These Lori Lightfoot Memes Encouraging People to Stay Home Are Giving Us Life Right Nowon April 10, 2020 at 10:26 pm

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ShareTweetPin0sharesEven though Chicago has been locked down for nearly a month, it doesn’t mean that we aren’t still finding ways…

Chicago Bulls: J.J. Polk hiring proves Arturas Karnisovas means businesson April 10, 2020 at 8:58 pm

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Chicago Bulls (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) Chicago Cubs: Why Kyle Hendricks' curveball is most important pitch by Ryan SikesThe…

Legendary Chicago experimentalists Ono confront centuries of race-based violence on the transformative Red Summeron April 10, 2020 at 6:23 pm

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I could write a novel about Ono. This Chicago avant-garde group are one of the great bands, and their story…

Tim Kinsella’s Friend/Enemy re-emerges after 18 years with koans about America’s nightmareon April 10, 2020 at 6:29 pm

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Immediately after the 2016 presidential election, Tim Kinsella and a coterie of collaborators gathered at Chicago's Minbal studios to work…

Chicago footwork producer DJ Hank takes inspiration from his bike-messenger job for Traffic Controlon April 10, 2020 at 6:31 pm

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On the title track of DJ Hank's debut 12-inch, Traffic Control (Sophomore Lounge), car alarms bleat atop thickets of overactive…

Rising drill star King Von refines his storytelling and stunting on Levon Jameson April 10, 2020 at 6:40 pm

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Sharp songwriting and bombastic delivery have made King Von one of fastest-rising stars in drill, the pummeling hip-hop subgenre born…

Midwife turns loss into atmospheric dream pop on Foreveron April 10, 2020 at 6:42 pm

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In December 2016, a fire ripped through Oakland arts space Ghost Ship, killing 36 residents and guests who were attending…

Oranssi Pazuzu voyage beyond black metal to a sound all their own on the new Mestarin Kynsion April 10, 2020 at 8:00 pm

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When I wrote about these Finnish xenonauts last October, on the occasion of the only stateside tour in their 13-year…

Charles Rumback’s trio reconciles freedom and lyricism on June Holidayon April 10, 2020 at 8:04 pm

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Like many other participants in Chicago's contemporary jazz scene, drummer Charles Rumback is both a sideman and a leader. Whether…

Waxahatchee’s new Saint Cloud explores new beginnings, musically and personallyon April 10, 2020 at 8:36 pm

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Katie Crutchfield has taken a huge step forward. The sound of her new album, Saint Cloud (Merge), her fifth under…