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…
Author: Andrew Barber
Catch the $uicideboy$ ‘Greyday Tour’ on Friday, August 16th at the Aragon Ballroom – tickets on sale Friday 4/5
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…
MGK hits Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom on June 11th — tickets available Friday, 4/5 at 10am
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…
Chris Crack returns with yet another album ‘The Future Will Be Confusing’
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…
What Makes Chicago a Breeding Ground for Hot Hip Hop Talent?
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…
Stream Tree’s new album ‘We Grown Now’
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…
Stream Dreezy’s new album ‘Big Dreez’
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…
Rockie Fresh drops new single with Chris Brown “Must Be”
Rockie Fresh season is in full force, as the storied Chicago artist preps his Rostrum Records debut, due out later this year. Today, he sets his rollout campaign on fire with his big single, “Must Be,” featuring longtime associate, C Breezy. I know these two have collaborated a bunch in the past, but this just…
Watch Ryen’s high-octane new video for “Hyper”
Directed by @just.untitled & RYEN Ryen is a new artist I’m excited about it. His material is strong. From the songwriting, to the production, to the packaging. And you can add videos to that list as well, as Ryen dazzles yet again with his speedy new video for “Hyper.” This shit is too fast and…
Stream Vic Spencer & Tree’s new project ‘Nothing Is Something’
I’m really not blogging too heavy these days, but man, I had to get back on game for this release. Tree and V-I-C have connected for a new 10-song project, that has taken me to an entirely different place. Sometimes I get bored with that’s dropping in rap music — so much sounds exactly the…