These Days

Like Surf, These Days turns 10 this year. And like Surf, this publication’s origin story has as much to do with Nico Segal as it does with anyone whose contributed to it over the past decade. Ahead of The Social Experiment’s anniversary show at the Metro this Saturday, we profiled Nico and reconciled his impact on his peers, this publication and Chicago.

Young(in) has been putting in work & learning from some of the city’s wisest musical talent, read more about what that path has looked like for him so far in our new Q&A ⛅️

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Dialect Tre is rapidly making a name for herself as one of the city’s most notable emerging emcees. It was our pleasure to connect with her to discuss her latest project, her influences & her goals as she heads into her bright future. ⛅️

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Our latest Staff Picks list features music videos by imaginative, genre-bending artists pushing the envelope in their respective lanes. Scroll through.

Fresh off of the release of her new EP, Things I’ve learned on earth, These Days catches up with to dive into the deeper meanings of the project. Story & interview by

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The Forecast has been updated with new music from .e.h.music___, , ft. , ft. , , , , .band, , , & many more

This week’s cover artist is ! Find the playlist on our site & in our bio

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We have 114 days left of our regular coverage, after that These Days will live on as an archive of everything we were able to capture over this 10 year span.

Until then, we’re looking to be as active as ever in supporting the amazing artists coming out of the city. If you’d like to help us do that, head to the link in our bio to apply to be a part of our last class of contributors. ⛅️

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