We are a month away from the 8th annual Pitchfork Music Festival, which has become a staple of Chicago’s vibrant summer.  This year the festival takes place July 19th-21st at Union Park and will feature  R. Kelly, Björk, El-P, Killer Mike, TNGHT, Tree, Solange, M.I.A., DJ Rashad and many more hitting stages throughout the weekend. Continue Reading →

  The #VILLALAB returns this weekend at Villa’s Wicker Park Location.  On Saturday and Sunday artists will be live at the shop and available to customize the Optical White Converse Chucks.  The customization is free with the purchase of the sneakers, which will be on hand at the store.  See the flyer above for all Continue Reading →

“Moment that you make it, everybody say they helped.” Tree’s Sunday School II: When Church Lets Out has been receiving a lot of props and accolades since it’s May release.  Today Tree dropped the latest video from the Closed Sessions assisted release, giving the public new visuals for “Busters”.  Directed by Creative Control.  Pick up Tree’s Sunday Continue Reading →

“Since I got to talk about this shit everywhere I go, I’m going to let everybody know how I feel.” Freddie Gibbs was in Chicago last week celebrating his birthday.  On Friday morning, Gibbs called into Closed Sessions Radio with DJ RTC & JR Bang to talk about his new album, ESGN, what he’s learned Continue Reading →

It’s Friday, which means it’s time again for Closed Sessions Radio with DJ RTC and JR Bang.  Tune in now to hear new music from the underground finest, plus commentary and interviews.  Peep it below. windycityunderground on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free