Earl Sweatshirt with BbyMutha April 2, 2019 at Paradise Rock Club The entire tour carried a new, fresh energy for the rapper, usurping his alias in favor of his full name, Thebe Kgositsile. There aren’t many artists whose presence in the city is palpable on the day they’re in town. Few can elicit such a […]
Block Party, WRBB’s annual Fall Concert, is this Friday, September 7th! Take a minute to get introduced to Saba, and we’ll see you at the show. Chicago’s rap scene is a stunning one, producing not only high quality rappers, but some of the country’s most thought-provoking and progressive young artists to date. Chief among those […]
2018 proved to be a monumental year for Pitchfork, and WRBB couldn’t be happier. As far as weekend caps go, there are few better than what the WRBB team had the pleasure of experiencing last night. With a gut-punching, call-home-to-your-friends inducing lineup for the last day of Pitchfork 2018, Sunday became relentless in the pursuit […]
Pitchfork’s mellow atmosphere served Saturday’s lineup well. With the threat of rain still looming large over the weekend, Saturday seemed poised to be a “skip” day for many festival-goers. Arguably the weakest day in terms of lineup strength, the outcome was surprisingly more solid than anyone would have anticipated—staple and venerable acts formed a day […]
Friday’s esoteric lineup proves Pitchfork still has it. With what seemed like a mish-mosh of different styles, genres, and audiences, there was no telling what Pitchfork’s first day of festivities would hold in store. Though most seemed to be focused on making it to the headliner, the day was scattered with unexpected gems all along […]
After a year away, WRBB makes a triumphant return to Chicago for an electric Pitchfork Music Festival. After a year away, WRBB returns to Chicago for another year at Pitchfork Music Festival. Last year was a flurry of great music and wonderful food, so we would be totally irrational not to do it again, right? […]
WRBB caught up with Molly Rankin, frontwoman of Toronto stalwarts Alvvays, before their show at Paradise Rock Club to discuss hermitry, producing on the fly, and why you should be eating pizza while spinning their new record. [three_fourth]Starting the Alvvays discography off with an album so critically acclaimed must have been exciting — and such […]
As we come down from our Pitchfork Festival high, we invite listeners and readers alike to experience this open process with us! Curious who we loved and coulda left? We discuss it all in our podcast and leave some of our more creative categories to be explored below. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled […]
Although we’ll be providing a more thorough review post-festival, tune in at the end of every day for our P4k High Notes feature to get a rundown of what we’re loving at the festival! Hear! Hear! (Our favorite sets of the day) On Sunday, I was absolutely floored at the quality of each and every […]
Although we’ll be providing a more thorough review post-festival, tune in at the end of every day for our P4k High Notes feature to get a rundown of what we’re loving at the festival! Hear! Hear! (Our favorite sets of the day) This might be the easy pick, but it’s also the undisputed best of […]
