• Soundcloud - Find some artists you like and see who they are connected with
• Locate music labels that promote music you like e.g. T&G or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_record_labels
• 100-500 person music venues are a great source to find acts coming through town.
• Research music audiophiles like e.g. https://www.whathifi.com/features/50-albums-audiophiles
• Look for a local radio station that doesn’t play the same 50 songs over and over. https://kdhx.org/shows/schedule
• Henry Rollins radio show… https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/henry-rollins

Some recomendations

Albums

Music Labels