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 ...

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

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

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

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

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