Articles
Clear Filters
Loading...
14 results
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Oct 23, 2020
-
-
The Artistics belong in the top tier of Chicago soul and R&B
They could match the quality of the Impressions and the Chi-Lites, but not their chart success.
- Music, In Rotation Oct 29, 2019
-
-
Chicago soul aficionado Darrell Gordon on the most underrated Motown singer of the 1960s
Plus: Ken Wong of the Strange Attractor on a kaleidoscopic collection of communist and anarchist black metal, Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin on The Voice Senior, and more
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 1, 2018
-
-
Chicago soul man Marvin Smith hit big with the Artistics, but couldn’t break out on his own
Despite his arresting falsetto on "Time Stopped" (and a cosign from Curtis Mayfield), Marvin Smith's solo records never did better than his 1966 Artistics single "I'm Gonna Miss You."
- Music, Music Feature Jun 5, 2018
-
-
Willie Clayton still has his sterling voice as his career nears its golden anniversary
For his fourth appearance on the Blues Festival’s main stage, the southern soul king will be cooking with a full band—backup singers, horn players, and all.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2016
-
-
The alleged David Cameron-Brexit-O'Hare-pizza connection, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicagoan Raj Fernando is at the center of a Trump-Clinton feud.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jun 15, 2016
-
-
Congo Square’s A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Black Ensemble’s The Marvin Gaye Story, and ten more new theater reviews
Two African-American companies present revelatory dramas.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 21, 2015
-
-
Oddisee and Good Company honor Marvin Gaye in their own way
The live version of Oddisee's "The Goings On" should melt the hearts of Marvin Gaye fans.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2015
-
-
West-side MC Lil Chris pays homage to Marvin Gaye
"Let's Get It On," the new single from Lil Chris, shares a title with Marvin Gaye's knockout 1973 track, but west-side MC makes a version all his own.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 3, 2014
-
-
Rauner, Rahm, & Quinn—at the Hideout!
Three of Chicago's best journalists—Natasha Korecki, Dan Mihalopoulos, and Charles Thomas—will join Mick and Ben at the Hideout on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming governor's race, among other political things.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 1, 2014
-
-
The Steppenwolf stage is alive for The Night Alive
Conor McPherson's play may not be great, but it's superb in its goodness.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2013
-
-
12 O'Clock Track: "Purple Snowflakes," a seasonal gem by Marvin Gaye
An obscure holiday tune by the soul giant
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 28, 2013
-
-
Tory Lanez's shape-shifting flow and the allure of "Fourteen & 40's"
There's something strangely transfixing about the way the Texas-based MC sings the word "fourteen," and it says a lot about how one Reader writer sometimes listens to rap music.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 10, 2012
-
-
My playlist of political soul
Nine of my favorite soul tracks that push for a better world
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2011
-
-
A Reader poll on legalizing reefer—and not one word about Mayor Rahm
A survey on marijuana legalization in Chicago: Guess what the answers are