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Coalesce’s music feels like a bitter black mass whose apocalyptic textures are countered only by the band’s dark humor.

The WCGI Big Jam, hosted by the Chicago hip-hop station, celebrates the season with some of the hottest names in rap.

With her long-gestating debut album, The Star, east-side rapper Asha Omega speaks to the importance of self-knowledge and healing.

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Bump in the Night Theatre's Jump Scares, Vol. 1 offers a sampler platter of spooky stories in an intimate setting.

Leather artisan Amir Badri maintains a workshop in his home in Mayfair, where he accepts customs jobs and repairs.

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A modern classic by most hip-hop metrics, 2019's Hiding Places by Billy Woods & Kenny Segal received plenty of acclaim and appeared on many best-of-year lists upon its release.

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