Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including by WateRR & Machacha, Half Gringa, and ...

A history of a "school for wayward girls" reveals issues with youth justice and juvenile detention centers in Illinois.

Taigo Onez talks about straddling hip-hop and house, his goals for his Bang Le’ Dex label, and his work as electronic format ...

The Non-Equity Jeff Awards move to the Harris in a night of celebration marked by joy, love of community, and resistance.

The two south-side women of color who founded creative agency 3V lead a team redefining what success looks like in the Chicago music scene.

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

Reader with double the dollars! The Chicago Reader is a 501(c)(3) local newsroom connecting Chicago communities through ...

Splash Hatch on the E Going Down at Definition Theatre looks at environmental racism and Black maternal health.

Real T@lk is an active MC and DJ, he has performed and taught throughout the country, produced eight albums, published two ...

Fratti uses electronic effects to process her cello and build scaffolding loops, often adding intertwining layers of ...

West-coast rapper Dom Kennedy is respected for his effortless flow and down-to-earth demeanor, and his music reminds us that ...

In the early 1990s, trombonist Jeb Bishop became an essential part of Chicago’s musically and geographically outward-looking ...