Soul singer Bill Coday had two careers 20 years apartSteve Krakowon August 26, 2020 at 11:00 am

Bill Coday’s early releases, especially on Denise LaSalle’s Crajon label, have been widely reissued—and his later soul-blues recordings are beloved too.
Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in the first place.…Read More
Hitch up the jackalope on the gig poster of the weekSalem Collo-Julinon August 26, 2020 at 11:00 am

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago illustrator and designer Ryan Duggan.
This week’s gig poster was created by local illustrator Ryan Duggan, whose work has been featured here many times before.…Read More
Fantastic Negrito merges rootsy sounds on his new Have You Lost Your Mind?Kirsten Lamberton August 26, 2020 at 1:00 pm

Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Xavier Dphrepaulezz, better known as Fantastic Negrito, takes us on a trip through his consciousness on his latest album, Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (Cooking Vinyl/Blackball Universe).…Read More
An Impromptu Women’s Restaurant Week Sprouts in Chicagoon August 26, 2020 at 8:11 pm
Running through next Monday, the celebration includes deals from Bar Sotano, Pretty Cool Ice Cream, Bistronomic, Kumiko, and others.Read More
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Some of the Biggest Homes for Sale in Chicagoon August 26, 2020 at 5:41 pm
There are just 41 properties over 7,500 square feet on the market. Here are five very different finds.Read More
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