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A new tribute wall in honor of the late Parker Lee Williams, painted by Severe, Matr, and Serk from Williams’s crew XMEN and located on Milwaukee just south of Fullerton
Posted inMusic

Parker Lee Williams helped shape Chicago hip-hop—and he never stopped building

by Leor Galil January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

Parker Lee Williams grew up in the 1970s on New York City’s Lower East Side, while the city’s grassroots hip-hop movement sprang to life. When he moved to Chicago as a 15-year-old in 1983, he brought along firsthand knowledge of the culture’s foundational elements. His skills with spray cans and pens helped spread his tagger’s […]

DJ Antonio Cesar, aka Cesar Almeida, at the North Park Village Nature Center in summer 2020
Posted inMusic

DJ Antonio Cesar keeps finding money to evolve house music

by Debbie-Marie Brown June 4, 2021August 18, 2021

Chicago producer and DJ Antonio Cesar has used tens of thousands of dollars in grants to travel the world, exporting the city’s sounds and importing new influences.

Posted inMusic

Lori Branch’s greatest moments in Chicago music history

by Lori Branch and Ayana Contreras May 19, 2020August 18, 2021

Pioneering house DJ Lori Branch shouts out her fellow Windy City originators, including Chaka Khan and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Posted inMusic

Daisychain gives women and nonbinary DJs the platform they deserve

by Leor Galil February 19, 2020August 18, 2021

Alicia Greco’s weekly podcast has already posted 110 mixes, fostering a community that won’t stay marginalized much longer.

Posted inMusic

Fighting for Chicago’s place in hip-hop history

by Leor Galil October 30, 2019August 18, 2021

Darrell “Artistic” Roberts of Chi-ROCK Nation has worked to document Chicago hip-hop culture for more than three decades—and now he’s finally publishing a book.

Posted inMusic

Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 15, 2019August 18, 2021

Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski, Jeremiah Meece of The-Drum teases an imminent album of spooky electro, and more.

Posted inMusic

The B-52s gave Chicago one last gift at Riot Fest

by Jacob Arnold September 16, 2019August 18, 2021

Even if the B-52s really are retiring from the road, they’ve left a permanent mark on the city through their influence on house music.

Posted inMusic

West-side rapper Musa Reems dazzles with a weekly single series

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 21, 2019August 18, 2021

West-side rapper Musa Reems dazzles with a weekly single series, college radio stations WHPK and WNUR fill the weekend with festivals, and more.

Posted inMusic

Hogg drop a new LP of tense, ritualistic throb ’n’ roll

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil May 1, 2018August 18, 2021

Hogg drop a new LP of tense, ritualistic throb ’n’ roll, Elastic Arts hosts the 15th annual Sonic Celluloid multimedia mashup, and more.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Chicago radio thrives at the left of the dial

by Peter Margasak June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Corporate consolidation has flattened out Chicago’s big commercial radio outlets, but low-power and college stations still have plenty of personality.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Morning Show

by Chicago Reader June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

This Is Hell! (WNUR 89.3 FM)

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Morning Show

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

This Is Hell!, WNUR 89.3

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Journalist

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Chuck Mertz, WNUR 89.3

Posted inBlogs

Noise and experimental music on your Internet dial

by Peter Margasak December 2, 2011August 19, 2021

You can listen to Saturday’s Greg Kelley concert from anywhere thanks to a new Chicago Internet radio station called Numbers.FM.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best morning show

by Chicago Reader June 23, 2011August 19, 2021

WNUR’s This Is Hell voted best morning show

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