Electronic Dance Mess: Krewella implodes and lawsuits follow
UPDATE: Yasmine Yousaf has responded to the allegations in a two-part post on her personal Tumblr page. In the post, she says that "Today was 1 of the most emotional...
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Jennifer Hudson’s ‘JHUD’ aims for groove, misses target
** (out of 4) South Side native Jennifer Hudson has said that she wanted "JHUD," her third major label release, to draw inspiration from the sounds of the '70s. The...
‘That was subversive for 2012’
A combination of gruff rap and beats that sound like "Tetris" on crystal meth, Mykki Blanco is equal parts Marilyn Manson and DMX. She is also the female alter ego...
Kanye West steals the stage at AAHH! Fest
The first annual AAHH! Fest, a community-focused concert effort between Common and his Common Ground Foundation and Donda's House Inc. (a creative arts foundation co-founded by Kanye West and Che...
Mini-review: The Eastman Egg Company
Mini-review: The Eastman Egg CompanyRating: !!! (out of 4) Off to a good start23 N. Wacker Drive 312-600-4814 Thanks to a combination of long nights out covering music—and the need...
Wicker Park business owners, alderman respond to Chicago Christmas Crawl event
UPDATE: RedEye has received a statement from the offices of the 1st Ward and Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno. "Earlier today, we saw the story the RedEye posted. Since then, we've...
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Crack’s ‘Kickin’ It Wit’ TW’ mixtape
It would be a travesty to ignore the soul-dripped music that local artists like Tree have been releasing over the past few years when discussing Chicago's rap scene. "Kickin It...
Death From Above 1979 gets visceral on ‘The Physical World’
***1/2 (out of 4) Back after 10 years, Sebastien Grainger and Jesse Keeler of Death From Above 1979 would like to make a statement: "Hey, all you cheesy, flaccid rock...
Banks ‘Goddess’ is a divine experience
***(1/2) out of 4Let's get this out of the way up top: Banks is not the next Lorde, despite the obvious similarities. Both have a propensity to wear black clothing!...
How to live with yourself as an NFL fan
Seven months ago, a video of now-former Baltimore running back Ray Rice dragging his unconscious fiancee out of an elevator surfaced. Monday saw the release of the full tape, a...