On December 13, I took a long drive to Des Plaines to pick up relatives of my friend Perry Kanlan, a showbiz-adjacent eccentric known as Dancin’ Man. The time on the road gave me the chance to reflect on the circumstances of my relationship with him. I formally met Perry in 2011, when my friend […]
Tag: Jim Newberry
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Two priests, a rabbi, and the Sex Pig
“Nice work, but you’re not ready,” Bob McCamant declared, after flipping through the portfolio of 16-by-20-inch black-and-white prints I had spent many darkroom hours creating. We sat in his office at Reader headquarters on Illinois Street, in 1986, the year I graduated from Columbia College. McCamant was one of the group of four who’d founded […]
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As for the Chicago chef who stole Diana Kennedy’s book. . .
A new documentary about the great chronicler of regional Mexican food starts streaming tonight
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Chicago no wave celebrates itself
The Co-Prosperity Sphere devotes a concert and exhibit to 90s Chicago no wave, and the CHIRP Record Fair returns for year 17.
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Closing reception and artist talk for Jim Newberry’s Improvisers series at Elastic
Local photographer Jim Newberry will speak at the closing reception for his Improvisers exhibit at Elastic
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Tuesday: Jim Newberry’s photos of improvising musicians at Elastic
An exhibition at Elastic of Jim Newberry’s photographs of improvising musicians sets the stage for this week’s Umbrella Music Festival
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Diane Izzo: A Voice Silenced Too Soon
Rest in peace, Diane Izzo. We are all poorer for her loss.
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Photo Pit: Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Liam Hayes & Plush
Subterranean, June 19; Hideout, June 20
