSuck’s new mixtape ahead of his Wicker Park Fest set
Catch up with one of our favorite local rappers.
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Chicago Mixtape turns three this weekend
Chicago Mixtape celebrates its third birthday this weekend with a massive fund-raiser blowout.
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Mix of the day: Jon Brooks’s Summer Triangles
The man behind Advisory Circle and D.D. Denham drops a dusky, tranquil, genre-blurring mix
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Kent Lambert’s Magical Balance
“Using found footage collected from mysterious and amazing sources, Lambert’s work achieves a magical balance between respecting truly unbelievable source material and twisting it into something hilarious and touching.” That’s […]