Radio One Chicago

The Underground Kings of Chicago sports, The Bigs is the official sports content providers for the Chicago Defender and WVON 1690. Terrence “T” Tomlin (Founder) Born and raised in Chicago’s South Side Roseland neighborhood, Terrence is a life long Chicago Sports enthusiast who has spent the last 7 years of his career navigating his way through the journalism/media industry. An alumni of “thee” Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, Terrence has made stops at WBAL 1090AM(Baltimore) as assistant producer for “The Bret Hollander Show”, iHeart Media(Chicago), WGN’s The Game 87.7FM(Chicago), and most recently served as Managing Editor for the illustrious Chicago Defender newspaper. Eugene “Geno” Macintosh (Co-Founder) A product of Chicago’s “Golden Era” of Sports, “Geno” is armed with a rich sports background being a product of Beasley Academic Center and Mt. Carmel High School where he played basketball with Antoine Walker (Boston Celtics/Miami Heat) and Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles) and was an

Fiona Kimble is a 20 year old singer-songwriter, born and raised in Champaign IL. She released her debut album, No Regret in 2015 and won second place for “Best Up and Coming Artist” in Buzz Magazine. Fiona has opened for Liza Anne, and has been featured on Sofar Sounds’ Songs From a Room program. Fiona writes a lot about her personal issues with mental illness and women’s rights, and just released her second album Your Playground on December 22nd, currently available on all streaming services. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

“Rocking the Mic” Event various hip-hop artists coming together for a concert to raise awareness for Sickle Cell Disease and support Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

Join us for our first Zinesters Fest. Local zines, comics and artists will be taking over Lo Rez Friday February 23. There will be music live poetry readings and beer! Pilsen Wax Collective will be spinning vinyl all night! Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

Precious Allen is an educator who is passionate about human rights and global citizenship. She is a teacher in Chicago, Illinois and has a B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.A. in Reading Specialist. She enjoys donating to charities, jogging, and spending time with her family and friends Precious recently wrote “Love You for You!,” a book that will inspire children, teachers, parents, social workers, social activists and humanitarians to want to continue making a difference in the lives of others.The crafty flow of words and the charming message will raise multi-cultural awareness in addition to teaching self-empowerment and accepting diversity in others. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

Dunn Dunn Fest returns for it's 6th year at a new location, FitzGerlald's Nightclub on February 15th - 17th. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

Josefina is a singer-songwriter based in Chicago, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has traveled to and lived in places all over the world, from Paris to Beijing, and plenty of these experiences have made their way into her lyrics. Her lush vocal stylings pair with alt-country production chock full of piano, B-Bender, Pedal Steel, and 12-string that would have found an easy home on Asylum Records circa 1970s. But this isn’t a throwback to Joni or Emmylou. This is a modern girl making modern music with a little twang and an infectious lightness of being. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

Unorthodox rhyme cadences and harmonious beat selection most appropriately describes the 26 year old rapper hailing from Chicagoland. Born in Joliet,IL, Markee has been influenced by rap music since a young lad with Ice Cube’s ‘Today Was a Good Day’ being the first song he knew the words to at age 3. Since then he has been the most diligent student of hip-hop, memorizing an extensive catalogue from various artists such as; Lil Wayne, Cam’ron, 50 Cent, T.I., Snoop, Eminem, DMX, Jay-Z, and Kanye West are amongst artist that he credits as influences. Markee is currently promoting his 2nd album titled “…In The Name of Gabby” The album is a dedication to his younger sister who was killed in a car crash in January 2016. He has released two singles along with videos so far. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

Chicago's finest independent artists make an appearance on the February, 2018 monthly hip hop cypher. Bryan SM, Vonte, DreamahJay, and GDOT Markee were this month's guests. Slot-A helped produce and DJ the segment. Radio One Chicago airs every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW, 88.7.

Based out of Chicago, Illinois; (Outwest to be exact) Vonte encompasses everything it takes to succeed. Growing up on the west side of Chicago, Vonte has always represented the Chi. His music career showcases an individuality and genuineness to his story and talent. And in his new project ” 1 Time 4 Da West $ide Vonte shows off all his charisma, not cutting the listener short of his ambition and skill. He is also not afraid of the challenge of showing his true self and doesn’t shy away from any details about the past, present or future. Radio One Chicago airs live on WLUW, 88.7fm every Thursday night from 6pm to 8pm cst.

Joy Triche is a Chicago-based independent publisher of children’s books that celebrate diversity. Our books either feature diverse main characters or have been created by a diverse author and illustrator team. Check out our Q Saves the Sun and How I Became We titles. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night on WLUW, 88.7fm from 6pm to 8pm cst.

