It’s romantic to imagine a DJ dropping a track so profound it can save your life, but what about a DJ who can open up possibilities away from the dance floor? Jeremy Alvarez, founder of a dark electronic DJ night called Research & Development, is known as much for his skill at connecting disparate people […]
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Party photo crew GlitterGuts take to Patreon to survive the nightlife drought
Party photo crew GlitterGuts take to Patreon to survive the nightlife drought, Hali Palombo creates otherworldly collages from antique audio cylinders, and more.
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Honoring the vanishing musical culture of Wicker Park
In some ways, Dorian’s is just one more boutiquey bar and restaurant. But its record store and music bookings connect it to Wicker Park’s 1990s arts community.
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The new Monday night show at Beauty Bar isn’t Salonathon, it’s Something Else
But the organizers promise they’ll #keepmondaysweird.
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Salonathon ends its weekly performance series with a joyous celebration
Salonathon & On & On & On was as much about the community as about the performances.
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Salonathon says goodbye—for now
The long-running live performance series isn’t dying, it’s evolving.
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Beauty Bar 1444 W. Chicago 312-226-8828 thebeautybar.com/home-chicago @BeautyBarChi Runner-Up Berlin
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The Lavender Menace poster project creates queer visibility in dive-bar bathrooms
Angela Davis Fegan creates inclusion through her letterpress-printed posters and interactive graffiti events.
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Guitarists Ryley Walker and Bill MacKay whip up some sorely needed holiday cheer
Guitarists Ryley Walker and Bill MacKay whip up some sorely needed holiday cheer, Timbuck2Forever returns to Metro to honor the fallen Chicago DJ, and more.
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How to Make It in Chicago panel discussion, the Rational Dress Society at MCA, and more things to do this week
Bizarre Bazaar, Deathscribe 2016, and more happenings from December 5-8
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The story of Cook County’s pursuit of back taxes from small music venues descends into the surreal
Cook County amends its amusement-tax code to clarify that its officials aren’t in the business of defining “fine art”—but several small venues are still stuck in administrative hearings arguing about exactly that.
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More than three dozen of the best Halloween 2016 events
A ghoulish brunch, a costume parade, and more spooky things to do
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Cook County not ‘in the business of saying what is and what is not fine arts,’ according to CFO
The county’s chief financial officer says he disagrees with a hearing officer’s interpretation that only musical genres considered “fine art” are exempt from an amusement tax.
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Cook County has become an 80s movie villain in its attempt to tax small music venues to death
Cook County’s effort to bilk small music venues is like a plotline from Footloose.