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The Walters: Try, Try Again The Walters are a truly hardcore representation of Chicago’s music scene, as they were bred from the inspiration of the city and very little else. The indie pop, folksy alternative vibes that you hear in their music is a reminder of the quiet and wholesome parts of the city that…
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S.O.S. SZA I’m sure you can tell by the amount of R&B content I review on this site, my heart lies with the genre. Which means I am vehemently connected to the artists who make up the community, including the unendingly talented, and frankly magical tunes of SZA. SZA represents the idea of a queen…
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Marble Teeth: Caleb Jefson is a single-handed storm This seemingly underground artist has shown a very intricate and complex understanding of the local sound. Though they are from Decatur, IL, a suburb about 3 hours outside the city, there is a certain twang of Chicago pulse in their music. Listening to a few of their…
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Waiting to Spill The Backseat Lovers The Backseat Lovers have had a prolonged and wonderful career thus far considering the small amount of music they have put out. Their first album, When We Were Friends (favorite song Kilby Girl) was very successful in expanding their fanbase and launching their growing fanbase. I had the pleasure…
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Noname: The Warrior of Chicago’s Pulse Noname (born Fatimah Nyeema Warner) is a gorgeous example of art completely engulfed in Chicago sound. From her beginnings as a spoken word poet, she created her artistic sphere starting in high school, and found herself surrounded by other young musical talents that went on to be as big…
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Woo Park: The Band of Misfits Chicago has Overlooked Emily Nichols – VocalsBrian Sanborn – Guitar and PedalsChristian Zwit – Keys and SynthsParker Grogan – BottomLuke Sangerman – Drums, Cymbals, and Percussion Woo Park is a 5-person group of weirdos who fit together in the best possible way. Groovy doesn’t even begin to describe their…
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Chance the Rapper: A Musical Man Made in Chicago Chance the Rapper (born Chancellor Bennett) has proven to be one of the greatest rap musicians of all time in my opinion. Yes, a bold statement, and not an unbiased one at that, but also not one that is unfounded. Chance the Rapper was born in…
