Purelink's delicately layered tracks are so immersive that even the smallest details, which might fade into the background in ...

Elucid is currently on tour with DJ Haram, a frequent collaborator who produced the wonderfully noisy and melodic beat on ...

Visual artist and producer Gum.mp3 started DJing live in 2020, so he’s experienced enough to understand the transformative potential of working the decks. “People think your m ...

On their self-released July EP, the unrelentingly heavy What Lives Inside of Me, Latter play with self-consuming force.

Ever since live music reemerged from COVID lockdown, alto saxophone and flutist Mai Sugimoto has become ubiquitous on Chicago’s jazz and improvised music scenes. But calling her a rising star doesn’t ...

On his debut solo LP, Burn the Plastic, Sell the Copper, which came out last month on Amalgam, Ishmael Ali affirms his mischievous inclination to mash all his musical interests together.

As 2026 kicks off, several companies are preparing plans for new homes that will give them more space for community involvement.

The New 400 Theaters closed in 2023, leaving the far north side without a cinema. This year, new ownership will reopen the historic Rogers Park institution.

Jahiem Jones (aka Prince Hiem Gorgeous Gucci) connects with youth at Brave Space Alliance and through ballroom culture.

DJ Simmy seems to be everywhere, all the time, doing everything. When you’re out with friends, you’re in Sim City.

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene ...

From Independence to Now Lecture Series “insist[s] on African cinema as a site of formal experimentation and critical thought.” ...