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Home » Gary, Indiana

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Stan Wash of Overgrown Orchard
Posted inFood & Drink Feature

Overgrown Orchard makes the best wine in Gary, Indiana

by Mike Sula December 8, 2021December 10, 2021

Stan Wash, dwarfed by towering metal shelves stocked with faucets and toilet seats, raises a small glass of butterscotch-colored liquid to his lips, takes a taste, and gasps.  “WHOO! Oh my goodness! UGH! That’s so tannic!”  We’re standing in a cavernous plumbing warehouse in Gary, Indiana, where Wash and a partner, Zach Getzelman, press, age, […]

Dennis J. Leise has a tiny farm in Gary, Indiana, and he sells eggs—and plays music—all over Chicagoland.
Posted inMusic

Dennis J. Leise grows his own

by Mark Guarino July 1, 2021August 18, 2021

Dennis J. Leise’s Indiana farm doesn’t just produce food—it’s also the wellspring for his smart, witty country and rockabilly tunes.

Posted inMusic

Big Daddy Kinsey was the Muddy Waters of Gary, Indiana

by Steve Krakow February 25, 2021August 18, 2021

Blues patriarch Big Daddy Kinsey had three sons who played together as the Kinsey Report.

Posted inArts & Culture

Tiger King of the midwest

by Micco Caporale April 22, 2020August 18, 2021

Before there was Joe Exotic, there was Roy Boy Cooper.

Posted inMusic

Slide guitarist John Littlejohn brought Mississippi country blues to Chicago

by Steve Krakow January 27, 2020August 18, 2021

John Littlejohn’s raw slide-guitar style grew from the same soil that produced Elmore James, but he never became a star outside the Windy City.

Posted inMusic

Daredevil producer Jlin survives her own trial by fire

by Leor Galil February 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Indiana-based beat wizard Jlin returns to the stage for Pitchfork Midwinter after courting burnout to finish her second album and score an avant-garde dance performance.

Posted inFood & Drink

The best new Chicago restaurants of the year

by Mike Sula December 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Seventeen spots where you could escape the Great Garbage Fire of 2017.

Posted inMusic

Chicago hip-hop mourns musician and designer Quincy ‘Q’ Easton Kelly

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil December 12, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago hip-hop mourns musician and designer Quincy ‘Q’ Easton Kelly, and Joyride Records throws its first plugged-in show.

Posted inFood & Drink

Balkan Grill Company is the king of road food

by Mike Sula October 11, 2017August 18, 2021

Long-haul truckers from across the country know to pull off on Exit 9 in Gary for a taste of home.

Posted inMusic

The poop scoop on festival season

by Leor Galil May 24, 2017August 18, 2021

Service Sanitation porta-potties have become a ubiquitous sight at Chicago music festivals. And even if you don’t think you want to, you’re about to learn about the business that put them there.

Posted inNews & Politics

Donald Trump staged his mid-90s comeback in Gary, Indiana. What did Gary get in return?

by Jeff Nichols April 29, 2016August 18, 2021

The city’s investment in ​the casino mogul didn’t go according to plan.

Posted inArts & Culture

Can Chicago artists salvage Gary, Indiana?

by Ruth Lopez October 9, 2015August 18, 2021

A pair of cultural development projects look to reactivate the rust belt city.

Urban explorer Eric Holubow documented Saint Laurence Catholic Church's interior, including many frescoes, before the building's demolition.
Posted inArts & Culture

The ugly beauty of urban exploration

by Edward McClelland July 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Urban explorers capture stunning images amid rust belt ruin. But are they also urban exploiters?

Larry Blasingaine
Posted inMusic

Now Playing: The Jackson Find

by Jake Austen December 23, 2010August 19, 2021

In 1967, Larry Blasingaine played on the first studio recording by the Jackson Five. The tape was lost for 42 years. The song still hasn’t been released. But now he can finally listen to it.

Freddie Gibbs
Posted inMusic

The Self-Made MC

by Miles Raymer July 15, 2010August 19, 2021

How Freddie Gibbs went from pimp to Pitchfork

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