The floral arrangements of Serena Madrigal effortlessly intertwine nostalgia, romance, culture, and modernity.

Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including releases by Levity, Laura Jane Grace, ...

J.R.C.G. is the solo project of Justin R. Cruz Gallego, a stalwart of the Pacific Northwest indie-rock scene who’s best known ...

Tasha returns from her new hometown to celebrate her third album, and Marian Runk reunites players from her second record for ...

Mirror, mirror on the wall—why don’t you leave me alone?!

In “Blinked Twice” the first solo exhibition by Vani Aguilar, the artist elaborates on the beauty within working-class Latinx ...

The founders of Giggle Hour want to create a showcase for poetry and comedy where everyone feels welcome, heard, and included ...

Cupcakke has appeared on tracks with stars as big as Charli XCX, taken shots at the likes of Shawn Mendes and Lizzo, and fought a very nasty battle of the bars with sex-worker-turned-rap-antihero ...

Dean Carter ended his career as a gospel musician, but in the 1960s he achieved transcendence in a different way.

Vocalo sends off summer with a top-tier lineup of free music, and Golden Egg offers round one of its retirement-support ...

The opera season kicks off with a stunning Rigoletto at Lyric, with Fidelio, COT's Leonora, and Haymarket's Tamerlano in the ...

Twin Talk’s blend of compositional technique and free improvisation promises to be revelatory when they appear at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival and at their Constellation record-release show.