Chicago indie rockers Ratboys recently released their best album yet, and though they can’t tour, they’re finding ways to stay connected to their fans.
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Chicago rapper Valee ends his catchy songs so early you’ll want to imagine where they might’ve led
Local rapper Valee may be too idiosyncratic to sound specifically Chicagoan, but he couldn’t have made the concise, open-ended songs on his new 1988 mixtape anywhere else.
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Dividing Chicago hip-hop into ‘Chance and friends’ and ‘the drill scene’ insults its richness and variety
Stereogum’s recent survey of Chicago hip-hop gets a lot of things wrong, but it also serves as a reminder of how much there is to discover here.
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The unexpected appeal of ‘Faneto,’ Chief Keef’s slow-growing underground hit
The song has become a cult hit since Keef dropped it in early October.
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Jef Whitehead (sort of) speaks about his assault arrest
“I’m playing O.J. and paying for my freedom . . . “
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Jesse Lortz unveils his Case Studies
New music from the guy behind the Dutchess & the Duke
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Chicago indie rock for the people
Catfish Haven and the Narrator contribute tracks to Stereogum’s REM tribute.