An artsy, ambitious new mixtape puts Jeremih on the same page as Frank Ocean and the Weeknd
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12 O’Clock Track: Little Willie John, “I’m Shakin'”
The 1960 Little Willie John classic “I’m Shakin'”
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Bleader exclusive: Jackie Jackson speaks about the Jackson Five in Chicago
Jackie Jackson of the Jackson Five talks about the acts early days in Chicago as he prepares for Friday night’s return home concert at the Star Plaza
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In Rotation: Little White Earbuds’ Steve Mizek on unreleased music
Steve Mizek on unreleased music, Tal Rosenberg on Fleetwood Mac, and Mica Alaniz on 90s R&B
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Artist on Artist: A-Trak talks to Mike Perry of Supreme Cuts
A-Trak: “It’s difficult to make a track when you’re in a hotel room”
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Our favorite music of 2011
Reader writers and friends tackle the year in music from five different directions
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Fresh space, old story
Black Ensemble’s Jackie Taylor has a new building, but with The Jackie Wilson Story she’s working familiar a formula
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Quality vs. quantity
With the new Thursday, released just five months after House of Balloons, the Weeknd struggles to keep up with the hype treadmill
Quality vs. quantity
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Important Breaking News Re: Dancing Alone to “Pony”
The inevitable brilliant supercut
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African Festival of the Arts
Chaka Khan, Angelique Kidjo, and Tito Jackson are among the featured performers this Labor Day weekend in Washington Park.
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Bronzeville Nights
Film excerpts from the Chicago Blues Museum exhibit at the DuSable Museum screen in “Bronzeville Nights,” Tuesday 2/23 at Noon.