Leor Galil

The Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary, producer the Twilite Tone and rapper Your Stepdad drop new music, and more.

Punk lifer Dewey Burtker supports the scene by doing more than playing in bands—he also makes show flyers and artwork for albums and tapes.

Hannah Frances returns to celebrate a new LP with a Chicago band, rapper Adamn Killa turns his TikTok comedy on Trump’s occupying troops, and more.

The energy that propelled fifth-wave emo from in-scene meme to crossover indie-rock phenomenon in 2020 evaporated over the past couple years, but scene leaders Home Is Where have forged ahead with nary a hiccup.

Lee Collins was a DJ’s DJ, with an ear for obscure tracks that could drive parties into a frenzy on both sides of the Atlantic.

Lynyn lets his wild beats breathe on the new Ixona, beloved indie label Trouble in Mind hangs it up, 5 Magazine celebrates 20 years, and more.

Local indie artists organize to spurn Spotify via open letter, the 19th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival lights up the neighborhood, and more.

A lot has changed for DJ and producer Marea Stamper since she left Chicago for London in 2017—including her stage name.

Somewhere in the blur of the past decade, Philadelphia singer-songwriter Alex G became a rare indie-rock success story, slowly ascending the rickety scaffolding of the music biz while cementing his status as a generational talent.

Discus is the Stolz brothers’ own band, and as its creative anchors, they’ve fashioned a sweet, relaxed sound built on their tidy guitar playing and Jake’s gentle, layered vocal tracks.