The email Paul Finkelman received last month from Beau O’Reilly read simply, “Can your car fit a piano? . . . Please advise.” The answer was obviously no. Finkelman owned a small hatchback—and besides, there was no way a piano would make it up the narrow stairs at Jimmy Beans Coffee, where he works as […]
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Deborah Bowen, singer for Bushoong and makeup artist
“A lot of musicians around this time are suffering from the thought of not being able to perform. There’s a certain level of anxiety.”
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Nine places for laughs in 2019 (and beyond)
Because every year we seem to need more and more comedic relief.
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Chicago riff machines Bible of the Devil celebrate 20 years with album seven
Chicago riff machines Bible of the Devil celebrate 20 years with album number seven, local rapper Boys vs. Girls hosts “The Pride Takeover” at Gallery Cabaret, and more.
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Chicago Dance Month, BJ the Chicago Kid, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Battlefield, Centennial Brooks, and more happenings from April 3-6.
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‘Once you’ve seen a guy jerk off a piano, you can never really unsee it’
The cast of the new webseries The Open Mic share their open-mike horror stories.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 10/1: That Belongs in a Museum, Saul Steinberg, and Perfume Genius
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, October 1
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Reader’s Agenda Sun 4/14: Pop-Up Book Fair, Bitchin’ Purge II, and the Chicago Television Project
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Sunday, April 14, 2013
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Mister Tom Musick, Dollhouse Reading Series, and the Claudettes