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Dee Alexander's new record includes reinvented versions of 11 classic songs.
Posted inMusic

Will Chicago’s most daring and virtuosic jazz singer finally get the recognition she deserves?

by David Whiteis July 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Dee Alexander has earned international acclaim, but fame has eluded her. Her great new album might change that.

Caleb James (right) and his father, Steve “Stone” Huff, at Safe House Church in Evanston, where Huff is a pastor
Posted inMusic

Chicago MC Caleb James does right by his dad

by Leor Galil March 4, 2014August 18, 2021

Caleb James grew up in his father’s studio, and now he’s ready to join his friends Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa in the spotlight.

Chicago DJ Jerome Derradji (right), whose Still Music label released Kill Yourself Dancing, and Sunset Records cofounder Matt Warren
Posted inMusic

Sunset Records’ house has many rooms

by Miles Raymer September 16, 2013August 19, 2021

Kill Yourself Dancing collects the daringly eclectic output of late-80s Chicago house-music label Sunset Records.

Posted inBlogs

Chord’s only performance of 2013 features more than one chord

by Luca Cimarusti August 8, 2013August 19, 2021

Ambient drone collective Chord play their only show of the year tomorrow. They also play more than one chord.

The StoryCorps booth, new to the Chicago Cultural Center
Posted inArts & Culture

StoryCorps puts Chicago behind the microphone

by Janet Potter May 23, 2013August 19, 2021

The national recording project StoryCorps turns its mike on Chicago.

Posted inBlogs

Sky Blue Sky: Not Exactly Live

by Miles Raymer May 14, 2007August 19, 2021

Greg Kot gets a basic recording fact wrong.

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