Biz 3 publicist Dana Meyerson works with the likes of Ms. Lauryn Hill and Chappell Roan, but she grounds herself in her Chicago community.

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Demetrius Amparan is a music artist and poet from the south side of Chicago. He is a nonprofit leader and father to daughters ...

Chicago’s “spirit of creation and love of play” are helping filmmaker Rey Tang find artistic opportunities for herself and ...

Chicago drummer Lily Glick Finnegan and New York violinist gabby fluke-mogul throw it in the sink at this weekend’s Catalytic ...

The rural ambulance that responded to their 911 call didn’t carry naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug also known by ...

Their virtuosic playing and charming, flamboyant showmanship have helped make Mariachi Herencia de México’s annual Christmas shows a nascent Chicago tradition.

The pledge to host eight Palestinian academics resulted from negotiations between university administration and student ...

Foodman first created music in a PlayStation game called Depth, and his rudimentary experiments with the technology sparked an understanding that anyone can be an artist, regardless of skill or ...

Founders, friends, and affiliates of Chicago hip-hop label Closed Sessions use its 15th anniversary to reflect on the ...

As 2024 comes to a close, local fans can celebrate their good fortune with a stacked double album-release show headlined by two of the area’s grimiest death-metal purveyors.

Opened in 1974 as part of the University of Chicago’s art department, the Smart has long since become a stand-alone ...