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Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2017
Vic Mensa opens for Jay Z, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver writer Josh Gondelman at Zanies, and more goings-on the week of December 4-7
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, vic mensa, jay z, united center, the autobiography, paula scaggs, megan stalter, talk show presents, josh gondelman, zanies, aaron weaver, comedians you should know, timothy otooles, zachary buchner, lost in a dream, andrew rafacz gallery, paul muldoon, poetry foundation, pulitzer prize, princeton

Blogs, Bleader Mar 2, 2016
Pitcher Jake Arrieta to start for Cubs on Opening Day and other Chicago news

Also, RIP to the Shrine nightclub, and plans for sex club in River North are off the table.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, winter weather, Chicago Cubs, Jake Arrieta, Los Angeles Angels, the Shrine, hip-hop, rap music, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, River North, gun violence, Field Museum

Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2016
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Searching for gold in Kanye West's The Life of Pablo

Jumbled, half-formed, and oddly engrossing, Kanye's seventh album mirrors his public ups and downs.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Kanye West, The Life of Pablo, Ultralight Beam, Chance the Rapper, Saturday Night Live, Tidal, Jay Z, Yeezy Season 3, Wiz Khalifa, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2015
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After rapping for Jay Z twice, MoBo the Great is claiming her own space

The young Chicago MC just put out her debut record, Fuck the Public.
- By Sasha Geffen
- Tags: Music, Women's Issues, MoBo the Great, Jay Z, Fuck the Public, Monique Burrell, Katie Got Bandz, BJ the Chicago Kid, Video

Music, Music Feature Mar 18, 2015
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Scharpling and Wurster revive 'Rock, Rot & Rule' for the Reader
- By Patrick Sullivan
- Tags: Music Feature, Scharpling and Wurster, Rock Rot & Rule, The Best Show, WFMU, Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster, Ronald Thomas Clontle, Billy Joel, GG Allin, Wilco, CoCoComa, Bad Company, Eleventh Dream Day, Sam Smith, Sleater-Kinney, Syl Johnson, Cheap Trick, OBN IIIs, Arcade Fire, Jay Z, The Grateful Dead, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 24, 2014
Reader's Agenda Thu 7/24: Beyonce and Jay Z, Ignition Festival of New Plays, and Zine Book Club

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, July 24.
- By Cat Adamson
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Beyonce, Jay Z, Soldier Field, Ignition Festival of New Plays, Victory Gardens Theater, Zine Book Club?, The Chicago Publishers Resource Center

Blogs, Bleader Mar 11, 2014
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URL music festival SPF420 goes to SXSW

Corporate brands team up with buzzing bands to throw parties at SXSW—it's probably a good thing for the people behind URL-born music festival SPF420, who are throwing an unofficial showcase in Austin this afternoon.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music, SPF420, South by Southwest, SXSW, Ryan Hemsworth, vaporwave, Austin, Lady Gaga, Doritos, Jay Z, Kanye West, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Milk Music, Sailor Jerry's, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Jan 15, 2014
Gossip Wolf: Bil Vermette's spacey synths return from 1984

Plus: Jay Z fave MoBo the Great drops a single, and Indian releases a new LP of hateful doom.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Bil Vermette, Katha Visions, Tangerine Dreamy, Katha Visions, Secret History of Chicago Music, Steve Krakow, Permanent Records, Galactic Archive, the Owl, Brett Naucke, Transparency, Cave, Jay Z, MC MoBo the Great, Fuck the Public, Indian, From All Purity, From All Purity, Roadburn

Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2014
Best shows to see: Carter Tutti, Jay Z, Jack of Heart, Anthony Pateras

The best shows to see on Thu 1/9 through Sun 1/12
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Do This, Music, best shows to see, Carter Tutti, Jay Z, Jack of Heart, Anthony Pateras, Metro, United Center, Empty Bottle, Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Jan 9, 2014
Reader's Agenda Thu 1/9: Jay Z, Hellcab, and Punk Rock Karaoke

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, January 9
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Jay Z, United Center, Magna Carta, Miles Raymer, Jack Helbig, Hellcab, Main Stage, Paul Dillon, Punk Rock Karaoke, Beauty Bar, the Ramones, Misfits, Rancid, the Clash

Blogs, Bleader Sep 18, 2013
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Replaying new cuts from Drake and Chicago's Martin Sky

