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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

ALICIA MACIEL| THE DEPAULIA

Current Joys brings communities together through heart-wrenching music

Alicia Maciel, Contributing Writer April 16, 2018

The phrase “I’ll never die” echoed throughout Schubas during Current Joys’ last song with lead singer Nick Rattigan sprawled across the floor, shouting alongside the audience. This bedroom pop...

Rock-popband Varsity is gearing up for the realease of their upcoming album Parallel Person as well as a live show at Empty Bottle of Friday, April 20.

(Photo courtesy of Kristina Pedersen)

Varsity making waves with upcoming release

Alicia Maciel, Contributing Writer April 16, 2018

Rock pop four-piece band Varsity is headlining Empty Bottle Friday, April 20. With roots in Chicago’s DIY scene even as they move increasingly to more professional venues, Varsity has performed with...

St.Vincent DeJamz

St.Vincent DeJamz

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor April 9, 2018

Let’s take a minute and hit pause on the mainstream airwaves and let’s press play on some house. House music was born in the ‘80s right here in Chicago and flourished throughout the city’s underground...

Adam Garnduciel, David Hartley, Robbie Bennett, Charlie Hall, Jon Natchez and Anthony LaMarca comprise Philadelphia band The War On Drugs. (Photo courtesy of The War on Drugs)

Pitchfork picks

Marty O'Connell March 12, 2018

Pitchfork is currently in the middle of unveiling the lineup for its 2018 festival. For the past two weeks, a live stream has gone up on Facebook, showing local artist Shelby Rodeffer painting artist names...

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St. Vincent’s DeJamz

April Lane, Assistant Online Editor March 12, 2018

Winter quarter finals are stressful.  It’s the dreadful blend of sharp, cold weather, little to no sleep and an out of whack schedule. Whether you’re knee-deep in research papers, preparing for a...

Chance the Rapper spent a couple of hours with fans, covering a variety of topics to include Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Chance said he will live in Chicago until the day he dies. (Photo courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art)

‘You don’t want no problems:’ Chance gets political

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor March 12, 2018

Chance Bennet, better known as Chance the Rapper, made a highly anticipated appearance at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Monday. While the conversation between Chance and South Side journalist...

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St.Vincent’s DeJamz

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor March 5, 2018

If you are a 90s Latinx baby, chances are you grew up listening to iconic early 2000 Latin hits that still influence you to this day.  In the late ‘90s and early 2000s there was what can be called the...

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St. Vincent’s DeJamz

Carina Smith, Nation & World Editor February 26, 2018

Winter usually keeps people stuck inside, staying near the heating vent and praying for warm summer days. But every once in a while people break away and venture into the great outdoors to trek through...

Alicia Maciel in the crowd during Beach Bunnys headlining set t HVAC Pub on Dec. 22. Maciel has booked Beach Bunny at Dimos and a Fifty50 show in the past.  (Photo by Fun house Entertainment)

Fifty50 Shows

Nikki Roberts, Copy Editor February 26, 2018

When Alicia Maciel enters DePaul University’s John T. Richardson Library, the only signal she sends to confirm she’s seen me waiting for her is a slight nod. She picks the worn blue armchair across...

Graphic by Ally Zacek

2018 Lollapalooza predictions

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor February 19, 2018

Coincidental gaps in touring schedules, new albums to promote and other festival lineups, oh my!  With little over a month left before Lollapalooza tickets go on sale, fans are scrambling to decode the...

NY-based artist Bianca Muñiz is on the rise after beating cancer for the second time. (Photo courtesy of Daphne Youree)

The resilient Bianca Muñiz

Zoey Barnes, Focus Editor February 12, 2018

A career based on songs of resilience and crafted by a woman whose love for music surpasses all the challenges she’s endured in her lifetime, brings vocalist Bianca Muñiz to Chicago for the first time....

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St.Vincent’s DeJamz

Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor February 12, 2018

Valentine’s Day is hard for singles. Couples everywhere you look, holding hands, exchanging glances of love - it seems like they’re mocking your empty heart. For those going through a breakup, it’s...

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