The June 18 ceremony in Chicago will livestream globally, with a cross-generational roster that includes Christina Aguilera, Common, the Roots, and Tems.
The June 18 ceremony in Chicago will livestream globally, with a cross-generational roster that includes Christina Aguilera, Common, the Roots, and Tems.
After screaming into the abyss on his third album, the Chicago songwriter returns with five tracks that choose nurture over force. Walls of Love is music that understands connection as work.
Chicago’s Cel Ray set a July 24 release for their debut album on Exploding In Sound, led by a single that turns fuel costs into a frantic rock opera.
Riot Fest returns to Douglass Park with Tool, Morrissey, Alanis Morissette, and a sprawling undercard that includes Afroman, both versions of Sex Pistols, and Insane Clown Posse.
Stereogum’s brief mention of Friko is a quiet signal, not a headline. The Chicago band’s profile continues to sharpen.
The Chicago hot dog stand famous for late-night verbal abuse has a quieter practice: touring musicians and comedians don’t pay for their meal.
The Chicago band’s debut album arrives not from a place of polished dreams, but from the resonant chaos of reality.
The Chicago duo’s sophomore record, ‘Something Worth Waiting For’, sharpens their anthemic indie rock into a more focused and deliberate statement.
The Chicago duo preview their upcoming album with a title track built on forward motion and deferred climax.
For over three decades, Aadam Jacobs has been the quiet documentarian of Chicago’s live music scene, amassing a vast personal archive he is now sharing freely.
Rombo Music Discovery
The best new tracks, hand-picked every week by our editors.
Opens Spotify — tap + to save it to your library.