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- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 26, 2020
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Soul singer Bill Coday had two careers 20 years apart
His early releases, especially on Denise LaSalle’s Crajon label, have been widely reissued—and his later soul-blues recordings are beloved too.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jun 16, 2020
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A tragic plane crash denied horn-rock juggernaut Chase their legacy
Bill Chase’s virtuosic nine-piece band, powered by four trumpets, belongs on the same pedestal as Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
- Music, Music Feature Jan 14, 2020
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What turns kids punk?
The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.
- Music, Music Feature Sep 11, 2018
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Incubus hated nu-metal before hating nu-metal was cool
The much-maligned subgenre is enjoying a rosy reappraisal in the media, but Incubus cut their ties to it even before its early-2000s fall from grace.
- Music, The Block Beat Apr 12, 2018
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Tink remembers the trial by fire that launched her career
The crowds at Adrianna’s wouldn’t rock for just anybody, but as a Calumet City teenager she won them over with a mix of drill rap and R&B.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Nov 28, 2013
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Rovin' Kind
This polished garage band with a tangled lineage had a second life on Epic Records as the Illinois Speed Press.
