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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Singer Grace Shaw, also known as "Mallrat," gets low to the ground and sings at Lincoln Hall on Friday, May 16, 2025. The singer had many intimate moments with the crowd throughout the night, pointing out specific people and talking with them.

The power of writing and performing: Anna Shoemaker opens for Mallrat

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer / June 3, 2025

The contrast of the soft vocals and guitar of Anna Shoemaker versus the upbeat, pop sounds of Mallrat (also known as Grace Shaw), came together to create one exciting show at Lincoln Hall on Friday, May...

DePaul senior, Nina Bertuca, helps a concert-goer at the box office at The Salt Shed on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Bertuca is a box office supervisor at the venue and has always been interested in working in the music industry post graduation.

Behind the box office: The work of college students at concert venues

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief / May 26, 2025

The Salt Shed is buzzing on a Friday night despite the below-freezing temperatures of January. Tonight’s performance from DJ Disco Lines is sold-out, a message that’s helpfully taped to the box office...

Erica Neidlinger conducts the DePaul Wind Symphony during their Spring Concert at the Mary Patricia Gannon Concert Hall on the Lincoln Park Campus on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Conductors lead the ensemble through pieces and help them maintain synchrony by keeping time and translating the score into physical gestures the band can follow.

DePaul’s Wind Symphony hits all the right notes at Spring concert

Weronika Lowczyk, Contributing Writer / May 19, 2025

A sea of diligent observers illuminated by glowing yellow stage lights surrounded composer Erica Neidlinger as she waved her arms, directing a sparking circle of brass and woodwind  student musicians....

Baby Tate performs in the Student Center on Friday, May 16, 2025. She became the headliner after A Boogie Wit da Hoodie could not attend due to the dust storm.

FEST plans upended by freak weather and headliner no-show

Will Robson, Asst. Photo Editor / May 19, 2025

A year ago this weekend, DePaul’s Quad buzzed with tents, political art and passionate student-demonstrators. This past Friday, it told a very different story — as powerful winds hit the city just...

Anna Alatato, left, Paola Munoz, Mar Burch and Mercury Ragland stand in front of a P1Harmony display created by Hello82 at their pop-up event on Saturday, May 10, 2025. In addition to P1Harmony, Hello82 has hosted pop-up events for alternative K-pop groups such as The Boyz, Xikers and Tomorrow X Together.

From Seoul to West Loop: P1Harmony pop-up lands in Chicago

Peyton Hopp, Asst. Sports Editor / May 19, 2025

There were posters of the K-pop boy group members scattered on each wall. Fans fawned over the photos of each member. Most importantly, they were there to buy merchandise and albums, enthusiastically opening...

Aly Wojtowicz, guitarist and vocalist of Lace for Leisure, performs “Sylvie” for Grantslam in Jonquil Park on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Hundreds attended the event.

Basement-born, park-grown: Grant Slam proves it’s here to stay

Anna Barth, Contributing Writer / May 19, 2025

In the afternoon on Saturday, May 10, Jonquil Park transformed into an irrevocable Windy City scene — music in the air, tempestuous gusts of wind and an undeniable sense of community. Back for its second...

Jane Remover screams into the mic at their show at Lincoln Hall on Friday, April 25, 2025. Rapper and DJ d0llywood1 opened for Jane, then moving into operating a DJ kit for Jane when they took center stage.

Concert review: Jane Remover erupts at Lincoln Hall

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor / May 12, 2025

Chicago-based and New Jersey born rapper, producer and lyricist Jane Remover’s latest LP “Revengeseekerz” debuted in early April to rave reviews. A far cry from the shoegaze melancholia of their...

OK Go singer Damian Kulash performs at Chicago's Riviera Theatre on Friday, April 25, 2025. Kulash and OK Go is touring for the first time in a decade promoting their new album "And the Adjacent Possible."

‘Here It Goes Again’: OK Go at Riviera Theatre

Annie Koziel, Asst. Copy Editor / May 5, 2025

From an outside perspective, it might look like OK Go has been off the map — or on hiatus — for almost a decade. But according to bassist and founding member Tim Nordwind, their new album “And the...

Lead singer, Laurie Vincent, plays the guitar at the Bottom Lounge on Thursday, April 22, 2025, as a part of the group Soft Play. The group will be a part of the Riot Fest 2025 lineup in October as their next show in the U.S.

Soft Play comes to North America with a rebrand and a headliner tour

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer / May 5, 2025

Fans from all over Chicago and further came to the Bottom Lounge on Tuesday, April 22, to see Soft Play live. The group Soft Play is a punk rock band from the U.K. composed of lead singer and drummer...

Rachel Platten performs at Lincoln Hall in Chicago on Friday, April 18, 2025. Platten performed songs from her 2024 album "I Am Rachel Platten" along with older songs like her 2015 hit "Fight Song."

From ‘Fight Song’ to freedom: Rachel Platten reintroduces herself

Annie Koziel, Asst. Copy Editor / April 28, 2025

There are a lot of people who know Rachel Platten as “the ‘Fight Song’ girl.” But she has a larger story to tell. On her latest tour, she’s determined to share it. Celebrating the release...

Alexander Lehr, center, takes apart microphone stands after live band karaoke at Bub City in River North on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Lehr is a freelance live audio engineer and has worked at Bub City for the past three years.

The sounds and sights of live band karaoke at Bub City with Alexander Lehr

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief / April 14, 2025

There's a list of rules on the wall of Bub City, a country-themed barbeque restaurant and bar in River North. There are 11 of them in a bulleted list, and an italicized note at the bottom that reads: “You...

Bishop Briggs performs at the Metro on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
Briggs recently concluded her "Tell My Therapist I’m Fine" tour, which stopped in 12 cities across the U.S

REVIEW: Bishop Briggs turns pain into power in Chicago

Will Robson, Asst. Photo Editor / April 14, 2025

On stage, singer Bishop Briggs performs with the same fire she had when she played in coffee shops — except now she carries a story of loss, resilience and reinvention. Briggs performed at Chicago’s...

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