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Minneapolis indie-pop trio Now, Now headlines Manifest
The Minneapolis indie-pop trio Now, Now got its name from a typo that occurred while chatting with friends online, according to lead singer Cacie Dalager.
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Chance the Rapper channels Chicago hip-hop
Chance the Rapper took the hip-hop blogosphere by storm on May 7 when he released his sophomore mixtape “Acid Rap,” a matured version of his cartoonish style with classic soul production that ...
Summer fest-ivities: rounding up Chicago’s most promising summer street festivals
As the spring season transitions into summer, Chicago is taking its festivities to the streets. Some street fests focus on music, like the Chicago Gospel Music Festival, while others revolve around food, ...
Blake brings heartfelt electronica to Chicago
Emily Ornberg
The lonely, poignant songs of London indie-electronica artist James Blake’s live performance May 2 at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., triggered a physical reaction, not unlike the sharp, devastating emptiness of unrequited ...
Uncovering Chicago’s neighborhoods: Pilsen
Every second Friday of the month, Pilsen comes alive with some of Chicago’s most vibrant artists as it hosts painting, photography and avant garde fashion exhibitions in more than 30 galleries along ...
Oates paves ‘Good Road to Follow’
Emily Ornberg
During the 1960s, guitarist John Oates attended Temple University in Philadelphia, where he met classmate Daryl Hall, a vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist. After realizing their shared love for rock ‘n’ roll and ...
First Israeli Jazz Festival to swing into Chicago
Emily Ornberg
Since the birth of jazz in the late 19th century, when southern black communities infused European harmonies with improvisation, swinging notes and syncopation, the rhythm and soul of the genre has transformed ...
Fitz and The Tantrums reinvent retro
Out of the blue in 2010, Los Angeles neo-soul group Fitz and The Tantrums received an offer to tour with a multi-platinum Top 40 band.
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Breaking the silence
Emily Ornberg
Chicago concert promoter Jon Boucher had been working in the Chicago music business for years, climbing the industry ladder from promoting concerts at small venues to working 10,000 capacity concerts. But in 2011, ...
Lollapalooza, the great
Emily Ornberg
It’s that time of year again. Lollapalooza, America’s largest music festival, released its official lineup April 1, causing major excitement from its thousands of yearly attendees and resulting in weekend tickets selling ...
California surf-punk Wavves grow up
Emily Ornberg & Kyle Rich
by Emily Ornberg and Kyle Rich, Arts & Culture Editor and Social Media Editor
Surf punk-pop band Wavves, driven by San Diego badboy Nathan Williams, turned out to be the little band that ...
Uncovering Chicago’s neighborhoods: Logan Square
Emily Ornberg
Hairpin Lofts, a six-story flatiron building in the heart of Logan Square, sat vacant for nearly two decades as its marble-speckled terrazzo flooring collected dust and its 1930s grandeur diminished to an ...
Chicago gathers at the table for Fête
Mariah Craddick
By day, Room 1520 at 1520 W. Fulton Market is an elegant but empty two-story loft that doubles as an event space and studio for photographer Stephen Hamilton. But on the evening ...
Tyler, The Wisecracker
Emily Ornberg
“Once you hang out with me for an hour, you’ll figure out I’m just a piece of s--t,” the alternative rapper Tyler, The Creator frankly declared to the rowdy crowd March 13 ...
Goodman Theatre announces new student options
The Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St., is offering $10 student tickets for its current play, Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” as part of an ongoing campaign to engage audiences of all ages, ...
