Local Q&A: Tree
Tree's profile is growing more rapidly than even his name would suggest.The 29-year-old Chicago rapper/producer earned a coveted slot at the Pitchfork Music Festival on the strength of his newest...
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Local Q&A: Twin Peaks
Considering the youngsters in Twin Peaks tend to write songs about weed, girls and hanging out at the beach, it's little surprise the band claims "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"...
Local Q&A: The-Drum
There have been times when neighbors sharing a Pilsen apartment building with Brandon Boom and Jeremiah Chrome thought they were living next door to one of NASA's experimental laboratories.The rising...
Q&A: John Reilly
During his college years at DePaul University, John C. Reilly attended a handful of concerts at the Old Town School of Folk Music. On Saturday, June 22, the acclaimed actor...
Local Q&A: Krewella
When Krewella's Yasmine Yousaf was a junior at suburban Glenbrook North High School, she served as the opening act when Patrick Stump performed at an in-school charity gig. Now, years...
Q&A: Mikal Cronin
From the outside, at least, it appears as though Mikal Cronin is living the dream. In addition to his ongoing gig as tour bassist in the Ty Segall Band, the...
Q&A: Charli XCX
British singer Charli XCX tends to have a dark view of relationships. On her debut studio album, "True Romance," she compares being in love to being trapped in a prison...
Q&A: Youngblood Hawke
Near the close of Youngblood Hawke's debut album, "Wake Up," frontman Sam Martin sings, "You don't get a second chance to make the same mistakes." Yet a second chance is...
Q&A: Big Boi
On record, Big Boi doesn't hold anything back. The Outkast rapper's latest solo venture, "Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors," is filled with tongue-twisting rhymes that expound on everything from his...
Local Q&A: St. Millie
Chicago rapper St. Millie isn't shy about revealing his innermost thoughts to both friends and journalists alike."This is my first big interview, by the way," he admitted in a recent...