- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 15, 2013
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This rap video guide to Chicago restaurants will kill Yelp
Real rappers. Real reviews.
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Nov 23, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: An indie-rock mix tape?
Moritat steal a move from hip-hop. Plus: Herculaneum drummer Dylan Ryan has more on his plate than the group’s new album, and local funk bands get down with Occupy Chicago
- Music, Music Column, Nov 10, 2011
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Local release roundup
Owen drags emo into adulthood, Flosstradamus makes footwork music friendlier, Golden Birthday weirds up bubblegum pop, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 7, 2011
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A footworking Flosstradamus track for your Friday
"Luuk Out Gurl," the first track from the duo's upcoming debut EP, Jubilation
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 29, 2011
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Yacht-style boats, Kid Sister, and a very small collie
The things I like about Riff Raff's new video
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Sep 1, 2011
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Needle drop, Tortoise style
Drummer John Herndon tattoos you. Plus: J2K of Flosstradamus eyes the door, and Chrissy Murderbot collects remixes of “Pop Yo Back.”
- Music, Gossip Wolf, May 19, 2011
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Gossip Wolf: Chris Connelly gets back to rock
The industrial legend recruits some hard hitters for his new album. Plus: J2K racks up some credits outside Flosstradamus, Alex White quits her day job, and Royal Pines shuffle their lineup
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 28, 2011
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This Week in Reader Music
Deep disco and lots of local music
- 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
- Music, Music Sidebar, Aug 19, 2010
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Mad Decent Block Party
Diplo's Mad Decent label takes over the Hideout's annual block party with a lineup that includes Kid Sister, Blaqstarr, Bosco Delrey, Freddie Gibbs, Maluca, Po Po, and others.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 20, 2010
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Street Style: Millennium Park Edition
Stylish peeps at Millennium Park.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 4, 2010
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The Interview Show: Charlie Trotter, Tracy Letts
- Blogs, Bleader, May 18, 2010
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Wanna Be in a Kid Sister Video?
Then be at one of these three spots tomorrow!
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 2, 2010
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Dinner & a Show: Friday 4/2
Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- Music, Gossip Wolf, Feb 25, 2010
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Whitesnake and Other Underwear Moisteners
Gossip Wolf: David Coverdale's undiminished ego, the next Iron & Wine record, Kid Sister's Olympic fever, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 13, 2009
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Rita J Finally Drops Her Debut
After two years of delays, Chicago native Rita J releases "Artist Workshop," and it's worth the wait.
- Music, Music Review, Nov 12, 2009
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The New Keepin' It Real
Kid Sister punctures the materialist fantasies of pop radio.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 7, 2009
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The 20-year life cycle of hip-house
In this week's Sharp Darts, Miles Raymer looks at the resurgence of hip-house, a hybrid of hip-hop and house music that's been in the pop-cultural wilderness since the rise of gangsta rap two decades ago.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 11, 2009
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Today in Chicago hipster news
Cool Kids, Flosstradamus, and Claychella
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 12, 2009
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Twitter gets a little noisier
Tra.kz isn't the killer music-sharing app for Twitterers that it clearly hopes to be, but it's a step in the right direction.
