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E.P Da Hellcat and Olskool Ice-Gre of the hip hop group Abstract Mindstate in Chicago on July 30.

Chicago ‘adult hip hop’ duo Abstract Mindstate has a comeback, produced and pushed along by Kanye West

August 6, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

For Abstract Mindstate, this moment has been a long time coming. And by a "long time," that means 16 years. "Dreams Still Inspire," the hip hop duo's first full-length album,...

Kristen Kaza at her event space Reunion Chicago on W. North Avenue in Chicago in March 2021.

Chicago Summer Music Series is back in Millennium Park Monday with ‘I’m Every Woman: Divas Through the Decades’

July 31, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

A Chicago summer staple has finally returned, but this time with a twist. On Monday, the city of Chicago's Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) will relaunch...

Streamwood native Njomza Vitia returns home for solo set at Lollapalooza

July 28, 2021 at 10:02 p.m.

"I was trying to dig into myself rather than try to do something that's hot right now," said singer-songwriter Njomza Vitia. And Vitia certainly knows a thing or two about...

Tyler, the Creator performs at the Palladia Stage in Grant Park at Lollapalooza in 2015.

Our guide to Lollapalooza 2021: The bands, don’t-misses and music by day

July 28, 2021 at 10:02 p.m.

After largely taking last year off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (minus a well-received and executed livestreaming event), Lollapalooza is back and bigger than ever, taking over Grant Park...

New East Pilsen music venue Radius is up for its second big debut

July 16, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

The pandemic may be over in the minds of some young partygoers and music fans, but for venue owners across the city, many are still recovering from the financial and...

Darrel McKinney, who performs as DaWeirdo, sits in his late grandmother's home in the Englewood neighborhood on July 6 in Chicago. His grandmother, Lillie M. Kelly, died in June at the age of 86.

Chicago rapper DaWeirdo lost friends in Englewood mass shooting. His tracks on ‘Broke and Ugly’ reach for the positive.

July 9, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

Beauty is never-ending. It can be found most anywhere. Just ask Darrel McKinney. The rapper and musician, who performs as DaWeirdo, said it is his ability to find beauty in...

Art on theMart series ‘Footnotes’ will make Chicago footwork impossible to ignore, debuting on the city’s biggest screen of all

July 2, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

"We've got these huge, major things in Chicago. Like people say White Sox, people say deep dish pizza ... footwork is one of those things," said Brandon K. Calhoun, member...

‘Getting to talk about the harshness’: Rapper Englewood B.U. tells South Side stories — the death of a trusted friend changed him

June 25, 2021 at 9:55 a.m.

"It's real emotional, it's real personal, it's real deep," said rapper and music engineer Devante Barbee. "But I feel like that's necessary." Barbee, who performs as Englewood B.U., released his...

Cellist Tomeka Reid performs with the Tomeka Reid Quartet during the 2013 Hyde Park Jazz Festival.

Juneteenth celebrations featuring Chicago performers scheduled for this weekend

June 17, 2021 at 12:35 p.m.

A lot can change in a year. In the wake of global uprisings in response to the murder of George Floyd, many Americans learned about the once Texas-based Juneteenth holiday...

For new Chicago band Course, the pandemic was the mother of invention

June 11, 2021 at 8:00 a.m.

Not every band needs the thrills of the live stage to make music. And some bands, like local synth pop group Course, don't even need to be in the same...

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