Vocalo presents a night of Chicago music with Vocalo’s FREE Summer Finale on Sep. 20 in Millennium Park. Enjoy music from
@PIVOTGANG
,
@mhillsounds
, KAINA &
@djladyd
— learn more below!
Keep the energy going and stay tuned to hear
@OfficialBekoe
's exclusive convo with
@stonebwoy
— broadcasting on the air at 11 am!
TUNE IN at 11 am... only on Vocalo — 91.1 FM 📻
"They say the sky is the limit, but the sky is just a starting point.”
@OfficialBekoe
virtually sat down with
@stonebwoy
on Vocalo this morning to talk Black Star Line Festival, signing with
@defjam
, his new single & more.
Miss it on air? Listen below!
“You gotta find ways for you to cope & be able to deal with your trauma. A lot of these kids don’t know how.”
Rapper
@gherbo
visited us this week to break down his mental health initiative Swervin’ Through Stress, new music, fatherhood & more.
Read more:
Producer
@therealmikedean
has been mixing since the 1980s for artists such as Kanye West, Travis Scott, Selena and Jay-Z. But now, his new mixtape "4:20" is a chance to let his own creative processes shine. Read more here:
Producer
@therealmikedean
has been mixing since the 1980s for artists such as Kanye West, Travis Scott, Selena and Jay-Z. But now, his new mixtape "4:20" is a chance to let his own creative processes shine. Read more here:
We spoke with rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
@tobilou
about his expansive new album
#LiveOnIce
, his Chicago beginnings and his transition from baseball to music.
Read / listen here:
Our midday host
@Officialbekoe
spoke with Chicago artist
@D2X__
to discuss the obstacles of finishing college through the pandemic, improving his music and more
Check out the full interview
It's
@Jillhopkins
LAST DAY hosting
#JillAfternoons
😭💔 Tune in & reply to this tweet to let her know how much she means to you
Broadcasting from 1 - 5 pm CST one final time 😢 91.1 FM 📻
(First studio selfie in 2013 —> Last studio selfie in 2022)
Happy
#dilladay
! Today, album
#Donuts
turns 12 & the icon would have been 44 years old. We will be playing
#JDilla
today and the rest of the week.
#Tunein
:
In latest single "Shelter,"
@VicMensa
, paired with
@chancetherapper
&
@wyclef
, focuses on the COVID-19 crisis and how it has laid bare the wealth and racial disparities in America
Read more and stream the single now below...
Uptown-based MC,
@lifeofsaeed
, has been creating music since his high school days. Now, with the recent drop of his first EP “My Unorthodox Love,” he’s trying to stay creative amidst COVID.
Check out SAEED's full interview here:
For producer Mike Dean, his idea of releasing music on 4/20 is no longer a pipe dream.
@therealmikedean
has just released new mixtape "4:20" and we can't stop listening.
Read about it here:
“Being on that stage… it just felt like a ‘We did this’ moment, you know?”
@OfficialBekoe
chopped it up LIVE on-air this morning with
@sabaPIVOT
about his Back Home tour, "Few Good Things" & so much more. ICYMI, stream their full conversation now below.
@rapsody
is Hip Hop to the core. We caught up with North Carolina bred and raised MC to talk about the influences on her new album
#Eve
, her writing process, and the history of women in hip-hop culture.
Read / listen here:
"The big picture side of things is ... I’m participating in a part of history."
#ChiSoundsLike
photographer Eric Strom, co-founder of
@GlitterGutsy
, who has spent more than a decade documenting Chicago's underground & subculture communities. Listen below!
"It's crazy to know that we're inspiring younger Zambian musicians."
@nudiaonair
had the pleasure of chatting with
@Sampa_The_Great
about her album "As Above, So Below," having music in Wakanda Forever, being on tour, and so much more!
Saul Williams
@SaulWilliams
is taking us on an Afro-Futurist cyberpunk journey with his new multimedia project "Encrypted and Vulnerable"
Jill Hopkins sat down with Saul to discuss the challenge and rewards of seeing something through...
Using his latest mixtape, 4:20, as his own personal playground, producer
@therealmikedean
has created a soundscape with synthesizers that tells a story without uttering a single word, taking us to different worlds and aural landscapes. Read more here:
"The novel shows the evolution of a friendship between two Black women and how they choose to navigate society’s strict gender roles and rules of respectability."
@jamilawoods
pays tribute to the late Toni Morrison's novel "Sula" on her latest single.
“I think people from Chicago, we just have a nature about ourselves, and when we meet people outside, it’s all love.”
ICYMI,
@Official_Tink
&
@OfficialBekoe
(virtually) discussed Aaliyah, working with
@_Hitmaka
, her new album & so much more.
Hear it all:
Rest in peace to Chicago icon DJ Casper, whose "Cha Cha Slide" (rooted in Chicago step and line dance) has drawn people to dance floors for the past 20+ years.
"A Bar About A Bar" is the 2nd multidisciplinary piece from
@chancetherapper
. Stream the music video — with
@VicMensa
& painting from
@nikkowashington
— below, and keep an eye out for his next release...
It’s unbelievable – but true – we’re at the mid-year mark of 2019
We made a playlist of 30 local artists' songs that we’ve added to our rotation since January 2019
Tune in, take a listen, and discover your new favorite Chicago artists…
Okay. We’re planning to reopen our studio 4 in person interviews soon (!) and our studio walls are so dry 😂. Are you an artist we play, or a creative we’ve profiled and you have a poster you’d like to donate to the cause? DM us. We want to look like we sound! Xoxo
🎶Chicago,
@cafetacvba
returns tmrw for 3 noches at
@ConcordHall
! 🎧Listen to a conversación w/guitarist Joselo Rangel►. Head to
#DomingosenVocalo
FB page (link below) for your chance to score 🎟 to Sunday’s show. ¡Y a darle al taconazo! 💃🏻
Chicago artist
@D2X__
came by the Vocalo studios to sit down with
@OfficialBekoe
and talk about his upcoming album, connecting with fans, personal growth, and so much more.
