Spring Awakening Day Two: EDM hits and rowdy fans
Kevin Quin
June 15, 2015
The energy of the audience for Day 2 at Spring Awakening Music Festival easily surpassed the previous day. Read More »...
Spring Awakening Day One: An excess of alcohol and satisfying sets
Kevin Quin
June 15, 2015
The demotivating blanket of grey clouds coupled with a light rain mist wasn’t enough to keep festival goers from attending Spring Awakening Music Festival this past Friday. As one of the largest EDM festivals in the country, hundreds of thousands of electronic music fans flock to Soldier Field annually...
EDM culture faces sexism accusations
Sam Schwindt
April 26, 2015
Many critics in the past several months have come out criticizing the popular EDM proliferating a sexist culture. Read More »...
When will the bass stop? ‘SNL’ tackles EDM, makes a point
Kirsten Onsgard
May 27, 2014
In the same week the word “dubstep” was recognized by Merriam-Webster, Andy Samberg returned to Saturday Night Live with The Lonely Island to parody money- hungry DJs in a skit titled “When Will the Bass Drop?” The video features Samberg as Davvincii, a blatant spoof of DJ and producer ...
Brita Hunegs, Staff Writer
January 20, 2020 • No Comments
Last Wednesday, the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University released a new report, examining...
Illinois voter registration bill sparks controversy over implementation
January 20, 2020
Automatic voter registration seemed to be the only thing Illinois state Democrats...
Community theatre celebrates MLK Jr.’s legacy as civil servant and peace advocate
January 20, 2020
The Writers Theatre’s 14th tour of the MLK Project: Fight for Civil Rights...
Chicago reflects on King more than 50 years after Marquette Park violence
January 20, 2020
In an all-white Marquette Park on Aug. 5, 1966, Martin Luther King, Jr. was...