Bridgeport is finally getting a bookstore. At the moment, neighborhood residents like myself have to travel to Pilsen or Hyde Park to get our fix. But a month or two from now, we’ll be able to walk into a store on Halsted stocked with some 60,000 hardcovers and paperbacks, on every subject imaginable. I can’t […]
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Best used bookstore
Myopic Books 1564 N. Milwaukee 773-862-4882 myopicbookstore.com Runner-Up: Open Books
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The migration of the hipster
The migration of the hipster: A Chicago history, 1898-present
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Best Place to Hear a Melody Played Out of a PVC Pipe
This weekly event is one of the few places in Chicago to meet a guy who’s programmed his pedal board with the almost delightful snoring of his cat or a band who build their songs around whatever disquieting wheezes they can coax out of Home Depot’s finest PVC pipes.
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The List: July 29-August 4, 2010
Critic’s Choices and other notable shows: Zomes, Night Beats, Andrew W.K., the Aram Shelton Quartet, Seu Jorge & Almaz, Bob Log III, and more
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The List: January 28-February 3, 2010
Critic’s Choices and other notable concerts: Algernon, Tape, Rosanne Cash, Gates of Slumber, La Roux, and more