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Posted inMusic

Even winter is outdoor concert season at Music Frozen Dancing

by Luca Cimarusti February 14, 2020August 18, 2021

Chicago has grown into a full-on hub for summer music festivals. We’re home to some of the biggest and most beloved fests on the planet, and every weekend from late spring to early fall you can find outdoor music happening on city streets big and small. But why should the warm months get all the […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Can Congress be given the authority to override a presidential pardon?

by Cecil Adams June 1, 2018August 18, 2021

Bill Cosby’s conviction leads Cecil Adams to a consideration of whether and how presidential pardons could be overturned.

Posted inBlogs

E-mails about the veterans’ home Legionnaires’ crisis reveal what the state knew, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Grace restaurant has closed its door for good.

Posted inMusic

Let’s put it in writing: Melkbelly are Chicago’s most exciting rock band

by Kevin Warwick October 11, 2017August 18, 2021

On the new Nothing Valley, Pilsen four-piece Melkbelly have found a tense balance between delicate melody and frantic noise.

A still from the video for Aftersound's "Stand Tall"
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil September 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound, a free Willis Earl Beal EP, a release party for Melkbelly, and more

Posted inBlogs

Local noise-pop band Melkbelly preview a track from Pennsylvania

by Luca Cimarusti July 10, 2014August 18, 2021

The four-piece band share a song from their upcoming debut LP.

Prisoners
Posted inFilm

Prisoners: A mazelike thriller with torture at its core

by Andrea Gronvall September 18, 2013August 19, 2021

Art-house director Denis Villeneuve directs a mazelike thriller with torture at its core.

Posted inBlogs

Broken dreams and buggy windows on Discovery’s Amish Mafia

by Gwynedd Stuart August 28, 2013August 19, 2021

Season two kicks off with a pretty thorough recap of season one.

The Aquabat
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: Who’s playing Riot Fest?

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil April 3, 2013August 19, 2021

Riot Fest lineup predictions and busy seasons for trash-pop duo the Funs and doom band Bongripper

Josh Karney's blister
Posted inArts & Culture

Show us your . . . blister

by Janey Lee March 1, 2013August 19, 2021

Josh Karney shows us the blister he developed during a rowing competition.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Food and Drink Events

by Sam Worley November 18, 2010August 19, 2021

A bee forum, a pig roast, a Jewish-French luncheon, and more.

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