On November 17th, 2023, Chicago rising star, J.Y.N., released the intimate and beautifully dizzying, Bittersweet EP. These Days conducted an interview and gathered footage of the singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist to shed a light on J.Y.N., the artist and the person
A Conversation with Amira Jazeera
Originally from Ohio, Amira Jazeera has grown to call Chicago home over the last few years. The authenticity, savviness, and soul of the city is present in her music; something she’s cognizant and proud of. Jazeera has an array of singles under her belt that demonstrate the unique and bright worlds she orchestrates with her honeyed voice and confident but vulnerable lyrics. Dive into our conversation to get to know the Palestinian Pop Princess.
A Conversation with CRASHPREZ
Michael Penn II is the mastermind behind CRASHprez and one-third of defprez, a hip-hop supergroup composed of Penn, knowsthetime (Ian Carroll), and Defcee (Adam Levin). Raised in Maryland, Penn cut his teeth in Madison. And though he’s only lived in Chicago for a few years, Penn has quickly become a local mainstay. In anticipation of his upcoming single and defprez’s new album, It's Always a Time Like This, we sat down with Penn to talk about his recent merch drop, releasing new music, collaborating with other artists, and much in between.
As a local music publication, it is one of our core beliefs that music not only serves to contextualize the world(s) we inhabit but that it can be equally instrumental in helping envision a brighter future and the communities we want to build. Ivy Hollivana, Jay Wood, Mila La Morena, and Soft and Dumb are all promising artists who give us glimpses of the sounds and stories that are currently pulsing through live shows, parties, and online platforms in the Chicagoland area —with the city at its core being a world unto itself.
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