Atlanta rapper Lazer Dim 700 raps like he’s already thinking about his next three song ideas, and that impatience enriches his performances. He’s an unpredictable MC who shifts his flow to lock onto a ...

Leor Galil (he/him) started writing for the Chicago Reader in 2010. He joined the staff in 2012 and became a senior staff writer in 2020. Galil mainly covers music, with a singular focus on Chicago ...

Chicago avant-garde psych-metal band Yakuza, who’ve been going strong since 1999. Their 2000 debut full-length, Amount to Nothing, exhibits their beginnings in thrashy posthardcore and grind. Soon ...

When I first stumbled across Dust Bunnies’ music, I thought I’d found a long-running local alt-rock group that’d been flying ...

Ibrahim Maali of Solidarity Studios speaks to the power of music making to connect communities in Palestine, South Africa, ...

Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra) by Kerry James Marshall is on view as part of “Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” at the Art Institute of Chicago. Using his trademark ...

Besides having a good eye for thrifting, Shelly Parks also uses basic sewing skills to help compose her looks.

Karl Michael Iglesias is a Puerto Rican actor, director and writer from Milwaukee, WI, who now resides in Brooklyn, NY. His ...

The Chicago Cultural Center's latest exhibit, "Potential Energy: Chicago Puppets Up Close," celebrates the city as a center ...

Reader worth? Think about it. Reflect on how often you’ve picked up the Reader or visited this site over the years. Try to ...

The rest of the album is a blend of originals and reinterpreted standards by the likes of George Gershwin (“Embracable You”) ...

Maps & Atlases formed in 2004 and have spent the past couple decades exploring the terrain where weird time signatures turn into hum-along choruses and uplifting, folky harmonies.