Got room for a little more love in your life? Check out Famous Fido Rescue’s adoption open house today. Famous Fido (3124 W. Irving Park), a no-kill shelter, finds homes for animals surrendered in crisis situations or deemed “unadoptable” by kill shelters. From noon-6 PM, they’re inviting you to meet some of their wonderful furry […]
Tag: Logan Square
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Brewing solidarity
Baristas in Chicago are joining a union drive that’s sweeping Starbucks nationwide.
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Chicago rocker Jackie Hayes bottles up burnout on her new EP
Jackie Hayes left behind a devout Christian upbringing in Waukegan to move to Logan Square at age 19 and pursue her music career on her terms. As a frequent opener at Schubas and other local clubs, she refined her attitude-heavy vocal melodies supported by simple, sludgy guitar lines and loose hip-hop drums. Hayes worked at […]
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Long-running Chicago posthardcore band Nonagon toy with their beloved genre on their debut LP
You don’t need to read Nonagon’s bio to understand that the Logan Square trio has a soft spot for the great posthardcore bands that shaped American underground rock in the 80s and early 90s. They make that evident with every note of their long-in-the-works debut album, They Birds (Controlled Burn): it’s wall-to-wall with twisting bursts […]
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See it Through Your Eyes
A new community photo project highlights the beauty of Logan Square as seen through new and old locals and will be on display at the centerfold of the neighborhood.
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Get tested and enjoy sweater weather with confidence
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
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Skulls support self-publishing on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Chema Skandal.
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Take the TARDIS to see Ben Folds Five on the (fantasy) gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Scott Baker.
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Chicago pop experimentalists White Ppl offer a brief glimpse of their huge promise on their debut EP
In a 2019 interview for WBEZ’s Weekend Passport, Filipinx producer-vocalist Ano Ba said they were inspired to start their own group after seeing a garage band at a favorite Logan Square bar that was made up entirely of white dudes. Ano thought it’d be cheeky to recruit other POC musicians to make garage rock under […]
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Chicago rapper and cult legend Sharkula focuses his flow on BBQ Fingaprints
If you’ve spent much time in Chicago’s artsier north-side enclaves, you’ve likely crossed paths with Chicago rapper Brian Wharton—he goes by Sharkula, but he’s also sometimes known as Thigahmahjiggee. And if you’ve ever talked to him, he’s inevitably tried to sell you something: a homemade CD-R, a T-shirt he’s drawn on with Sharpie markers, or […]
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How to avoid being a livable streets jerk
Thoughtful transportation advocacy requires intersectionality and a willingness to listen.
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Digging out from the rubble on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Florida artist and musician Dnl Hrs.
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Whither the gator dog at Doggone’s?
A descendant of a New Orleans minichain surfaces in Logan Square.
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Photos from the fifth annual Femifest
What began as a high school benefit concert in Des Moines, Iowa, is now a two-day celebration of marginalized artists and fans in Chicago.
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‘Don’t push us out’
The First and 26th Wards will vote on a nonbinding referendum that asks whether Illinois should lift the ban on rent control—prohibited in the state since 1997.