Matt Muse Announces His Latest EP Love & Nappyness with the Thrilling “Ain’t No”
Matt Muse, Chicago-based rapper and poet, is steadily rising star and honestly, it’s no surprise. His flow is impeccable as…
Review: House of Vans Transformed into a Multicolored Sea of Sound
I’ve been to quite a few of the House of Vans shows and it’s safe to say that they…
Review: Makaya McCraven’s Universal Beings is a 10-Piece Jazz Explosion at South Shore Cultural Center
Makaya McCraven, the 35-year-old Chicago jazz drummer, composer and producer, is making waves crossing free jazz with hip hop. Collaboration…
Mykele Deville Announces New Album Maintain
Chicago hip-hop scene has been on fire recently. Noname‘s Room 25, Saba’s Care for Me, Ric Wilson‘s BANBA, Rich Jones‘ The…
Review: Inside Noname’s Room 25
“Maybe this the album you listen to in your car When you driving home late at night Really questioning every…
Vic Mensa Kicks Off This Summer’s Vans House Parties
As the days get warmer and the nights get shorter, Chicago kicks into full summer mode with concerts and festivals…
Album Review: uuskhy’s Monstrous Drain the Maker Comes to Life
Drain the Maker, the debut full-length from avant-garde electro-pop act uuskhy (stylized in lower case letters) is at once very…
Dessa Goes Pop at Subterranean
Minneapolis hip-hop backpack rapper Dessa has started a new chapter. She’s experimenting with different producers to create a unique new…
An Orchid is Born: Sidewalk Chalk Album Review
If you didn’t know who Sidewalk Chalk was before, you probably should now. The Chicago soul/hip-hop band’s fourth full-length, out…
Mykele Deville Drops Third Album in Two Years, And Isn’t Stopping Soon
We haven’t seen a Chicago music scene like this before. With the newfound attention on our city following Chance The…
TCR Mixtape No. 16: New Year, Same Me
We’re 26 days into 2017. It’s no secret that it’s starting to feel like we’re living in a parallel universe,…
Nerdin’ Out with mc chris
There was a girl standing on the second balcony of SubT dressed as a jester. Her red and black attire…
