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…
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…
Hip-Hop is American Art: A Talk with a Critic, an Audio Engineer and a Rapper at Chicago Ideas Week
When names like Drake or Kanye West become household names, it marks a time in our culture when mainstream America…
CST’s Othello: The Remix Spins Tale of Jealousy, Hip-Hop
One of the most anticipated productions in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre‘s impressive lineup of programming for Shakespeare 400 Chicago, Othello: The Remix reframes Shakespeare’s Othello as…
