Brooklyn is so closely associated with the American cultural zeitgeist of the early 2000s that it’s easy to forget how newly “cool” the borough was at the time. During Oneida’s late-90s infancy, the freak rockers would be met with bemusement when they told music journalists they were from Brooklyn. “People would laugh—Brooklyn was not hip,” […]
Tag: Faust
Posted inMusic
Remembering Triad Radio, where the usual was unusual
Triad Radio, Chicago’s pioneering experiment in commercial free-form radio, left the airwaves in 1977. Now longtime program director Saul Smaizys is moving its archives online.
Posted inNews & Politics
Know thy mayor: A few of Rahm’s favorite things
Mayor Emanuel’s picks for reading, dining, and recreation, from fly fishing to Faust to Four Moon Tavern
Posted inArts & Culture
Choir Boy, Foxfinder, and 12 more stage shows to see now
A play by Moonlight author Tarell Alvin McCraney and a paranoiac drama by British playwright Dawn Hall are among this week’s best bets.
Posted inBlogs
Thalia Hall gets far-out with this weekend’s psych-heavy Levitation Chicago festival
Levitation’s massive celebration of weirdo tunes kicks off on Thursday night.
Posted inBlogs
The Nightmare Before Christmas, Faust, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
Posted inBlogs
Helvetica, Quadrophenia, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
Posted inBlogs
The year in nausea
Quite a few high-profile releases of 2013 asked us to consider the existence of evil.
Posted inFilm
In Gravity, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock are lost in space
With Gravity, Alfonso Cuaron delivers a philosophical sci-fi drama.
Posted inBlogs
Aldrich rides again, and the rest of this week’s movies
A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between August 16 and 22.
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: Cheer-Accident emerges from hibernation
Cheer-Accident emerges from hibernation, Baathhaus go through plenty of “blood, glitter, and jizz” at their first video shoot, and more.
Posted inArts & Culture
Text and art had a baby . . .
“Text and Drugs and Rock & Roll” at the Maxwell Colette Gallery
Posted inBlogs
Sunrise in the dark
F. W. Murnau’s silent 1927 masterpiece screens tonight at the Silent Summer Film Festival.
Posted inBlogs
Pavement Tour Diary: Brixton Academy (and London Coffee Quest)
Pavement plays four nights at the Brixton Academy, and Jeremy tries to complete his disloyalty card.