Sangalang is an up-and-comer that's been up-and-going in Chicago for a few years now.
Arman Sangalang @The Whistler, Or, The Many Musings of A Jazz Disciple
Romeoville, Bolingbrook Locals Outnumber Out-Of-Town Hate Group At School Board Meeting
“These parents who are scared and worried, they should know that no matter what, we’re going to stand up with them and show up...When trans kids are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back. Or we stand in the back and watch a school board meeting.”
Torrential Rain Energizes Trans Rights Marchers On Day Of Visibility
"Ignorance is longer an excuse. Fear is no longer an excuse. 'I didn't know' is no longer an option."
Janelle Finton/Kellin Hanas’ Trumpetpalooza @Fulton Street Collective, Or, What Is This Feeling? (It’s Two Trumpets)
"I want you to look to your left," Hanas told the crowd in a sassy-yet-serious voice as she wore a tiara, pianist Nicholas Olynciw vamping behind her, "Do it. Look to your left. Now you look to your right. What do you see? A person? No, you see a friend...I think the spirit of friendship is here with us tonight."
Kat Abughazaleh Kicks Off Her Campaign: “We Don’t Need To Be Less ‘Woke,’ We Don’t Need To Abandon Trans People”
According to one woman: “I like Jan Schakowsky, and I like the work that she’s done, particularly the work of her staff…but, I would also like her to be able to retire and have younger, more representative voices.”
Somaluna @Fulton Street Collective, Or, SomuchJumpsuit
Just four good friends, in four good jumpsuits, for one great night of music.
GARM; Nebulus @SPACE, Or, Double-Fisting Your Fusion
It makes sense that he's so plain-spoken. Deadpan even. With so much music output, I wouldn't have much left to say with my words.
Chicago Ukrainians Rally Less Than 48 Hours After Trump Berates Zelenskyy
"Thanks to all American supporters. Without them, we will probably be defeated in three days...but as we got help, we really appreciate that," a young, local chant leader told me. "When the conference [between Trump and Zelenskyy] happened...we couldn't stand aside. We will stand for our rights."
Little Village Protests ICE Raids With Rally And March
“The fight - it is in the [Chicago City] Council, it is in the courts, but it’s in the streets. It is in our neighborhoods to make sure that we don’t allow these cowards to come and terrorize us.”
Livia Gazzolo @Midnight Tea, Or, An Evening Of Sta(i)rs That Will Take Your Breath Away
As she inches closer towards her first official release, Livia Gazzolo’s shows continue to be warm, intimate affairs. Meek and delicate at times, but inevitably bursting - with color, culture, and a diversity of tongues - into a roar that seemingly tells the world: “I am here, and to stay.”
![[2/2] BROADVIEW, IL, 2/28/26, 1PM-2:30PM – After their scheduled program, ~50 protesters moved from the designated protest zone on Beach St, down 25th Ave, and to the Harvard St approach to the ICE facility in a seemingly impromptu occupation of the intersection.](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/641803666_17981473718968438_580148578517965678_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=2uh27-B_QokQ7kNvwHzPq7k&_nc_oc=Adken5x1hmbOidGuT58ZkD4yJjzW0sVBeXX1pQfMcOSs5JwJYeyCb_IZFFKC-yFdTTg&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=bWvV8hxUeCIFWXq-UvEMmA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQGyjNNGhaqa097RgrRD794xwuIxGFxzp68i_Mjk4iqRdz3HXyGGZpTrGkrtsp34HqpvHLcMLae5kQ&oh=00_Afz6GemkCbL1Qd31UJUgTTwrus3wV4VKl250b0UXXxcVcw&oe=69AD7CDF)
![[1/2] BROADVIEW, IL, 2/28/26, NOON-1PM – About 75 protesters came out for the “Salt Melts ICE” rally within the designated protest zone of the ICE Staging Area/de facto detention center. The theme centered around the salt/ice pun heavily, making extensive use of Morton Salt imagery, a company founded in Chicago.](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/642548769_17981419820968438_7452416072177783532_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=103&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=c2SoueHleUcQ7kNvwGzU4qA&_nc_oc=AdlSnRstbqF2wwZoYghEHQO29_TCkkBdNajoMeIjtt8CaGIpLz8VSxmhwbrw5kaBZcA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=bWvV8hxUeCIFWXq-UvEMmA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQH9Hy9k6ITASm6FjJ0CyIWXiwDKn8F1f9lPiYEh7aQoZMLreQ-0OWarZ0Y57GNg1hgASyLxWkHaqQ&oh=00_Afz8DqH_05yc_AR2CGrGvw56LMGGcCe8SogvaJ5a_r2tbA&oe=69AD9F96)
Blue Collar Jazz 