Over the last 13 years Pitchfork Music Festival has become one of the most important and highly curated music festivals in Chicago, which says a lot considering that Chicago has the most summer festivals of any city in America. This year’s festival is dominated by internationally known stars like Ms. Lauryn Hill (celebrating the 20th […]
Kweku Collins Perfectly Captures The Summer Fling With “Sisko and Kasidy”
Kweku Collins’ newest track “Sisko and Kasidy” is a summer love anthem. Linking up for another collaboration with fellow Closed Sessions artist Ajani Jones, this is his first release of 2018 and it perfectly captures the heat of the summer and the uncertainty that comes with a fling. In the chorus Kweku sings “It’s been […]
Ric Wilson Brings Black Art To The Forefront On BANBA
Earlier this month Ric Wilson, known as both an artist and an activist around Chicago released his newest EP, BANBA (Black Art Not Bad Art) and with it truly established himself as a key member in the Chicago Renaissance movement. The 23 year old Southsider weaves an intricate tapestry with soul beats and lyrics celebrating […]
Kweku Collins nonchalantly releases something new.
Out of the blue, Kweku Collins released something new last night, very much under the radar. Taking it back to his, high school days, Kweku had “Meet Halfway” running around in his head, recorded it at home, and uploaded it to soundcloud. Consider this the warm-up, as Kweku gets ready for Pitchfork and has […]
[RH Photos] Fast Times At SXSW by Cooper Fox
Here’s a few shots by Cooper Fox showing the high energy hustle that is South By South West. Featuring live performances, quite backstage moments, and everything in between.
Ajani Jones’ New EP Is An Exhibition of Growth
Ajani Jones released his new EP today, Cocoons. As the title suggests, transformation and growth is a large theme for the new project. “Cocoons is a project about growth. Evolving as a human and as an artist,” Ajani said about the proejct. “Each song is a cocoon. They’re different examples of my growth in content and […]
Hear An Uncovered Malcolm London + Kweku Collins Track on the LTAB 2018 Mixtape
“Always bout my bills, no Bill Cosby.” The only things certain are death and taxes. Just below that are other things we can begin to count on every year, the LTAB mixtape has become one of those things. For the last few years, Young Chicago Authors, has put together a free mixtape to coincide with their […]
[RH Photos] January, 2018 by Cooper Fox
A freezing cold January meant either bundling up outside or staying warm in the studio. Here are Cooper Fox’s favorite pics from the month of just that.