Michael and Helen Cameron launched Uncommon Ground in 1991 as a tiny coffeehouse at Grace and Clark near Wrigley Field, eventually expanding it into a full-service restaurant and music venue. In 2007 they added a second location on Devon, which they recently closed to spend more time with family. In 2014 the original Uncommon Ground […]
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Jessica Risker’s in-person version of Music Therapy welcomes Izzy True
Folk-pop artist and licensed therapist Jessica Risker launched the long-form interview podcast Music Therapy in spring 2020, and Gossip Wolf has been an avid follower since day one. Earlier this summer, Risker and former Hideout talent buyer Sullivan Davis began producing an in-person version at Cafe Mustache called Music Therapy: Group Session, which augments the […]
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What we learned at the Chicago Humanities Festival this weekend
Discussed: Ida B. Wells, Tom Hanks’s favorite sandwich, Dessa, Jessica Hopper’s friends, and the girl whose kidnapping inspired Lolita
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As Beyoncé and Drake’s big albums rule pop, Chicago rapper Sterling Hayes gets intimate
Save Money rapper Sterling Hayes gets bleak on his debut mixtape, but his music isn’t without its highs.
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Wilco drops unexpected new album on the eve of its headlining slot at Pitchfork Music Fest
The band shares the unexpected new Star Wars for free on its website.
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The Chicago Palestine Film Festival and CIMMFest highlight this week’s new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Spike Lee drinks Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Binging on The Purge, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 6/7: Printers Row Lit Fest, a scavenger hunt, and Mother Falcon
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, June 7
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A new Staple Singers biography doesn’t quite take you there
In I’ll Take You There, Tribune critic Greg Kot tracks the Staple Singers’ march toward freedom.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 11/13: Mazzy Star, the Art of Songwriting, and Detroit ’67
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Wednesday, November 13
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 8/14: The Sound Opinions End of Summer BBQ, Garlic Fest, and The Intruder
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, August 14
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Death be proud, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Our guide to the Summer Music Film Festival at Music Box
The Summer Music Film Festival screens documentaries on Death, John Fahey, Nels Cline, and Levon Helm.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 5/1: Sound Opinions does Wattstax, Reading Under the Influence, and Big Boi
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, May 1.