With their ruffled shirts, baggy Tripp pants, and signature painted-on mustache, Dorian Electra always look like they’re ready for a goth meetup at the Renaissance Faire. The nonbinary pop star is all about being too much, and though they’re still a relative newcomer, that energy has already earned them a fervent indie-pop following. Electra’s debut […]
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Nacrobats alumni celebrate the history and legacy of their Chicago hip-hop crew
Hyperprolific rapper and Culture Power45 label co-owner Marcellous “Infinito 2017” Lovelace and Chicago hip-hop scene player Sterling “Pugs Atomz” Price are both former members of the Nacrobats crew, and when Lovelace asked Pugs last year about releasing a vinyl compilation of old Nacrobats tracks, it kicked off a wave of celebrations that will continue through […]
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Chicago rapper Vic Spencer sounds unstoppable on Bah Wounds
It can be daunting to try to keep up with prolific Chicago rapper Vic Spencer, who chews urgently through his lines like his head is so overstuffed with ideas it could burst open. Spencer drops three or four albums every year, but he doesn’t just grind them out mechanically—he sets the highest standards for himself, […]
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Robot Riot, the tabletop sumo competition, is back
Its creators promise lots more mechanical mayhem, doughnuts, and beer.
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Movies that rock at CIMMfest, Cook County Social Club reunion, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Printers Guild Publishers Fair, sci-fi theater at the Paragon Festival, and more goings-on November 10-12
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South Side Craft Beer Festival, Andersonville Wine Walk, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Prom-A-Llama 2017, Cheap Thrills market, and more happenings from May 19-21
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‘Robot Revolution’ at MSI, Michelle Alexander and Naomi Klein in conversation, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Indie Boots Theater Festival, Bit Bash Takeover, and more happenings from May 8-11
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Pinball gets twisted on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was printed by Josh Davis of Dead Meat Design.
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Chicago’s Post Child celebrate their new album of grungy, nostalgic slacker rock
Nineties alt-rock revivalists Post Child play a free record-release show at Emporium on Thursday night.
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Die Hard heckling, a holiday Nerdette, and more things to do in Chicago pre-Christmas week
A Very Ladylike Christmas, Logan Square Holiday Farmers Market, and more happenings from December 19-22
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Photography in the age of social media, Laughs Trump Hate, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Seinfeld Trivia Festivus, a special edition of the Slo ‘Mo dance party, and more happenings from December 12-15
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A John Waters Christmas, BrewLights, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Decoding 2016, Zadie Smith, and more happenings from November 28-December 1
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Caroling at Cloud Gate, ZooLights, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Whitney Cummings, Movember 2016, a Chicago punk documentary, and more happenings from November 25-27
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Dining With Goose, Death, Sex & Money, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Feminist Happy Hour, Sauced Market, and more happenings from November 14-17.
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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