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Best of Chicago 2020: Music & Nightlife

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Best of Chicago 2020: Music & Nightlife

Best of Chicago 2020: Music & Nightlife

Music & Nightlife poll winners

Music & Nightlife poll winners

DCG Brothers brought summer joy to a locked-down season with “Mmhmm”

DCG Brothers brought summer joy to a locked-down season with “Mmhmm”

Tone Deaf Records responded to the stay-at-home order with vinyl delivery

Tone Deaf Records responded to the stay-at-home order with vinyl delivery

Billie Barrett Greenbey of gospel legends the Barrett Sisters left us in 2020

Billie Barrett Greenbey of gospel legends the Barrett Sisters left us in 2020

Old-school musicians beat lockdown with new-school platforms

Old-school musicians beat lockdown with new-school platforms

Born Yesterday Records had a better 2020 than you

Born Yesterday Records had a better 2020 than you

Last year would’ve been a great one for bangers in Chicago clubs

Last year would’ve been a great one for bangers in Chicago clubs

Chicago’s Latinx musicians rolled with the pandemic’s punches

Chicago’s Latinx musicians rolled with the pandemic’s punches

Rapper Ric Wilson pours generations of activism into “Fight Like Ida B and Marsha P”

Rapper Ric Wilson pours generations of activism into “Fight Like Ida B and Marsha P”

Experimental Sound Studio has turned a streaming series into a virtual community

Experimental Sound Studio has turned a streaming series into a virtual community

Chicago music writers carry zine culture into the Substack era

Chicago music writers carry zine culture into the Substack era

The pandemic pushed indoor music into the parks

The pandemic pushed indoor music into the parks

WGCI helped define 2020 with two big shows—one that happened and one that didn’t

WGCI helped define 2020 with two big shows—one that happened and one that didn’t

Chicago indie musicians rally for jail support with the <i>Warm Violet</i> compilation

Chicago indie musicians rally for jail support with the Warm Violet compilation

Bedroom-pop newcomer Serena Isioma finds a trajectory to stardom

Bedroom-pop newcomer Serena Isioma finds a trajectory to stardom

A personal remembrance of DJ Kwest_On

A personal remembrance of DJ Kwest_On

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