Could the Smollett situation affect public perception of hate crimes?
AIN’T NOTHIN’ NORMAL: NIGHT SHIFT + DESTIHL = BOYSENBERRY BLISS
This limited exclusive number is so consummately tart that we’ve been cracking cans and sipping water between gulps, trying to preserve as much of a terrific tongue rush as we got on our first tilt…
WHEEL OF TUNES: OPEN MIKE EAGLE
The Los Angeles rapper talks basketball trophies, airport bars, and mafia-style weddings.
PITCHFORK FESTIVAL: SOLANGE, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST, AND MORE MUSIC TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
After wrapping up its 12th year, the Chicago music festival reminds us why some festivals are actually worth making the trip for.
NONAME: THE LITTLE CHICAGO RAPPER WHO MADE A BIG NAME FOR HERSELF
From collaborating with Chance the Rapper and Mick Jenkins to selling out her own headlining tour, Noname is bound for stardom. It’s her tender hip-hop poetry that’s rocketing her there quickly.
FOTOBOM: PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016
Broken Social Scene, Sufjan Stevens, Blood Orange, Savages, and more took over Union Park in Chicago, IL for the annual music festival.
MEAT WAVE: CHICAGO’S LOUDEST ROCK TRIO TALK MADNESS AND THEIR DIY ROOTS
Meat Wave make the type of rock you just don’t find anymore — unless you’re prying into Chicago’s vibrant DIY scene.
ALBUM PREMIERE: HOUSE OF THE RISING FUZZ
Boston’s DIY garage, psych, and rock acts joined forces for this summer’s best compilation album.
RYLEY WALKER: PART COSMIC TROUBADOUR, PART PUNK ROCKER
Do you want another dumpy white dude playing acoustic guitar and singing about his girlfriend? No, let’s go far out.
FARE THEE WELL: FANS FLOOD THE SINCLAIR FOR THE GRATEFUL DEAD
Hippies will gather at The Sinclair this weekend when the Grateful Dead say their final farewell.
