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Did John Prine die for Donald Trump’s sins?
The cruelty, ignorance, and incompetence of the federal pandemic response have cost the life of beloved singer-songwriter John Prine, who stood against all those things.
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Indie children’s musician Justin Roberts reflects on his newfound fatherhood on Wild Life
Since 1997, Evanston indie rocker Justin Roberts has built a deep discography of children’s music that treats listeners of all ages with respect. He first got an inkling that he wanted to make originals for kids while teaching at Step by Step Montessori in Minneapolis in the early 90s, and he’s since become an unusual […]
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iLe creates new old school sounds from the island of enchantment
As a member of Calle 13—the politically conscious Puerto Rican hip-hop band formed by her brothers René Pérez Joglar and Eduardo Cabra Martínez—Ileana Mercedes Cabra Joglar began performing onstage when she was a teenager. By her late 20s, she was stepping out on her own under the name iLe. On her debut solo album, 2016’s […]
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Sicangu Lakota rapper Frank Waln chronicles the sounds of the seventh generation rising
Sicangu Lakota rapper, producer, and engineer Frank Waln celebrates and bears witness to the survival of Indigenous peoples in his compositions. Born and raised on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, Waln received his bachelor’s of arts in audio arts and acoustics from Columbia College Chicago and currently lives in Washington Park. He views his […]
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Chicago Reader Pride Block Party 2019
There may have been rain on Sunday, but that didn’t stop the rainbows from taking over Marz Community Brewing for our Pride Block Party! Thanks to all who came out to celebrate our city’s rich and diverse 50 years of LGBTQ+ community legacy with Drag Queen Story Hour, house and salsa dance lessons, a Janet Jackson […]
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Tired of solicitations from big nonprofits? We have just the solution for you!
With the Executive Pay Test, it’s easier than ever to decide which group deserves your hard-earned cash!
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Honoring Englewood’s musical history with a cast of hundreds
Quantum Englewood honors the neighborhood’s history with a cast of hundreds, Devin Shaffer outdoes her own dreamy folk on Yarrow’s latest, and more.
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R&B artist Jordanna on burning down the patriarchy, then getting a manicure
Current musical obsessions of pop R&B artist Jordanna, violinist and composer Lucy Little, and Reader music editor Philip Montoro
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Conjuring a cuddly spirit on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Jay Ryan of the Bird Machine.
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Hairspray at Pritzker Pavilion and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
The film A Quiet Place and more goings-on 6/4-6/7.
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The Reader’s Made in Chicago Holiday Market, and more of the best things to do this weekend
Christmas and Winter Beer Festival at Delilah’s, and more goings-on about town the weekend of December 1-3
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The Old Town School turns 60 and celebrates with a podcast
The venerable folk-music school shares stories from its own colorful history.
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Sights to see at CIMMfest
The Chicago Movies & Music Festival makes its November debut with feature films about David Bowie, queer punk, New Orleans piano, gospel quartets, Ozzfest, Malian traditional music, and lots more.
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Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! in Millennium Park, and more things to do in Chicago this week
I Saw You at Town Hall Pub, Forms and Features: Poetry Comics at the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, and other happenings July 24-27