“I’m happy that I had an opportunity and I used my platform, I feel like, for good.”
#ChiSoundsLike
@jessedelapena
, a DJ and music man from Chicago and long-time member of Team Vocalo. Listen below.
#vocalomusic
: In his musical project
@VanaldenMusic
, singer Paul Abrahamian
@deadskulltweets
crafts a lush Pop Noir sound. We spoke with Paul about the debut EP, his hardcore music beginnings and his time on CBS reality series
#BigBrother
.
Listen here:
Using his latest mixtape, 4:20, as his own personal playground, producer
@therealmikedean
has created a soundscape with synthesizers that tells a story without uttering a single word, taking us to different worlds and aural landscapes. Read more here:
Meet our new midday host Stephen Bekoe!
Bekoe
@OfficialBekoe
is a curator, tastemaker, and a respected connoisseur of the Chicago music scene.
Bekoe stars his new Midday shift on January 6th.
You’ll catch him on-air every weekday from 10am-2pm !
Rapper
@chicagoqari
spoke to
@OfficialBekoe
about the album he'd like to release later this year, the balancing act of being a father, upcoming music from Hurt Everybody, and how Supa Bwe pulls him out of his creative shell.
"Chicago is just so gorgeous in the summertime. It’s unreal, and I wanted to celebrate it."
@VicMensa
sat down with
@Jillhopkins
to discuss his
@RiotFest
performance, looking back on his career and what he's been up to lately. Stream it now below...
Chicago-based poet and rapper
@Thirdthepoet
released the music video for his single “FULLY REALIZED” featuring
@_BrittneyCarter
today! Read what we had to say and watch the music video at the link below.
"If someone like me is able to do something, really, anybody can."
#ChiSoundsLike
Hiroko Yamamura (
@biobooster
), a Chicago DJ and producer influenced by The Warehouse, Chicago innovation and techno who contributes her own authentic style to the scene.
"I wanted to make music that my girls and my sisters could heal to"
Singer /Songwriter
@ErynAllenKane
turns trauma to inspiration on her new album. We sat down with Eryn to chat about vocal injuries, resilience, and celebrating black women.
“Vocalo changed my life. The experience has been [one] that I will forever hold in my heart.”
#ChiSoundsLike
@OfficialBekoe
, founder of
@illanoizeradio
and your host on Vocalo every Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Listen below.
"I like to think of the music as a soundtrack for the storyline."
Chicago's
@dreamerisioma
released new album 'Princess Forever' on April 21. They sat down to discuss its reception so far, traveling the US for music videos, prepping for tour and more.
"4:20" is a compilation mixtape of
@therealmikedean
's experimentation with synthesizers – some stemming from isolated work at home and some from one-take Instagram posts. It's a chance for the producing giant to play. Read more here:
This Sunday, Hip Hop fans all over the world lost
@JuiceWorlddd
He was a 21 year old rapper, singer and songwriter from right here in Chicago, Illinois.
This morning Jill Hopkins welcomed
@OfficialBekoe
to discuss the life and legacy of Juice WRLD.
Just like that August is upon us and there must be something in the air… why not jam out in the process?
Tune in, take a listen, and discover your new favorite Chicago artists…
Today, city officials proudly named avery r. young (
@beblk
) the inaugural Chicago Poet Laureate — a program which aims to increase awareness of Chicago's contributions to the literary arts and honor the city's artists.
Today on Middays –
@OfficialBekoe
spoke with independent artist
@SupaBwe
about name changes, fulfilling goals and upcoming projects.
Stream their full conversation at the link below...
"'Better Luck In The Next Life' to me, visually, is getting on that train and just going...So that’s what this album is about."
Canadian artist
@Chiiild
sat down with
@nudiaonair
to talk being on tour, his new album, the meaning of his music, & more.
"As a journalist ... I need people to trust me, in a way, with their lives."
@TheTRiiBE
's
@MattheMajor
has always been a Chicago writer. He chatted with us about the city's influence on his writing and how closely connected Chicago truly is
Chicago-based artist and social justice advocate Sen Morimoto
@senmorimoto
will be streaming on our Facebook Live in TWO WEEKS! RSVP to claim your free ticket now...
.
@ifeanyielswith
– the 21-year-old Garifuna singer from Avalon Park – is headed for the top, and she’s bringing her listeners with her. Her debut album "Everything Festyle" is out this Friday and we can't recommend it enough. Our review:
“I want people to see it and be inspired...I want people to see it and see themselves."
@chancetherapper
teamed up with painter Naïla Opiangah for their audio-visual art experience "Child of God." Stream the new music video and learn more below...
“I’ve always thought that listening in the car is my favorite way to hear it...”
Before its release,
@senmorimoto
debuted his album ‘Diagnosis’ with a listening party at the drive-in theater. We caught up with Sen & others at the party – listen now!
It's getting really cold out there! Chicago Park District has a list of warming shelters operating in the city's parks. You can also call 3-1-1 to locate a warming center near you. Stay warm and be safe!
Carlos Feliciano is up next on the 5 O'Clock mix, bringing some immaculate sounds your way — hosted by
@jessedelapena
Spinning from 5 - 6 pm on 91.1 FM 📻