On September 29th, Closed Sessions hosted an intimate photo gallery chronicling the indie label’s movement from 2012-2017. The private gallery was hosted at Soho House Chicago, and served as a soft launch before the exhibition makes its way to a public space in the coming months. Here, we highlight the 4 photographers at the center […]
Chicago Represented Well in Action Bronson’s Best-Seller, F*ck That’s Delicious
Rapper, TV personality, Chef, Ultimate Dab-Smoker, and now, best-selling author. Action Bronson just stays out here shining. Bronson’s new book, F*ck That’s Delicious: An Annotated Guide To Eating Well is flying off the shelves these days. And with every copy, somebody new gets to hipped to the Chicago gem that is Margie’s Candies which is featured […]
Knox Fortune Goes For Dolo On New LP, Paradise
Last week I wrote briefly about Knox Fortune’s single “24 Hours”, a jam that I really enjoyed and harkened back to late 90’s indie alternative type shit (the good kind). Today, Knox has released his full LP, Paradise, and you can stream it below via Apple Music. I haven’t had a chance to really dig […]
No Frills – Stream ANXT’s Watching Paint Dry LP
“Remind them/ you either marry wealth or Mary Poppins.” ANXT is an emcee from the Chicago suburbs. Little is known about him and most of what you find online uses imagery over photos of the aspiring wordsmith. There’s nothing spectacular persay about his latest offering, Watching Paint Dry, in fact, that’s kind of the idea. He […]
The Cool Kids Return with Special Edition Grand Master Deluxe, Celebrate That $hit!
There is so much to say about The Cool Kids, man. Without Chuck and Mikey, I really can’t say what the Chicago Hip Hop scene (or much of what’s been dubbed “Internet Rap”) would look like. They came through and blew the roof off our city’s music scene, crushing segregated rap parties and the idea […]
Knox Fortune: “24 Hours”
[iframe id=”https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/4BTIjeTGQjU6VwQsHJqtPk”] Knox Fortune is preparing to release his debut LP, Paradise, on September 22nd. Ahead of that drop, he has blessed the world with the new jam, “24 Hours”. This record feels like it would fit right in with the late 90’s alternative scene. Not to say that it sounds dated by any means, in […]
Joseph Chilliams wins with Henry Church
Pivot Gang’s Joseph Chilliams released his debut mixtape, Henry Church, about a week ago and then celebrated with a sold out show at Schubas. The project, which consists of 13 songs and features homies such as MfnMelo, Saba, NoName, and others, is cohesive project chock full of pop-culture references, regular-guy observations, and a fun energy throughout. […]
[Review] Chicago Open Air 2017 descends on Toyota Park
With a lineup that included Kiss, Rob Zombie, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Korn and the mythical group Anthrax, this year’s Chicago Open Air brought together the biggest names in hard rock and heavy metal. On its first edition, which was celebrated last year, it was the only 2016 event that hosted a live show of Rammstein in […]