Josh Terry

Chance The Rapper performs at The Budweiser Made In America Festival in Philadelphia on Sept. 4, 2016.

Chance the Rapper and 4 other things to watch at the 2017 Grammys

May 9, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

The celebration of pop music is tedious and often frustrating but sometimes wildly entertaining, and perhaps we'll hit all three notes at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. While...

6 must-see Chicago shows this week: Noname, Priests, Japandroids

May 9, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

A revamped RedEye means a new Show Up? Sort of. As we move to a weekly paper, this feature will cover all of the must-see Chicago concerts from the upcoming...

How to not be the most obnoxious person at a Super Bowl party

June 6, 2018 at 8:43 a.m.

Super Bowl LI is fast approaching, with the Atlanta Falcons facing the New England Patriots on Sunday at Houston's NRG Stadium. With that comes a cornucopia of people hosting watch...

6 Chicago shows this week: Laura Jane Grace, Sampha, Fake Limbs

June 6, 2018 at 8:10 a.m.

Even though the ever-present clouds covering Chicago have made our moods kind of dreary (or at least that's what I'm blaming it on), there's still a lot of things to...

Interview: Chicago artist Noname’s incredible songs speak for her

May 25, 2019 at 5:40 p.m.

Like her artistic moniker suggests, Noname, aka 25-year-old rapper Fatimah Warner, is a very private person. She doesn't do many interviews, and of the few that she's done, many of...

7 must-see Chicago shows: Psych Fest VIII, The Lemon Twigs, D.R.A.M.

June 6, 2018 at 10:27 a.m.

Something that's increasingly difficult to do, even for someone whose job is to cover music full time, is to just go to a show without knowing who's playing. Finding time...

LOS ANGELES, CA Oct. 08, 2016 - St. Vincent, featuring singer Annie Clark, and her dancers and pianist (not possible to get names and noy on google) performed at the David Lynch Festival of Disruption Oct. 08, 2016 which featured music from Robert Plant and St. Vincent along with an array of talks and film screenings. (Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times)

The most anticipated Chicago albums and shows of 2017

May 25, 2019 at 5:40 p.m.

We don't know what's going to define a year in music before it happens. As 2016 started, did we know Kanye West would reinvent the album cycle with one of...

7 must-see Chicago shows this week: Joan of Arc, Alkaline Trio, Isaiah Rashad

June 6, 2018 at 12:37 p.m.

Chicago music doesn't stop. After Tomorrow Never Knows gave us a great slate of shows (highlights for me were Campdogzz, Sam Evian, Big Thief and Hoops, as well as Pile...

Must-see Chicago shows this week: Tomorrow Never Knows, Clearance, Bash and Pop

June 6, 2018 at 2:29 p.m.

What a stacked week for Chicago music. Because it's January, if you're like me, curling up with a book or a bingeworthy TV show is the move. But I'm here...

Watch Chicago rapper Mykele Deville’s powerful new video for ‘Revolt’

June 6, 2018 at 2:43 p.m.

I saw Chicago's Mykele Deville perform last year during an episode of "Good Evening with Pat Whalen," a monthly local-focused underground late-night talk show at the Jackalope Theatre. Deville's performance...

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