This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist and musician Joe Schorgl.
Tag: Half Acre
Posted inFood & Drink
Metropolitan Brewing’s ten-year anniversary party is a true celebration of Chicago’s beer scene
From a toolbox to a 30,000-square-foot brewery.
Posted inMusic
Wild Prairie Vinyl & Vintage opens in the old KStarke Records storefront
Wild Prairie Vinyl & Vintage opens in the old KStarke Records storefront, the Hideout throws a soulful New Year’s Eve party with the Right Now, and more.
Posted inBlogs
The Beer Temple Taproom pours some of the freshest beer in Chicago
The Avondale shop’s new taproom, part of a move and expansion, serves an array of hard-to find beer alongside some classics.
Posted inBlogs
Chance the Rapper interested in returning to college, and other Chicago news
Also, law enforcement looks for new leads in the 25-year-old kidnapping and murder of Tammy Zywicki.
Posted inBlogs
The newly renovated Davis Theater is a vaudeville house for the 21st century
More than a movie theater, the newly renovated “entertainment complex” will host a series of community events, including a live Oscar viewing party in support of Common Threads.
Posted inBlogs
Joe Swanberg’s Easy is easily the most north-side-centric Chicago show of all time—but that’s not so terrible
The writer-director’s personal portrait of the city fulfills the contract of auteur television.
Posted inBlogs
Chicago Chef Week, Lyra Hill, and more to do during the next few days
Shout Your Abortion, Josh Rosenthal, and more happenings from April 18-21.
Posted inArts & Culture
Rick Bayless’s Cruz Blanca and more brewpubs opening this fall in Chicago
New options for spots to drink beer this fall include Corridor Brewing & Provisions, Like Minds Brewery, Band of Bohemia, and Bixi.
Posted inBlogs
A GABF silver medalist for your fridge: Half Acre’s Heyoka IPA
Half Acre wins its first GABF medal in the most competitive category in the festival’s history.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Band Name That Riffs on a Decade-Old Onion Headline
A running joke takes on new life as a band name.
Posted inBlogs
Killer casks at the Day of the Living Ales
If you think “cask beer” means “flat, warm, and funny tasting,” what you’ve had is some seriously fucked-up cask beer—and this is the festival to prove it to you.
Posted inBlogs
Happy Crab Rangoon Day, and other upcoming holidays
You’re behind for Valentine’s Day, but there are still events to save your butt.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Burger Night
They only serve it once a week and for half the year, but it’s one of the ten best burgers in Chicago.