In the past decade, Chicago hip-hop has elevated many talented acts to the national stage, among them rapper-producer Tremaine Johnson, better known as Tree—and his wildly idiosyncratic sounds set him apart from most of those newly minted stars. The Cabrini-Green native specializes in calamitous productions whose tough-as-nails percussion frames honeyed vocal samples warped till they […]
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Veteran Chicago hip-hop producer DJ Rude One on leaving music making—and coming back to make his new album
DJ Rude One, formerly of Single Minded Pros, returns after a decade away from music making with Closed Sessions’ release of the full-length Onederful.
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DJ and editor Alex Fruchter on leaving Ruby Hornet to focus on Closed Sessions
The man known as DJ RTC: “Curren$y, he sent me an e-mail, just three words: ‘I’m with you.'”
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Best shows to see: Ryan Hemsworth, Passion Pit, Roc Marciano, and Red Baraat
Kick off the next four days of shows with Dunn Dunn Fest, XXYYXX, Joe Diffie, Eels, Shofar, Painted Palms, and more.