Andrew Sa, Chicago’s queer Cosmic Country crooner, releases a debut solo album where he’s anything but solitary.

Plus: Underground hip-hop group Typical Cats reunite for their 25th anniversary, rapper Rich Jones drops a new full-length, ...

Hosted by Equity and Transformation and the Movement for Black Lives, the event brought hundreds together to define the ...

On the fourth floor of Lacuna Lofts in Pilsen, Doechii’s Tiny Desk relaxes a small group of clients at Jem Junkies who wait for custom grillz and tooth gems. Jem Junkies, a Black-, queer-owned studio ...

Penelope Trappes' ethereal, atmospheric compositions ruminate on the cycle of life, from birth to death, and all the emotions ...

Chicago four-piece Ache play straight-edge hardcore like they were all reborn the moment they discovered the subculture.

Queers on the Rocks, an organization fostering community between queer, trans, nonbinary, and gender-non-conforming climbers around Chicago, aims to break down these barriers to entry.  Founded in ...

As a studio guitarist, recording engineer, producer, and more, Ron Steele has had a hand in thousands of records without ever becoming a marquee name.

Bay Area producer and songwriter April Grey, aka Underscores, became one of the brightest stars in hyperpop thanks to her 2021 self-released album, Fishmonger.

The Mandalorian and Grogu is the first Star Wars movie to bring a Disney+ TV show to the big screen, and you can tell. The film’s opening scene is backlit with stark white light that awkwardly, rather ...

Listening to Prostitute’s debut album, 2024’s Attempted Martyr, is like sticking your head into the blades of a pissed-off outboard motor. On “All Hail,” vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist Moe Kazra ...

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