Looking Ahead • Mamby on the Beach 2018

Check out our plan for the 2018 Mamby on the Beach before heading out this weekend.

EditorialsBrent ButcherJune 22, 2018Oakwood BeachMamby on the Beach, FestivalComment

Chicago Icon Fredo Santana Passes Away at 27

News & Updates, EditorialsRay MestadJanuary 23, 2018Fredo SantanaComment

Pat "The Manager" Corcoran Drops Gems in His Recent Interview with Complex

Our biggest takeaways from Pat Corcoran's interview with Complex

EditorialsLuis HernandezOctober 14, 2017Patrick Corcoran, Pat The ManagerComment

Looking Ahead • Riot Fest

Check out our plans for Riot Fest and make your own before hitting the festival ground this weekend.

EditorialsSam GlaserSeptember 14, 2017Riot FestComment

Looking Ahead • North Coast Music Festival

Take a look at our North Coast Music Festival plan for this weekend!

EditorialsFranky DonoAugust 31, 2017North Coast Music FestivalComment

Looking Ahead • Pitchfork Music Festival

EditorialsBrent ButcherJuly 14, 2017Pitchfork Music FestivalComment

Looking Ahead • Mamby on the Beach

Check out our plan for the 2017 Mamby on the Beach before heading out this weekend.

EditorialsBrent ButcherJune 24, 2017Mamby on the Beach, FestivalComment

Chance The Rapper Proves He's A Different Kind of Star with CPS Donations

Chance The Rapper is making real change in his city, his way.

In Response • Chicago Sun-Times Embarrasses Itself, Further Alienates Young Readers with Irresponsible Chance The Rapper Cover Story

The Sun-Times' Mary Mitchell misses the mark with her cover story on Chance The Rapper.

EditorialsStaffMarch 10, 2017Chance The Rapper, Chicago Sun Times, Mary Mitchell, Editorial, Sun Times, Newspapers, in response, column, jake krez, jakekrezComment

Kanye's Recent Troubles & Chance's Recent Success Both Mirror Each Artist's Rise to the Top

Same city, but not the same story. Kanye and Chance's successful trajectories have crossed recently, but they haven't always been parallel.

EditorialsStaffFebruary 11, 2017Kanye West, chance the rapperComment

Double Door Closes, Signifying End of Wicker Park As We Knew It

Double Door closes its doors (all of them) in Wicker Park.

EditorialsStaffFebruary 7, 2017Double DoorComment

Anti-Trump Protest Flood Downtown Streets Following Election

Protests erupted across the country in response to the elections and TheseDays was on the ground in Chicago.

In Response • CPD Police Chief's Rhetoric Is Dangerous & Irresponsible

Eddie Johnson's attempt to change the narrative on policing is a dangerous one. Read More...

Chance The Rapper Makes History with Magnificent Coloring Day

Chance The Rapper has changed the way people think about Chicago. Saturday night he took things a step further with his hugely successful 'Magnificent Coloring Day'.

In Response • Dwyane Wade, Donald Trump & America's Next Great Generation

America will be made great, but not by Trump or Clinton.

EditorialsStaffSeptember 3, 2016Editorial, Chicago, Sir The Baptist, Donald Trump, Op/Ed, Republican Party, Cuba, NewsComment

Kweku Collins Continues Impressive 2016 with Peter Rosenberg

Kweku Collins has been making moves all year and stopped by Late Night With Peter Rosenberg to chat about it.

Chance The Rapper Continues to Silence Critics by Saying Nothing At All

Chance The Rapper has advanced his movement by speaking through action.

EditorialsStaffApril 16, 2016Chance The Rapper, Chicago, Rap, Hip-Hop, Spike Lee, News, New Music, Acid Rap, Troy Ave, Drake, 6ix God, Phil Mushnick, NY PostComment

SXSW 2016: A Blissful Chaos

With another SXSW in the books, we take a loot at a few of our favorite things from the festival

EditorialsStaffMarch 26, 2016SXSW, Smino, Mick JenkinsComment

Spike Lee Continues to Defend Chiraq, Further Revealing Ignorance

Spike Lee continues to push his movie Chiraq at a Northwestern talk.

EditorialsStaffMarch 3, 2016TheseDaysSpike Lee, Chiraq, Chicago, Northwestern, op/ed, DJBoothComment

Op/Ed • Kanye West Passes The Torch to Chance The Rapper With 'SNL' Performance