Drake's anticipated third album leaked just days before local MC-producer Martin Sky dropped his debut mixtape, and both releases include beats that demand to be put on repeat.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Drake, Nothing Was the Same, Wu-Tang Forever, Own It, Martin Sky, Time(less), Fake Shore Drive, Pearl Gawd, Pound Cake, It's Yourz, Jay Z, hip-hop, rap, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 20, 2013
What this week's top ten has to say about the year in pop

The 2013 pop charts in a nutshell
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: On the Charts, Music, Pharrell, Daft Punk, Robin Thicke, Bruno Mars, Imagine Dragons, Zedd, Anna Kendrick, Capital Cities, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Mike Will Made It, Miley Cyrus, Maroon 5

Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2013
Best shows to see: The Handsome Family, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brötzmann, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include the Handsome Family, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brötzmann, Mayer Hawthorne, Twin Peaks, and Justin Timberlake and Jay Z.
- By Tosten Burks
- Tags: Do This, Music, Handsome Family, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brotzmann, Pritzker Pavilion, Soldier Field, Hideout, Mayer Hawthorne, Matthew Sweet

Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2013
Reader's Agenda Mon 7/22: Justin Timberlake, Ghostbusters, and Waiting for Lefty

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, July 22
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Miles Raymer, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Soldier Field, Movies in the Park, Calumet Park, Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters, Waiting For Lefty, Oracle Theatre, Clifford Odets, Matt Foss, Zac Thompson

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Vic Mensa opens for Jay Z, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver writer Josh Gondelman at Zanies, and more goings-on the week of December 4-7

Pitcher Jake Arrieta to start for Cubs on Opening Day and other Chicago news

Also, RIP to the Shrine nightclub, and plans for sex club in River North are off the table.

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Searching for gold in Kanye West's The Life of Pablo

Jumbled, half-formed, and oddly engrossing, Kanye's seventh album mirrors his public ups and downs.

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After rapping for Jay Z twice, MoBo the Great is claiming her own space

The young Chicago MC just put out her debut record, Fuck the Public.

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Scharpling and Wurster revive 'Rock, Rot & Rule' for the Reader

Reader's Agenda Thu 7/24: Beyonce and Jay Z, Ignition Festival of New Plays, and Zine Book Club

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, July 24.

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URL music festival SPF420 goes to SXSW

Corporate brands team up with buzzing bands to throw parties at SXSW—it's probably a good thing for the people behind URL-born music festival SPF420, who are throwing an unofficial showcase in Austin this afternoon.

Gossip Wolf: Bil Vermette's spacey synths return from 1984

Plus: Jay Z fave MoBo the Great drops a single, and Indian releases a new LP of hateful doom.

Best shows to see: Carter Tutti, Jay Z, Jack of Heart, Anthony Pateras

The best shows to see on Thu 1/9 through Sun 1/12

Reader's Agenda Thu 1/9: Jay Z, Hellcab, and Punk Rock Karaoke

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, January 9

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Replaying new cuts from Drake and Chicago's Martin Sky

Drake's anticipated third album leaked just days before local MC-producer Martin Sky dropped his debut mixtape, and both releases include beats that demand to be put on repeat.

What this week's top ten has to say about the year in pop

The 2013 pop charts in a nutshell

Best shows to see: The Handsome Family, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brötzmann, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include the Handsome Family, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brötzmann, Mayer Hawthorne, Twin Peaks, and Justin Timberlake and Jay Z.

Reader's Agenda Mon 7/22: Justin Timberlake, Ghostbusters, and Waiting for Lefty

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, July 22

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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver writer Josh Gondelman at Zanies, and more goings-on the week of December 4-7

Also, RIP to the Shrine nightclub, and plans for sex club in River North are off the table.

Jumbled, half-formed, and oddly engrossing, Kanye's seventh album mirrors his public ups and downs.

The young Chicago MC just put out her debut record, Fuck the Public.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, July 24.

Corporate brands team up with buzzing bands to throw parties at SXSW—it's probably a good thing for the people behind URL-born music festival SPF420, who are throwing an unofficial showcase in Austin this afternoon.

Plus: Jay Z fave MoBo the Great drops a single, and Indian releases a new LP of hateful doom.

The best shows to see on Thu 1/9 through Sun 1/12

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Thursday, January 9

Drake's anticipated third album leaked just days before local MC-producer Martin Sky dropped his debut mixtape, and both releases include beats that demand to be put on repeat.

The 2013 pop charts in a nutshell

Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include the Handsome Family, Abraham Levitan, Peter Brötzmann, Mayer Hawthorne, Twin Peaks, and Justin Timberlake and Jay Z.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, July 22

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