Join Andersonville residents and celebrate the holidays the Swedish way, with St. Lucia and the Lucia Procession. Lucia girls, in white robes and candle crowns, were crowned at noon at the temporary Nordic House in the Wrigley building downtown. This afternoon a procession walks up Clark Street in Andersonville (starting at the Swedish American Museum, […]
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Readings from Remaking the Exceptional, Interrobang Theatre Project, and more
This summer, DePaul Art Museum hosted “Remaking the Exceptional,” a group exhibition curated by artist and activists Aaron Hughes and Amber Ginsburg that explored the similarities between survivors of torture at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp and survivors of police torture in Chicago. This evening, Ginsburg and fellow activists celebrate the release of Remaking the […]
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Stepney, stationery, grown folks, and All That Glitters
Chicago’s Central Camera is a great example of a small business that has persevered through multiple challenges–check out contributor Zinya Salfiti’s cover story in our latest issue to read more. And if you’re inspired to seek out more local legacy businesses, go no further than roughly a mile north to Atlas Stationers, who celebrate their […]
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Holiday cheer, pop-ups, and more
Lots of end-of-year cheer to be had with these upcoming events! Whether it’s looking at lights, shopping for a good cause, or airing your grievances, we’ve got you covered. Don’t forget about dance, theater, and magic show options that we’ve covered in previous PSAs! And as for light-peeping, here are a few options: Lincoln Park […]
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Fundraisers help music writer Scott Morrow recover from a gunshot
Fundraisers help music writer Scott Morrow recover from a gunshot, Lorna Donley and David Thomas’s post-Da band, the Veil, posthumously release an LP of 1980s recordings, and more.
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Want live music back? Wear a mask and call Congress.
Staff from 22 Chicago music venues talk about how far they still are from normal—and what it’ll take to keep them around till we all get there.
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Remembering Chicago music champion Christen Thomas
Christen Thomas booked shows for a decade with the Empty Bottle and Metro teams, but that work was just the beginning of the love, joy, and support she showered on the local scene.
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COVID-19 hits live music hard
You can still support artists and staff by buying merch and donating to fundraisers.
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Metropolitan Brewing teams up with Pelican for the biere de garde Cold Hope
Beer and Metal returns to review a long-gestating collaboration by beloved Chicago institutions Pelican and Metropolitan Brewing.
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Local power trio the Moses Gun drop their best record yet
Local power trio the Moses Gun drop their best record yet, Hanif Abdurraqib reads from his great new book on A Tribe Called Quest, and more.
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Why won’t City Hall fight for Chicago’s homegrown music scene?
The Chicago Independent Venue League shouldn’t have to push back against the Live Nation handouts in the Lincoln Yards development—but City Hall doesn’t protect Chicago’s homegrown music scene.
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You can’t get there from here on the gig poster of the week
This week’s gig poster was created by artist and designer Miguel “Ech” Echemendia.
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Sights to see at CIMMfest
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.
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Best Cubs bar
The GMan Tavern 3740 N. Clark 773-549-2050 gmantavern.com @GmanTavern Runner-Up Sluggers World Class Sports Bar
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A homegrown party puts Emo Nite LA to shame
A homegrown party puts Emo Nite LA to shame, Subterranean hosts a hip-hop show to help the ACLU fight Trump, and more.