The end of August at Loyola University is usually an entirely predictable experience. Freshmen unpack their parents' cars, move into the dorms and say their tear-filled goodbyes. Welcome Week begins in full force; first with the annual Commencement ceremony, then the student organization fair occupies Gentile Arena and eventually both Lakeshore and Water Tower campuses [...]
Chicagoan Aminata Burton, known onstage as AMI, has been apart of almost every side of live and recorded music. She is credited with working with names like Raphael Saadiq, Lizzo, Jamila Woods, Smino, and SZA. Further, she's toured, worked as a music director with arrangements, and written material with these and several other musicians throughout [...]
By: Allison Lapinski At the start of quarantine, the music sharing site Bandcamp immediately responded with relief for musicians via Bandcamp Fridays. The first Friday of every month gives 100% of the revenue to the artist. This is imperative to artists without a stable income or health insurance in the US. And unlike streaming on [...]
What's that saying again? Nothing in this world can be certain, except death and taxes. And no other band other than Chicago DIY trio Dehd accepts the certainty of the former more. Dehd's power surfer-rock is just as melancholic as it is energetic. The band's successful EPs and subsequent debut release Water, on FireTalk Records, [...]
