15 Best Illinois Music Blogs and Websites
Illinois Music Blogs
Here are 15 Best Illinois Music Blogs you should follow in 2024
1. Run The Trap Blog
Chicago, Illinois, US
The best trap music, EDM, and Hip Hop news, downloads, and mixes. Run The Trap was created to bring underground trap music, Hip Hop, club music, and o...ther related genres to the forefront.more
runthetrap.com/blog
RSS 1.1M 36.9K 62.3K 7 posts / week 63 Get Email Contact
2. Fashionably Early
Chicago, Illinois, US
Fashionably Early provides news and downloads & stream for albums, EPs, mixtapes, songs, videos & much more from the freshest hip-hop, rap, and R&B ar...tists.more
fashionably-early.com
RSS 3.7K 20.5K 18.5K 1 post / week 44 Get Email Contact
3. Fake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois, US
Fake Shore Drive is a Chicago-based music blog and media company founded in 2007. Its primary focus is showcasing Chicago's hip-hop and R&B scene,... but now our scope is expanded to cover the entire midwest urban music scene.more
fakeshoredrive.com
RSS 18.7K 137.5K 53.9K 2 posts / week 65 Get Email Contact
4. Newcity Music
Chicago, Illinois, US
Unsurpassed in coverage of music in Chicago, ranging from rock, hip-hop, and dance/electronic to classical and world music, with a special focus on lo...cal artists.more
music.newcity.com
RSS 6.9K 7.8K 7.2K 1 post / week 56 Get Email Contact
5. Chicago Jazz and Blues Blog
Chicago, Illinois, US
ChicagoJazz.com features an updated jazz calendar, interviews with local and national artists, club & venue guides, previews of upcoming performances,... reviews, musician profiles, and more!more
chicagojazz.com/bl..
RSS 24.8K 2.2K 3.2K 2 posts / week 39 Get Email Contact
6. Peoria Music Live Blog
Peoria, Illinois, US
Peoria Music Live is a centralized resource for live music in Central Illinois. With the power of social media, we find all the live music happening i...n our area and share it with you in real time. With our website, we go deeper into the artists, venues, scene,s and stories behind the shows.more
peoriamusiclive.co..
RSS 15.9K 42 2.5K 1 post / week 19 Get Email Contact
7. Choose Chicago » Music
Chicago, Illinois, US
Articles on music, festivals, nightlife, special events, culture, and entertainment.Choose Chicago is the official tourism website for Chicago. Find g...uides to attractions, events, restaurants, hotels, getting around, and other vacation planning help.more
choosechicago.com/..
RSS 444.2K 100.9K 432.6K 1 post / year 68 Get Email Contact
8. Chicago Reader » Music
Chicago, Illinois, US
Get the latest Chicago music news on Chicago Reader. The Chicago Reader is Chicago's largest free weekly newspaper, nationally recognized as a leader... in the alternative press.more
chicagoreader.com/..
RSS 95.7K 282.2K 77.6K 1 post / day 83 Get Email Contact
9. NIU Arts Blog » Music
DeKalb, Illinois, US
Latest music news from NIU Arts.The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Northern Illinois University is a major provider of artistic presentation...s and services to the region to strengthen student learning and faculty and student artistry and research.more
niuarts.com/catego..
RSS 1.3K 40.2K 28.6K 2 posts / day 16 Get Email Contact
10. The People's Music School Blog
Chicago, Illinois, US
The People's Music School is the only completely free music school delivering access to the benefits of music through free, intensive music education....more
peoplesmusicschool..
RSS 4.5K 976 2.1K 1 post / month 36 Get Email Contact
11. Northshore Concert Band Blog
Evanston, Illinois, US
A tradition of musical excellence on Chicago's North Shore, NCB presents an annual four concert subscription series, a variety of education and outrea...ch events, and a summer concert series.more
northshoreband.org..
RSS 2.4K 3.5K 2 posts / month 30 Get Email Contact
12. Chicago, The Band
Chicago, Illinois, US
Find the latest news and updates on Chicago The Band.Chicago is an American rock band in Chicago, Illinois. They have recorded 37 albums, sold over 10...0,000,000 records, and are one of the longest-running and best-selling music groups of all time.more
chicagotheband.com..
