Chicago music festivals: 6 local acts worth seeking out this summer
Go for the headliners, but stay for these local up-and-comers worthy of their own spotlight.
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Go for the headliners, but stay for these local up-and-comers worthy of their own spotlight.
From an Argentinian musician and producer putting surf rock into reggaeton to an Australian mutant punk funk group paying homage to a fallen bandmate, here are some new and under-discussed talents from the worlds of underground music
On her debut album, the rising Chicago DJ spins thrilling, multifaceted club music into a celebration of her Belizean heritage and trans identity.
Pixel Grip: Jonathon Freund, Rita Lukea, and Tyler Ommen In the world of Chicago goth dance trio Pixel Grip, "the arena" is more than a literal venue where spectators gather to delight in competition—it refers to any context our society envisions as a zero-sum game, where no one can win without someone else losing. The band's sophomore album, Arena, proposes the club as a sanctuary. Over ten darkly electrifying tracks ("Alphapussy," "Dancing on Your Grave"), singer Rita Lukea describes what they call their "villain origin story"—that is, why the...
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