Atlanta rapper Lazer Dim 700 raps like he’s already thinking about his next three song ideas, and that impatience enriches his performances. He’s an unpredictable MC who shifts his flow to lock onto a ...

Leor Galil (he/him) started writing for the Chicago Reader in 2010. He joined the staff in 2012 and became a senior staff writer in 2020. Galil mainly covers music, with a singular focus on Chicago ...

Chicago avant-garde psych-metal band Yakuza, who’ve been going strong since 1999. Their 2000 debut full-length, Amount to Nothing, exhibits their beginnings in thrashy posthardcore and grind. Soon ...

When I first stumbled across Dust Bunnies’ music, I thought I’d found a long-running local alt-rock group that’d been flying ...

Ibrahim Maali of Solidarity Studios speaks to the power of music making to connect communities in Palestine, South Africa, ...

Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra) by Kerry James Marshall is on view as part of “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” at the Art Institute of Chicago. Using his trademark ...