For Minami Deutsch, repetition is anything but boring—it’s a way of life. These Japanese rockers combine elements from ...

In 2023 Closed Casket self-released the EP Death at a Funeral, where the four MCs approach the mike like they’ve been prodded out of a circle of hollering friends and have to spit each line with a ...

Maruja’s brand-new debut full-length, Pain to Power, grapples with the gut-wrenching political realities of today and asks what future, if any, the band’s generation has to look forward to.

A lot has changed for DJ and producer Marea Stamper since she left Chicago for London in 2017—including her stage name.

Makaya McCraven is famous for his ambition—he made his name with a sophisticated musical approach that involved crafting compositions in the studio by rearranging live recordings of his band and ...

Mei Ehara’s music breezily evokes a faded 1950s cocktail bar with fake potted palm trees, as seen through bleary sunglasses in the ’70s.

An immigration agent killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago. The initial narrative was quickly disproven by ...

Bylines labeled “Chicago Reader Staff” are used for features that contain nonwritten, nonreported information like listings, ...

After a decade apart, Lstreetz has reunited with Shawnna for a joint album that proves the power of women working together in ...

Donald Trump's deployment of federal agents to cities is based on the disproven claim that immigrants commit a ...

Albums Runs loads up on goodies for run number 25, Sullivan Davis starts as Color Club’s head booker, and more.

The aging owner of a once-popular Chicago television store and his daughter face the changes in their circumstances in ...