“We got music. We got rhythm. Don’t exploit us with your algorithm!” That was just one of the slogans chanted by dozens of musicians and supporters outside of Spotify’s Chicago offices on Monday, March 15. Organized by the Union...
Spring is just around the corner – but this is Chicago. Anything can happen. It has snowed in April here (cue Prince). Luckily, neither the lingering chill in the air nor the ongoing pandemic can stop the city’s creative...
A week-long bootcamp for The Voice was Piwa’s window to the music industry – and its cruelty. At age 17, the singer-songwriter, then known as Tapiwa, was in California with her mom for rounds of auditions after a successful...
Anyone who has seen the Spice Girls’ 1997 film Spice World will remember their incredible tour bus. The group’s multi-level home-on-wheels was decked out with fire poles and a swing, and personalized nooks for each member that, while varied to...
An oft-wigged and glittered, latex and leather-wrapped Midwestern daughter, Emily Blue is a pop star, period. One of the first Chicago artists I’ve ever seen appear on stage flanked by dancers who not only made their choreography and transitions...