Chris Hayes reaches a larger audience with his MSNBC show All In With Chris Hayes than he did when he first wrote for the Reader in 2001, but his sense of curiosity and sensitivity to the complexities of politics has stayed the same. 2023 has been a year of anniversaries for Hayes at the network. […]
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Mi Raza, Sarah Weddle, audio workshops, performance, and more
The film presenter South Side Projections (founded in 2011 to bring movies to locations across Chicago’s south side in order to spur conversation about complex social and political issues) travels to the Lozano branch of the Chicago Public Library (1805 S. Loomis) this evening for a presentation of 1973’s Mi Raza: Portrait of a Family […]
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Blueswoman Joanna Connor honors beloved Chicago blues club Theresa’s with 4801 South Indiana Avenue
If you’d stumbled unawares into one of Joanna Connor’s regular gigs at the House of Blues or Kingston Mines in the 2010s, the blues singer and guitarist might’ve seemed like some sort of hidden treasure. But Connor has been playing all over the local blues scene for almost four decades, and she’s attracted devoted fans […]
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Noname’s Book Club suggests libraries instead on National Fuck Amazon Day
Noname’s Book Club pushes library cards on National Fuck Amazon Day, Led Zeppelin 2 tour to celebrate Led Zeppelin III, and more.
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Boy Band Review help their fans turn off adulthood for a few hours
You can’t count on a Jonas Brothers reunion every week—and in the meantime, this Chicago group brings nostalgic boy-band favorites to life onstage all over the midwest.
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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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Pirates of Penzance and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Charles White at the Art Institute and more goings-on 7/16-7/19.
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The best live metal of 2016
Metal shows remain a great way to drive hostile occupiers out of your head—whether you prefer the bitter catharsis of False or the galloping rush of Tengger Cavalry.
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Industrial supergroup Pigface celebrates 25 years of revolving-door lineups
Industrial supergroup Pigface celebrates 25 years of revolving-door lineups, the Chosen Few DJs honor a bygone house-music club, and more.
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The Amazing Acro-Cats, Cassette Store Day, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
XX, Will Travel, Bianca Del Rio, and more happenings from October 7-9.
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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.
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Guitarist Julia Miller on the first synth-guitar hybrid
Current musical obsessions of sound designer Ed Herrmann, guitarist Julia Miller, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 7/23: Jack White, Brainstorm, and House of Movies Double Feature
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, July 23
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 5/19: Paris Street; Rainy Day, Jessye Norman, and Elbow
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, May 19
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 4/25: C2E2, Sean Flannery, and Behemoth
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, April 25