- Music, Music Feature, Apr 23, 2013
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Chance the Rapper drops Acid Rap
The local MC's second mixtape is about to take him to some places he's only imagined.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 15, 2013
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Trinidad James and Master P make SXSW say "Uhhh"
Wilding out with "ignorant" rappers new and old
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 15, 2013
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Chicago rap's big day out at SXSW
Chance the Rapper's ascendance continues at SXSW, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 23, 2012
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Closed Sessions opens up Chicago hip-hop
Local studio to release its third compilation
- Music, Music Feature, May 31, 2012
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Chocolate Industries bridges
Miami to the midwestAn early education in IDM leads to a label that fuses hip-hop, rock, and soul
- Blogs, Bleader, May 22, 2012
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Vyle drops "God Tier"
Local club-night stalwart finally gets serious about releasing his music
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 3, 2012
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The year in music: Wait, this isn't over yet?
New free beats from Chuck Inglish and Flosstradamus
- Music, Music Feature, Aug 4, 2011
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Lollapalooza Survival Guide
Twenty nine acts to see—even if you have to fight the crowds
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 7, 2011
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This week on the B Side
Cool Kids, tons of festivals, recent reissues, and much more
- Music, Music Column, Jul 7, 2011
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The Cool Kids make a break for it
Can their first album, long delayed by legal wrangling, galvanize hip-hop the way their early releases did three years ago?
- Blogs, Bleader, May 31, 2011
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Fish to Ride Bicycles on July 12
The Cool Kids are finally putting out their first long-player.
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Apr 14, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: Shred Like the Wind
The national air-guitar championship comes to Chicago. Plus: the Whistler takes over Summer Sessions, the Mad Decent Block Party makes big plans for Chicago, and more
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Mar 2, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: The Scoop on Pitchfork Headliners
Superchunk, TV on the Radio among possibilities. Plus: Ruby Hornet gets into the record biz, Dawnbringer’s first show in 13 years, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 22, 2011
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Soda Brand to Rescue Cool Kids Album From Label Limbo
Mountain Dew's Green Label Sound to put out the Cool Kids' "lost album"
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Sep 23, 2010
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Look Who's Making Tracks With Travis
Kid Sister in the studio, plus a Maps & Atlases LP, new dollies by Archer Prewitt, good-bye to Graeme Gibson, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 8, 2010
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Freddie Gibbs & Co. Get Some "Oil Money"
The new Gibbs video, plus bonus features
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 12, 2010
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This Week in the Reader's Music Section
Metal, hip-hop, psych, and getting psyched out by Joan Jett
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 1, 2010
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The Cool Kids Drop Tacklebox
The retro-minded duo looks forward on a new mix tape.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 14, 2010
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5/14 — Manifest Urban Arts Festival
Manifest, Columbia College's free end-of-the-year art party, is today from 9 AM to 9 PM.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 4, 2010
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Mountain Dew Gets Into Vinyl
A chance to win Cool Kids and Flosstradamus vinyl from Green Label Sound
