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Posted inMusic

Sights to see at CIMMfest

by Leor Galil, Peter Margasak, J.R. Jones, Tal Rosenberg, Luca Cimarusti, Jamie Ludwig and Reece Pendleton November 8, 2017August 18, 2021

The Chicago Movies & Music Festival makes its November debut with feature films about David Bowie, queer punk, New Orleans piano, gospel quartets, Ozzfest, Malian traditional music, and lots more.

Posted inBlogs

CIMMFest opening night: The Smart Studios Story revisits the Madison recording studio that helped birth indie rock

by J.R. Jones April 11, 2016August 18, 2021

The Smart Studios Story, opening the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, revisits the Madison recording studio that nurtured the indie rock of the 90s.

Posted inBlogs

Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq opens today, plus more new reviews and notable screenings

by J.R. Jones December 4, 2015August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inFilm

Our guide to the 2015 Chicago International Movies & Music Festival

by Chicago Reader April 15, 2015August 18, 2021

New documentaries focus on Devo, Morphine, the Mekons, the Residents, and more

DJ Rashad
Posted inMusic

Our favorite music of 2014

by Luca Cimarusti, Leor Galil, Sasha Geffen, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer and Philip Montoro December 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Six Reader music writers share their favorites from 2014 with year-end lists that do more than just put the same records in a different order.

Posted inBlogs

CIMMFest ascendant, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones May 1, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Murder By Death headlines the Bloodshot Showcase at the Logan Square Auditorium on Sat 5/3.
Posted inMusic

Our guide to the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival 2014 (the music part)

by Luca Cimarusti April 30, 2014August 18, 2021

Music headliners at CIMMfest 2014 include Yo La Tengo and Goblin soundtracking Suspiria.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago in the lens, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones July 12, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

The long and short of it, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones April 19, 2013August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Fri 4/19: CIMM Fest and Bizarro hour

by Hannah Lorenz April 19, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Friday, April 19, 2013.

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: Pissed Jeans, Luke Winslow-King, Takehisa Kosugi, Death to All, and Anciients

by Peter Margasak April 18, 2013August 19, 2021

In addition to Record Store Day and Chicago International Movies & Music Festival there’s still plenty of live music to catch this weekend.

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
Posted inFilm

Big Star shines again in Nothing Can Hurt Me

by J.R. Jones April 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Big Star shines again in the documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me.

First a church, then an arts center, now a secretive mission.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Culture to cult?

by Deanna Isaacs April 11, 2012August 19, 2021

A secretive religious sect is replacing NNWAC’s Wicker Park Arts Center; the alderman objects.

This comedy is no Queens of Country for old men
Posted inFilm

John Wayne imitators, pre-op transsexuals, and mind-reading iPods

by Ben Sachs April 10, 2012August 19, 2021

The third Chicago Movies & Music Festival opens Thursday

Bobby Bare Jr.
Posted inMusic

The music of the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival

by Luca Cimarusti April 10, 2012August 19, 2021

CIMMfest’s attractions include Bobby Bare Jr., Kids These Days, and more than 40 film programs

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