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 […]
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Can Congress be given the authority to override a presidential pardon?
Bill Cosby’s conviction leads Cecil Adams to a consideration of whether and how presidential pardons could be overturned.
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E-mails about the veterans’ home Legionnaires’ crisis reveal what the state knew, and other Chicago news
Also, Grace restaurant has closed its door for good.
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Let’s put it in writing: Melkbelly are Chicago’s most exciting rock band
On the new Nothing Valley, Pilsen four-piece Melkbelly have found a tense balance between delicate melody and frantic noise.
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Gossip Wolf: Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound
Synth pop for Gaza from Aftersound, a free Willis Earl Beal EP, a release party for Melkbelly, and more
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Local noise-pop band Melkbelly preview a track from Pennsylvania
The four-piece band share a song from their upcoming debut LP.
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Prisoners: A mazelike thriller with torture at its core
Art-house director Denis Villeneuve directs a mazelike thriller with torture at its core.
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Broken dreams and buggy windows on Discovery’s Amish Mafia
Season two kicks off with a pretty thorough recap of season one.
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Gossip Wolf: Who’s playing Riot Fest?
Riot Fest lineup predictions and busy seasons for trash-pop duo the Funs and doom band Bongripper
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Show us your . . . blister
Josh Karney shows us the blister he developed during a rowing competition.
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
A bee forum, a pig roast, a Jewish-French luncheon, and more.