Jessi Roti

Indie-pop outfit MGMT could’ve buckled under the weight of its own success. Its first LP, “Oracular Spectacular” — a collection of spacey synth-pop that captured the millennial spirit, shot the...

In 2011, Kanye West tweeted that Tyler, the Creator’s music video for the single “Yonkers” was the video of the year — more or less introducing the then-20-year-old rapper to...

The Museum of Contemporary Art’s collaborative discussion series with Pitchfork, “In Sight Out” will finally host Chance the Rapper after his November 2017 appearance was postponed. Set to take place...

New York rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been popping up on the festival circuit for the past few years — but haven’t properly toured since the release of 2013’s “Mosquito.”...

While new releases from artists are “dropped” almost daily, none in recent memory have been dropped quite like this. Chicago rapper Towkio (born Preston Oshita), who made a name for...

Concerts aren’t getting any cheaper. The bigger the artist, the more expensive the ticket, especially for a genre like country music. Luckily, the folks at Live Nation and Pennzoil have...

Courtney Barnett is bringing rock ’n’ roll to the Chicago Cultural Center’s Tiffany Dome and everyone’s invited. The singer-songwriter, who received critical acclaim for her 2015 debut “Sometimes I Sit...