If you like your teen angst mixed with nostalgic ballads, then Olivia Rodrigo is the latest Disney actor-turned-pop star for you. Candy-coated sadness reigns supreme..
Cermak Road in Berwyn, a municipality just outside Chicago, is lined with quinceanera dress shops, the iconic Quinta de Los Reyes restaurant known for its..
because, in a video of one of them exploding into pieces in the middle of a desert that I watched on my cell phone in..
Yo! What’s good, Chicago? Welcome to 14 Beats, a weekly playlist curated by yours truly. In celebration of Black History Month, I’ll be covering my..
The COVID-19 pandemic wrecked Chicago pop group Beach Bunny’s plans for the summer. But in a time when artists and venues have been struggling, the..
The love song hits differently. When you hear the words, “love songs,” “corridos,” “cumbias,” “boleros” … what do you think of? How do you feel?..
Yo! What’s good, Chicago? Welcome to 14 Beats, a weekly playlist curated by yours truly. In celebration of Black History Month, I’ll be covering my..
What do you do when you discover the art that has inspired you most is rooted in harm? I grew up on the Black music..
14 Beats is a weekly playlist and music commentary series curated by Associate Editor Aneesah Shealey Yo! What’s good, Chicago? Welcome to 14 Beats, a..
Halloween 2019. After a raucous midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show in a packed Music Box Theatre (remember those days?), my dehydrated, sobered..
