A weekly podcast from Jake Krez, Westley Parker and Brent Butcher for The Smoking Section/Uproxx focusing on all things Chicago and Midwest music.

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We return to NoCoastNews with episode five recorded at the Elee Mosynary Gallery in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Looking back on a week that saw Mystical come to town, big news hit the local scene and several releases, we also touch on some new work that found it’s way to the internet this week. While we may be heavy on Chicago, we’re looking outwards as well and feel free to hit up Westley and I to let us know about anything we’re missing from the rest of the Midwest! For now, we have an exciting array of new music from around the ‘Go, listen in here and check it all out for yourself below. 


The Smoking Section #NoCoastNews Episode 5 Ft. Chance The Rapper, MFN Melo & Twista/Do Or Die

Live from the Stix Jam Night at the Tonic Room in Chicago comes Episode 12 of No Coast News with Jake Krez, Westley Parker, Brent Butcher and Eric Montanez & special guests: Bucketfeet's Aaron Firestein, Social Experiment drummer Stix, producer Knox Fortune, Probcause, XVR HLDY & More. 

The Smoking Section #NoCoastNews Episode 12 *SPECIAL EDITION* Ft. Jean Deaux, Mfn Melo, Tink & More

Intro & Outro: Westside Flee: "Zack Morris"

#NoCoastNews Ep. 22 Ft. Supa BWE, Psalm One, Saba & More

Our third live podcast from Tonic Room at the 4th Stix Jam.
Special Co-Host: Taylor Bennett
Booty Math c/o The O'My's
Special Thanks to Tonic Room!

#NoCoastNews Ep. 23 Live From Stix Jam Ft. Logan, Chief Keef, Kweku Collins & More

#NoCoastNews Episode 24 Ft. XVRHLDY, Noah Sims, Martin $ky & More

#NoCoastNews Episode 25 Ft. Appleby, D.R.A.M., BoatHouse & More

Latest edition of No Coast News recorded at Soundscape Studios in Chicago on October 28, 2015.

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#NoCoastNews Episode 26 w/ Bryan Lamb Ft. John Walt, R. Kelly, Noelz Vedere & More

The latest episode of our weekly No Coast News podcast from Soundscape Studios on Chicago's west side with Jake Krez, Westley Parker and Brent Butcher for TheseDays.News.

This week we welcome Lyrical Lemonade's Cole Bennett and CP to the show and talk about the new "Chiraq" trailer, Waka's claim to Drill music and more while featuring some new music from the likes of Kembe X, Beach Jesus and Joey Purp.

#NoCoastNews Ep. 27 W/ Lyrical Lemonade Ft. Beach Jesus, Joey Purp, Kembe X & More

Episode 29 recorded at Soundscape Studios /Closed Sessions with this week's special guest: Patrick Welby.

#NoCoastNews Episode 28 Ft. Lil Herb, NoNameGypsy, Lil Durk & More

Episode 30 of No Coast News via TheseDays.News.

#NoCoastNews Episode Ep 30 Ft. Kipp Stone, Brian Fresco, Highness & More

#NoCoastNews Episode 31 Ft. Defcee, Jean Deaux, SolarFive & More

I'm a freelance writer and media entrepreneur/hired hand located in Chicago. I've had bylines in the Chicago Sun Times, DJBooth, Noisey, XXL, Complex, Bullett Magazine, Smoking Section and Viper Magazine, among others where I've interviewed artists like Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa, Donnie Trumpet, Action Bronson, James Blake, Cherub, Alabama Shakes, Hardwell, Yelawolf & more. 

Always looking for good music and other stuff to write about. I run a website and radio station named Mild Sauce (MildSauce.co) and help with artist press relations. Hit me up at Jake.Krez@Gmail.com.

Jake Krez

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