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Vertual Vertigo
Interviews.
11/16/2009.
This local hip-hop group remembers when Bucktown was still buck.
J-Rell
Interviews.
11/01/2009.
Winning the Red Bull Big Tune Beat Battle has given this producer wings.
Terrible Spaceship
Interviews.
10/19/2009.
This sci-fi funk collective owes everything to Orson Welles.
Adad
Interviews.
10/05/2009.
A career that started at a high-school strip show now includes projects with some of the West Coast's top producers.
Caural
Interviews.
09/21/2009.
The well-educated musician tells us why beat-making is pointless -- and why Kenny G ain't jazz.
Isis Rose
Interviews.
09/07/2009.
Haters are just fans in disguise, says this versatile singer.
Cody Hudson
08/24/2009.
The graphic designer/fine artist tells us about designing album covers and eating hot dogs.
Konee Rok
08/10/2009.
The b-boy and filmmaker has established himself as the eye of Chicago's hip-hop scene.
1773
Interviews.
07/27/2009.
The golden-era hip-hoppers are big in Japan, but they'll always call Chicago home.
Hi-Fidel
Interviews.
07/13/2009.
No matter what name he goes by, this Chicago native lives to express.
Tone B. Nimble
Interviews.
06/29/2009.
All Natural's past, present and future belong to this versatile DJ and producer.
Peabe
06/15/2009.
The artist's "new brow" work owes a lot to his rides on the L.
The Gent$
Interviews.
06/01/2009.
There's nothing classier than shooting a video at the Sybaris.
Innosphere
Interviews.
05/18/2009.
What's in a name? Defiance of categorization, that's what.
Spq-Her
Interviews.
05/04/2009.
Don't mess with these divas unless you're prepared for a big hit of hip-hop and soul.
DJ Pickel
Interviews.
04/21/2009.
The veteran DJ won't take requests...but he will answer our questions.
Tall Black Guy
Interviews.
04/14/2009.
The '80s baby talks about what's coming up in '09.
Maker
Interviews.
04/07/2009.
The in-demand hip-hop producer will never forget his first love: Kiss.
DJ Intel
Interviews.
03/30/2009.
The man of eight residencies gives us his list of prized records.
Black Stone Theatre Collective
Interviews.
03/23/2009.
All Natural's disco denizens draw inspiration from '50s jazz and house chores.
JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound
Interviews.
03/16/2009.
Chicago's newest soul revivalists talk sailor suits, jet packs and Wu-Tang lovin' sexagenarians.
Meat Number 5
Interviews.
03/10/2009.
The duo's protein-filled beats will do a body good...if they don't disgust you first.
Radius
Interviews.
03/03/2009.
One of 2008's most exciting producers talks about winter, women and why life was tougher 10 years ago.
Super Heroes of Sound
Interviews.
02/18/2009.
A loose collective of local musicians is out to save hip-hop from the forces of evil.
Revise
02/15/2009.
The graffiti artist is well on his way to being Chicago's most wanted.
Vertikal
Interviews.
02/06/2009.
This eight-piece band takes neo-soul to new heights.
Kevin Coval
02/05/2009.
He's impressed everyone from Def Jam to Studs Terkel, and he might be coming to a high school near you.
Polyphonic the Verbose
Interviews.
01/29/2009.
Catch this well-trained musician before he absconds to Alaska.
Awdazcate
Interviews.
01/23/2009.
Here's one rapper who wouldn't mind getting laughed off the stage.
Phillip Morris
Interviews.
01/12/2009.
The West Side MC isn't afraid of a little controversy in his music.
Chantalism
Interviews.
01/11/2009.
The Laotian rapper behind Maintenance Crew talks about Chicago artists, both the good and the wack.
Royce
Interviews.
01/08/2009.
The seven guys in this hip-hop band have a lot of opinions, and a lot of love for Chicago.
Lowdown Brass Band
Interviews.
01/02/2009.
Get down and funky with these self-proclaimed horn nerds.
Serengeti
Interviews.
12/24/2008.
The prolific MC has three new albums on the way, and, appropriately, a lot to say.
Kenny Keys
Interviews.
12/15/2008.
The producer finds a happy medium between the keyboard and the MPC.
Tony Trimm
Interviews.
12/08/2008.
The rapper/producer is a busy man...but not too busy to invent new ways of killing rats.
The BeesKnees
Interviews.
11/28/2008.
This creative quartet pays homage to the mighty avocado with its dance grooves.
DJ Trew
Interviews.
11/20/2008.
This party-starter beat bone cancer; surely he can help Chicago ditch its 'Haterville' tag.
Treologic
Interviews.
11/13/2008.
The MC and the DJ are just two small parts of this ever-evolving hip-hop band.
Can You Dig It?
09/11/2008.
Thanks to the Numero Group, the "Brotherman" soundtrack is finally being heard.
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