It started in an airplane from Kunming, China to Hong Kong. Suri was deciding whether she wanted to take a piano teaching job away from Chicago, where she was born and raised. As , fears of failure, and worries about her insecurities rose to the surface mid-flight, she knew she couldn’t make a choice at that very moment, but she knew one thing for sure , and that was to write a song. Between the yes and No, she had to write the song. Suri is still connected to her classical music roots, but has performed as a Jazz singer and as a folk/pop artist. She’s recently teamed up with producer, mixer Taylor K. Phipps for her latest project “As I Am”. The EP is a fusion of Suri’s sweet vocals, poetic lyrics, and piano themes with the electric, synth feel. Suri’s first melodies emerged from uncomfortable times whether she was struggling with her indecisiveness going through a heartbreak, or when she was on a plane moving half way across the world. She may not know your story, but she hopes you will find that hers reso

Elizabeth Eden Harris (born May 31, 1997), known as “CupcakKe”, is a rapper and songwriter born and raised in Chicago. Elizabeth began rapping at the age of 14, starting off doing church poetry, she received the nickname “CupcakKe’‘ and she later began to rap. First song “Gold Digger’’ went viral on internet in 2012. Songs as ‘’Money’’ (2012) ,‘’Figgas Over Niggas’’ (2013) and ‘’Yo Lost’’ (2014) gained attention. In 2015 she broke the internet with her sexually charged anthems “Vagina” and “Deepthroat’’ and in February 2016 she released her first album entitled “Cum Cake”. “People were thinking, ‘She’s so vulgar. She’s bold. We’re going to get a mixtape that’s nasty.’ And then they come to find out there are only three songs on the mixtape that are [explicit],” said CupcakKe for Columbus Alive about the album. “Cum Cake” gained attention of music publications such as Complex and Paper Magazine, which premiered the single “Pedophile”, where she details the story of being a minor who was involved in a relatio

The Barber’s Chair Digital is a all new digital media company/network that is blog, podcast & video driven. Driven by our shaping and upbringing of being young black creatives who share their knowledge of sports, entertainment & culture. What better name to show honor to that then the place where these conversations take place daily, the barber shop. Radio One Chicago airs every Thursday night from 6pm to 8pm on WLUW, 88.7fm

Death, sex and doomed romance. Panic Priest is the project showcasing the songs of singer / songwriter / multi instrumentalist Jack Armondo (My Gold Mask). A combination of self produced home recording and in-studio polish, aided and abetted on record by friends and guest musicians. Weaving together dream-like guitars and synths, Panic Priest creates midnight melodies that won’t soon leave your memory once dawn breaks. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

Shooting for understated complexity topped off by instantly accessible melodies, Gal Gun stands out from the crowded Chicago garage-rock scene. Drawing heavy influences from 90’s behemoths like Weezer and Blur while balancing a softer sound influenced by Belle & Sebastian and The Shins, their sound is equal parts familiar and refreshing. The band’s music and lyrics hope to strike a chord between triumph and heartbreak. Songs like “Heartbleed” obscure their more depressing nature with a slick power pop sheen. Gal Gun hopes to emulate Mancunian bands of the 80’s in their ability to hide a world-weary pessimism amidst a full pop stride and have fun doing it. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p cst on WLUW-FM, 88.7f and streaming live on WLUW.ORG

Demonze “D” Spruiel and Kenneth Davis are two South Side Chicago guys who love sports and will let you know it! D and Davis have interview the likes of Chicago Bulls center and Chicago native Nazr Mohammed, ESPN’s Jonathan Hood, Chicago Sun-Times reporter Rick Telander & more. You can currently listen to D and Davis every Saturday 11am-2pm on Chicagolandsportsradio.com as they, along with executive producer Sidney Brown, and technical producer Anthony Gill breakdown local and national sports, pop culture and more. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night from 6p to 8p on WLUW, 88.7.

Jay Davis is currently working on his 4th feature film entitled Not Another Black Movie. Not Another Black Movie is about when a family’s matriarch, Big Mama, passes away, her dying wish is to make sure the family she raised address their personal demons. Now, her dysfunctional family must seek unconventional therapy in order to get a multi-million dollar inheritance. Chaos ensues as they are forced to deal with old rivalries, volatile marriages, and failed dreams. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday from 6p to 8p on WLUW, 88.7f

Duos change the world. Jobs and Wozniak pioneered computing. The Wright Brothers defied gravity. Chicago C.R.E.A.M. team are redefining music. Donnie Macc and Turk The Champ seamlessly blend genres to craft a sound both unique and familiar. Their debut project (set to impact in the first half of 2017) is a parade of sound with universal songwriting. People always ask what it takes to make it in the music industry. It takes two. This is the story of a dreamer. Born February 25, 1991, TJ Strozier, an urban artist from Flint, Michigan, who now resides in Chicago, started his journey as a boy who wanted to write. A boy who just wanted to write anything people would love. Submerging himself in the art of music, TJ began to take on a abstracted persona; creating his musical identity, Dreamer. After capturing the attention of his home state, Dreamer set forth to infiltrate and concur the rest of the world using his undeniable musical talent. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday from 6p to 8p on WLUW, 88.7f

Voice Of Addiction are politically charged and socially conscious Chicago based punk-rockers. V.o.A. has been around over a decade doing 1,200 shows across the U.S. & Canada, including 160 just in 2016. Having 6 official releases & independently selling 6,500 physical copies (as well as being involved in countless compilations) these boys have proven they are a force to be reckoned with. V.o.A. has been featured in the video games skateboard party 1, 2, & 3 as well as snowboard party 1 & 2. The new full-length album is out July 14th and a feature length documentary due to be released in 2018. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday from 6p to 8p on WLUW, 88.7!