The FSD readers are a lucky group of people — for more ways than one, of course. But for Wiz Khalifa fans, today is your lucky day. We have the early bird pre-sale code for his upcoming The Decent Exposure Tour, which hits the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park (right outside of Chicago) on…
Spring has sprung, and concert season is in full swing. But before the summer madness begins, you’re gonna want to hit Concord Music Hall to check out respective shows from Yasiin Bey (the artist formerly known as Mos Def) and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Yasiin is out celebrating 20 years of Black on Both Sides, and descends…
How Could Blockchain Change the Music Industry? The music industry is constantly changing, whether this relates to how people are scouted and signed to record contracts, how people are eschewing traditional recording contracts in order to benefit as an independent artist, or even how fans engage with the music. Submitting tapes to radio stations…
On July 25th, Khalid’s Free Spirit World Tour will blow through the Windy City as it descends upon the United Center for a spirited evening. Clairo guest stars in the all ages affair, which kicks off at 7:30pm. So get your summer plans started today by grabbing tickets that just went on sale. This show…
The rowdy and raucous $uicideboy$ are hitting the road this summer, and on August 16th, they make their way to the Aragon Ballroom as part of their Greyday Tour. They’re also bringing some friends along for the ride including City Morgue, Germ, Trash Talk and my personal favorites, the Shoreline Mafia. So you already know…
On June 11th, Midwest legend, Machine Gun Kelly, blasts through Chicago as part of his Hotel Diablo World Tour. From Cleveland to the Chi — for one night only at the Aragon Ballroom in early June. Tickets for this extravaganza go on sale this Friday (April 5) at 10am CST. So be sure to set…
Show me someone working as hard as Chris Crack right now. You can’t. He has a new album damn near every week — and it’s all top quality. No throwaway shit. It’s truly unbelievable. He’s at the top of his game right now, and doing it with ease. The Future Will be Confusing consists of…
Wherever you’re from in the US or even further afield, if you know music, you know Chicago and the wider Midwest has been a hotbed for hip-hop and R&B artists for decades. Forever. Generations of influential rappers, MCs and DJs, such as Common, Noname, Chance the Rapper, Saba, Chief Keef, Twista and, of course, Kanye…
Only a few things get me excited to write anymore, and the return of Tree just so happens to be one of them. He first teased his return a few months back when he linked with like-minded-spirit, Vic Spencer, for their collabo project. But today he fires off his first solo dolo release in nearly…
Big Dreez is back with her new album. It’s been a long time coming, and I’ve personally been thirsting for a full length from the Chicago star. 10 new tracks stacked back to back to back, featuring work alongside Kash Doll, Offset, Jeremih, Jacquees and more. I’m a few tracks in now and it’s pretty…