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Tag: Made in Chicago
Posted inArts & Culture
The Auditorium’s ‘Made in Chicago’ dance series plays tribute to Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche
LA troupe Ate9 pairs with skilled local companies Visceral and Deeply Rooted for a triple-header.
Posted inCity Life
The best made-in-Chicago gift ideas for the holidays
Shop hyperlocal this season for everything from unorthodox games and Chicago-centric books to craft booze and high-design home goods.
Posted inBlogs
Here’s the lineup for the new Millennium Park Summer Music Series
The city’s new free summertime concert series replaces Downtown Sound and Made in Chicago.
Posted inBlogs
Peter Margasak’s favorite albums of 2015, numbers 10 through 1
Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak finishes counting down his 40 favorite records of the year—the top ten include Henry Threadgill, Joanna Newsom, and Yarn/Wire.
Posted inMusic
Swervedriver’s watered-down I Wasn’t Born to Lose You and 11 more record reviews
Seven Reader writers tackle a dozen new releases, including comeback albums from Swervedriver and Cannibal Ox, Ata Kak’s oddball Ghanaian electro-rap, and Jack DeJohnette’s love letter to Chicago-born jazz.