1.8M 56.1K 80.5K 55 Get Email Contact
13. University of Chicago Arts Blog » Music
Chicago, Illinois, US
Get an inside look at the music festivals, workshops, classes, performances, exhibitions, conversations, films, residencies, and more that impact the ...arts communities of UChicago.The University of Chicago is an art school in Chicago.more
uchicagoartsblog.a..
7.1K 7.1K 4.8K 20 Get Email Contact
14. Bucktown Music Blog
Chicago, Illinois, US
Bucktown Music is a family owned and operated music studio serving the residents of Chicago, providing family-oriented services that are educationally... driven.more
bucktownmusic.com/..
RSS 1.3K 87 1.5K 25 Get Email Contact
15. Illinois School of Music Blog
Urbana, Illinois, US
School of Music student bloggers share personal insights into the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign music experience.University of Illinois S...chool of Music is a center for creativity and collaboration through performance, research, and education.more
illinoismusic.weeb..
RSS 4.2K 1.4K 2.6K 14 posts / year 3 Get Email Contact
Illinois Music Bloggers
Blogger Name | Blog Link | Total Blog Posts | |
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Max Chung | runthetrap.com | 90 | |
ChicagoJazz.com | chicagojazz.com | 78 | |
Leor Galil | chicagoreader.com | 44 | |
Kindall Reuschel (Nelson) | peoriamusiclive.com | 25 | |
Ava Vonn | fashionably-early.com | 25 | |
Hunter Thompson | runthetrap.com | 20 | |
Ty Howard | fakeshoredrive.com | 18 | |
Bill Meyer | chicagoreader.com | 17 | |
Steve Krakow | chicagoreader.com | 16 | |
Jamie Ludwig | chicagoreader.com | 16 | |
Trixx | fashionably-early.com | 14 | |
J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil | chicagoreader.com | 14 | |
Grace Holtzclaw | fashionably-early.com | 12 | |
Peach Gallagher | runthetrap.com | 11 | |
northshoreconcertband | northshoreband.org | 11 | |
Micco Caporale | chicagoreader.com | 11 | |
Craig Bechtel | music.newcity.com | 10 | |
malbin | fashionably-early.com | 10 | |
Hannah Edgar | chicagoreader.com | 10 | |
James Mcallister | runthetrap.com | 10 | |
Cristalle Bowen | chicagoreader.com | 9 | |
Alejandro Hernandez | chicagoreader.com | 8 | |
Monica Kendrick | chicagoreader.com | 8 | |
Dahmin Lim | fashionably-early.com | 7 | |
adolan95 | niuarts.com | 7 | |
Noah Berlatsky | chicagoreader.com | 7 | |
Nick Isasi | runthetrap.com | 6 | |
Vanessa Chan | fashionably-early.com | 6 | |
Fashionably Early Staff | fashionably-early.com | 6 | |
Dennis Polkow | music.newcity.com | 6 | |
Ellie DePastino | peoplesmusicschool.org | 5 | |
Luca Cimarusti | chicagoreader.com | 5 | |
Zac Tuinei | fashionably-early.com | 5 | |
Dylan Melisaratos | fashionably-early.com | 5 | |
Robert Rodi | music.newcity.com | 4 | |
RTT Staff | runthetrap.com | 4 | |
Amin Kartoum | fashionably-early.com | 4 | |
Dylan Weinert | music.newcity.com | 3 | |
Aaron Root | runthetrap.com | 3 | |
Sophia Clemente | fashionably-early.com | 3 | |
DMB (Debbie-Marie Brown) and Leor Galil | chicagoreader.com | 3 | |
Shannon Nico Shreibak | chicagoreader.com | 3 | |
Brian Hieggelke | music.newcity.com | 2 | |
Bart Lazar | music.newcity.com | 2 | |
Dave Hoekstra | music.newcity.com | 2 | |
David Witter | music.newcity.com | 2 | |
Jack Sperling | fashionably-early.com | 2 | |
DMB (Debbie-Marie Brown) | chicagoreader.com | 2 | |
Chicago Reader | chicagoreader.com | 2 | |
Catalina Maria Johnson | chicagoreader.com | 2 |