In a 2015 interview on the AirGo Radio podcast, host Daniel Kisslinger called Jasmine Barber, who raps as J Bambii, ...

The O’My’s are celebrating Trust the Stars with a record-release show at Metro, and they’ve curated a vibe-stuffed lineup for the occasion, including gifted singer-songwriter Shawnee Dez (also a ...

Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a Vancouver-based hip-hop duo who use their music to explore their Indigenous identities, dismantle stereotypes and misconceptions, and shed light on the ongoing impacts of ...

Xeno & Oaklander’s brand-new eighth album, Via Negativa (In the Doorway Light), may be titled and themed around “a study of what not to do,” but musically speaking, the duo get plenty right.

Chicago indie-rock outfit Spun Out have always drawn inspiration from UK postpunk of all stripes—especially its tendency to create drama by adding a sudden ray of sunshine to a dark, austere ...

Chicago house veterans Ten City's Metro show will include performances by White Knight, Curtis McClain, Harry Dennis, and the Good Girls.

Writers Theatre's revival of Every Brilliant Thing asks us to find the small things that shine light in the darkest times.

This revival succeeds on all levels, delivering a show that puts the sparkle back in Irving Berlin’s tunes and works as an ...

The third annual Cariño Festival de Cine will continue to honor the legacy of its namesake by supporting local emerging ...

ROOMS with dropshift dance uses Edgewater's Gunder House to explore physical and personal interiority through movement and ...

A reflection on basketball, education, and systemic racism 30 years after the release of the Chicago documentary Hoop Dreams ...

Seitu Hayden, artist and illustrator (including graphic biographies of Malcolm X and Barack Obama), has had a career that straddled publishing and advertising. He was a college student when he created ...