The long-running DIY institution settles into a permanent home.
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Sharkula and Mukqs: two weird sounds that go down easy together
Outsider rapper Sharkula and oddball electronic artist Mukqs make a surprisingly approachable collaborative EP.
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Hannibal Buress is bringing it all back home
With his return to Chicago, Hannibal Buress is reconnecting to his roots on the west side.
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Watch The Disaster Artist and you’ll never enjoy The Room again
James Franco spoils the magical ineptitude of Tommy Wiseau’s enduring cult movie.
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New Emanuel plan would require CPS students have post-high school plans in order to graduate, and other Chicago news
Also, a GOP state senator has reportedly been encouraged to run against Rauner in the 2018 gubernatorial primary.
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Segregation decreases but poverty increases in Chicago’s black neighborhoods and other news
Also, the Chicago Tribune endorses Mike Madigan’s primary challenger, and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces its Navy Pier expansion.
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Hannibal Buress’s Why? Why not.
The Chicago comedian (well, originally) lands a show on Comedy Central—and it’s good.
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Announcing the lineup for Afropunk Chicago
Here’s the breakdown for Afropunk’s one-off Chicago bash, plus all the info you need to see it.
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The best comedy of 2014
Hannibal Buress, Tim and Eric, iO’s farewell, and more of the best Chicago comedy of 2014.
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Stand-up Mike Lebovitz preps for the recording of his debut comedy album this weekend
Stand-up Mike Lebovitz records his debut album, Pure Garbage, over the span of three shows this weekend at Timothy O’Toole’s.
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The arena-ready Oddball Comedy Festival offers a motley crew of stand-up comics
Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, and Bill Burr headline the second annual Oddball Comedy Festival.
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Best Revival of a Stand-Up Standby
The demise of the Lincoln Restaurant didn’t put a stop to these troupers.
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Open Mike Eagle and Kit expand Chicago hip-hop, inside and out
Mike Eagle no longer lives in Chicago but this city is still on his mind in his new album, Dark Comedy, while local rapper Kit keeps going down a dark, strange path with Lownt God Rising.
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Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are funny broads
The pair’s show, Broad City, ends a stellar first season.
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Gossip Wolf: A White Mystery album announcement? Spring must be coming.
New music from White Mystery and Verbal Kent, a new menswear shop co-owned by Tony Trimm, and more