Adem Dalipi has had music in his sights since picking up a guitar at the age of 9 and writing his own songs when he was 11, playing at the Chicago Blues Fest in 2016 and 2017, and performing around the suburbs with the young blues band The Instinct. The Belvidere-raised teen this week released the new pop-leaning single “Sixth St.” a love letter to the town he grew up in that he wrote during the lockdowns.
“The time at home has allowed me to reflect on some memories, which further allowed me to find new inspiration to write about,” Dalipi responded in an emailed Q&A.
