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Chicago band Dehd’s new album is finally out, after a delay due to COVID-19

July 17, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

Last year was a busy one for Chicago rockers Dehd. After releasing its debut album "Water" to critical acclaim, the trio (Eric McGrady, Jason Balla and Emily Kempf) embarked on...

Ganser had big plans, like every band, then came COVID-19 and now there’s just putting out new music, taking care of business and missing playing shows

July 9, 2020 at 12:39 p.m.

"It's kind of funny. Our music is about worrying and laughing at your worrying," said Alicia Gaines, a member of art rock and post-punk group Ganser. "Hopefully that's given us...

Chicago singer-songwriter, Sadie Woods takes a moment for a portrait in her downtown apartment, Tuesday June 30, 2020. Abel Uribe/baiduhai

Chicago artist Sadie Woods tried to capture the sound, the feel of Black protest on her latest project, ‘It Was A Rebellion’

July 2, 2020 at 9:03 a.m.

Hundreds of millions of eyes across the world watch images of protests and uprisings play on repeat across our television and cell phone screens. But what does a protest sound...

Singer-songwriter Thair Thompson has a new EP, and will be performing in a virtual Pride month festival.

It has all come together at the right moment for Chicago artist Thair Thompson, as even the weather aligns for his bright, irresistible sounds

June 25, 2020 at 12:58 p.m.

A pop star is born. Meet Thair Thompson, the 25-year-old multi-instrumentalist with a rich, velvety voice and complex, danceable tracks perfect for the start of summer and the end of...

Jenna Anast and Elijah McKinnon, of "4 the Qulture."

Just because you can’t gather to celebrate Pride doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Pride. #4theQulture hits the spot with a three-day virtual festival

June 19, 2020 at 7:28 a.m.

Serving the community doesn't stop just because of a pandemic. In fact, in today's unprecedented times, finding ways to foster and celebrate community are more important than ever. Enter #4theQulture....

Chicago musician Nnamdi Ogbonnaya also has a recent entry in the protest music world, sparked by the George Floyd aftermath.

Wyatt Waddell adds another chapter to the history of Chicago protest music in ‘FIGHT,’ a 24-hour reaction to the George Floyd aftermath

June 11, 2020 at 11:21 a.m.

Every protest movement needs a protest song, and Wyatt Waddell has made one. Inspired by the words of Nina Simone who once said, "An artist's duty ... is to reflect...

Attendees walk near the main entrance as the sun sets during the first day of the 2019 Lollapalooza Music Festival in Grant Park Aug., 1, 2019, in Chicago.

Lollapalooza is canceled for 2020, which is a chance for the giant music fest to become something better

June 10, 2020 at 12:23 p.m.

What is a summer in Chicago without Lollapalooza? For the first time in a very long time, Chicago is about to find out. Tuesday, the city announced the cancellation of...

Romel Williams, owner of Envyion Studios, a recording space in Country Club Hills.

One man’s south suburban recording studio has grown from garage hobby to the place to be, thanks to artists like Juice WRLD, G Herbo and others

June 4, 2020 at 10:39 a.m.

In a world where underground or obscure musicians can become superstars overnight, Homewood's Juice WRLD became one of the biggest. Thrust into the spotlight as a teenager due to the...

Musician Xoe Wise poses for photographs on her motor scooter outside her apartment Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Chicago. Wise is performing a series of street concerts titled, "Curbside Live," during the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic, since music venues are closed.

Xoe Wise is taking her one-woman show on the road via ‘Curbside Live,’ to keep the music going even during quarantine, and help the city’s scene

May 28, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

Live streaming can only go so far. And nearly three months into the state's shelter-in-place order, musicians are finding new ways to reach their fans and potential audiences. Performances on...

Chicago musician Nika Nemirovsky poses for a portrait outside her home Tuesday May 19, 2020 in Chicago.

Chicago musican Nika Nemirovsky shaped her musical voice like her life was shaped, with bits and pieces of many amazing things

May 22, 2020 at 10:50 a.m.

How do you make an artist? For Nika Nemirovsky, who performs under the name Niika, her artistic development took her from Uzbekistan to Rogers Park to Brisbane, Australia. And each...

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