Kevin Coval

filmmaker. writer. diasporist.
creative director.

"eff a rap critic
He talk about it while I live it" @methodman

[Kevin Coval @kevincoval]

on the brand new episode of City so Real I visit Art Truss to see the first solo exhibition by the genius conceptual artist Titus Wonsey.

Stream below and wherever you listen to podcast.
#Chicago. #Chicagoartist #contemporaryart

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on the week's episode of City so Real @claytonhauck talks about a slew of creative projects, trying to balance art & commerce, #chicago aesthetics & the hustle & doubt of being an artist & his new books on his new press Ralm Books

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on this week's brand new episode of City so Real i chop it up with #chicago's flyest @DJCaShEra about the dj as empath, carving out cultural space & her own story of coming out & building community.

#stream below and wherever you listen to #podcast

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on the brand NEW episode of my podcast City so Real i speak with chef Junho Lee of Haru Haru about heritage & inpiration & the renaissance occurring in the #chicago #foodscene thanks to migrants & the #kidsofimmigrants

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on this week's episode of my podcast CIty so Real i sit with community connectors at Meet Your Neighbor to talk about the creation & curation of cultural space.

stream wherever you listen to #podcast #podcasts #chicago

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I had a lot of fun catching up with @kevincoval on his podcast "City So Real". It was great to share a little bit of my story & what's to come . Enjoy! JDLP
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help us Rename Park #567 in Chicago for artist Dont Fret - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/RjJrcw1RUB via @Change

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In this episode, we chop it up with Dre the Shoe god -- sneaker restorer, designer, and historian. Growing up on Chicago’s east side, Dre’s passion for shoes kept him out of the trouble and stirred his entrepreneurial vision.

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my best of 2025 playlist

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"Pluralism is the believe that diversity is a benefit to society, & I don’t know if there has been a more popular cultural force, as large as hip hop, that has embraced and practiced such an idea."

wrote about the 60647 Marketplace for @interfaithusa

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@noreaga what roll has the St. Louis blues and early rock & r&b played in his aesthetic?

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wrote about the multitalented florist, sculptor & community organizer John Pendleton of Planks & Pistils for @interfaithusa

#chicago #chicagoart #chicagoartist #florist #sculpture

🎥 Alex Myung

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wrote about one of my favorite & most inspiring Chicagoan's Won Kim for @interfaithusa.

Won is a chef, entrepreneur, graffiti writer, DJ, community organizer & big brother to the new Chicago food scene

read here:
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Chef Kim hosted his annual Community Soup event with 40 chefs with the event funding arts programming for a local public school near Kimski. https://t.co/vgi7NQOFZ7

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wrote about the delicious tavern style concoctions & cultural crossings at Novel Pizza Cafe for @interfaithusa

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"Trust the Stars has a grit and majesty that can keep us feeling seen, motivated and warm during cold and dark times."

wrote a review of @TheOmysband new album
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wrote a review of @TheOmysband brilliant new soul record, Trust the Stars

read in full on @interfaithusa
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Get Up! Eat Something! Christian Fundamentalism and Trump - Interfaith America https://t.co/1ZhvDat2hO

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happy ten year to @sabaPIVOT #comfortzone & Scum is the ars poetica/ manifesto and one of the best songs of the new century

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there is a renaissance occurring here and Pizza in the Rain (PITR) is one of the ones at the forefront. Saturday May 25 he opens his solo show "Regulars" at All Star Press Chicago

check out our Show & Tell episode here:

https://t.co/vuNOml7gpD