Die Spitz’s brand-new second album, Something to Consume, explores liberation and freedom while opening up their palette with ...

Wardruna have connected widely with listeners, even those without a vested interest in Nordic culture or metal, and they’ve ...

Kaicrewsade throws his own festival, the Englewood Jazz Festival celebrates 60 years of the AACM, and Busy Beaver celebrates ...

Over the past decade, Sextile have evolved their aesthetic from brooding, texture-heavy EBM to a bouncy, polished sound that’s at the forefront of the current revival of goth-infused club music.

Few rappers capture the thrill of a massive mosh pit quite like Che. On his second album, July’s Rest in Bass, the Atlanta rapper hurls his blunt, serrated bars as though he’s swept up in a jostling ...

Bylines labeled “Chicago Reader Staff” are used for features that contain nonwritten, nonreported information like listings, ...

Two musicals now on local stages take different approaches to illustrating major events in 21st-century history.

On his latest album, With All That I Know Now, Menace drops his voice into soulful, hiccuping instrumentals at unexpected intervals, with a casual flow that belies his precision and speed.

The body is a battleground for the construction of meaning—a process brought to the forefront in "Bodybuilder" at Point Blank ...

Somewhere in the blur of the past decade, Philadelphia singer-songwriter Alex G became a rare indie-rock success story, ...

Richard Hunt,” at the Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA), takes a considered look at the artist's life and work.

Fashionista and influencer DeAnna Spoerl uses her website Letty Sparrow and other platforms to promote Chicago fashion and ...