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 […]
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 […]
By: Allison Lapinski Girl Friday is a feminist collective that has taken the quarantine time to unwind, focus, and prepare for the release of their debut album, Androgynous Mary. Following last summer’s release of their EP entitled Fashion Conman, under Hardly Art, the band shared the stage with The Beths, […]
This week’s Spotlight DJ comes from DJ Best, who shares a beautiful Juneteenth playlist and a bit about herself below: How has the virus impacted your show? COVID-19 has affected my show a lot considering I haven’t been doing it. The transition moving back to Michigan was pretty stressful and […]
The WLUW executive staff unequivocally affirm that Black Lives Matter. We condemn the racist murders of Black people in our country by the hands of both police and those who believed that another’s Blackness gave them the license to police their behavior and take their life. This includes the murders […]
This blog was originally written for Streetsblog Chicago on 6/4/20, by WLUW DJ James Porter. When it comes to the Chicago protests in the wake of the police murder of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, I have an unusual perspective. I’m a lifelong resident of our city’s Chatham community, on the […]
By: Allison Lapinski Cold Beaches is a Chicago, by way of Richmond, band led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Sophia Nadia. You may have seen the band perform live at house shows, the Empty Bottle, or any other given venue across the city. The bedroom indie rock band has an array […]
As apart of our Spotlight DJ series, this week we heard from former WLUW Music Director Frankie Diemer. Stream the playlist here for your work from home enjoyment and read a bit more below about the playlist’s curator: What is your DJ name/ show name if you have one? The […]
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