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Home » Salonathon

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Posted inMusic

Remembering Chicago music champion Christen Thomas

by Leor Galil April 16, 2020August 18, 2021

Christen Thomas booked shows for a decade with the Empty Bottle and Metro teams, but that work was just the beginning of the love, joy, and support she showered on the local scene.

Posted inFilm

Bea Cordelia and Daniel Kyri’s webseries The T is a love letter to queer and trans friendship in Chicago

by H. Melt July 31, 2018August 18, 2021

As they grapple with their sexual identities, the characters find strength and comfort in their community.

Posted inBlogs

The new Monday night show at Beauty Bar isn’t Salonathon, it’s Something Else

by Brianna Wellen March 21, 2018August 18, 2021

But the organizers promise they’ll #keepmondaysweird.

Posted inBlogs

Salonathon ends its weekly performance series with a joyous celebration

by Brianna Wellen and Allison Ziemba February 15, 2018August 18, 2021

Salonathon & On & On & On was as much about the community as about the performances.

Posted inArts & Culture

Salonathon says goodbye—for now

by Brianna Wellen February 8, 2018August 18, 2021

The long-running live performance series isn’t dying, it’s evolving.

Posted inBlogs

Baconfest, stencil art at Vertical Gallery, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Brianna Wellen March 31, 2017August 18, 2021

Transgender Day of Visibility, Frontwoman Fest, and more happenings from March 31-April 2

Posted inBlogs

The Lavender Menace poster project creates queer visibility in dive-bar bathrooms

by Brianna Wellen March 27, 2017August 18, 2021

Angela Davis Fegan creates inclusion through her letterpress-printed posters and interactive graffiti events.

Posted inBlogs

Bethany Thomas brings her first original songs from the stage to the studio

by Joshua Miller March 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Actor and singer Bethany Thomas celebrates the release of her debut EP, First, on Monday at the Hideout.

Posted inBlogs

The U.S. Pizza Museum, Adler After Dark, and more things to do this week in Chicago

by Marc Daalder July 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Burgers and Beer 5K, Summer Night Market, and more happenings from July 18-21.

Posted inArts & Culture

Salonathon: Theater with ‘a little more punk attitude’ and ‘a lot of PBR’

by Tony Adler July 14, 2016August 18, 2021

The Beauty Bar performance night celebrates its fifth anniversary.

Posted inBlogs

Get hooked on art-pop act Fee Lion, who plays the Hideout tomorrow night

by Leor Galil March 11, 2015August 18, 2021

Catch a fever for the art-pop of Fee Lion, aka Chicagoan Justina Kairyte.

Shame That Tune cohosts Abraham Levitan and Brian Costello (planets not to scale)
Posted inMusic

Shame That Tune celebrates its golden episode

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil November 12, 2014August 18, 2021

Shame That Tune’s 50th episode, Quinn Tsan’s debut EP, and Bike Cops’ new tape

Ian Belknap
Posted inArts & Culture

With Late Night at Garage Rep, Steppenwolf returns to its roots

by Taylor Tolbert March 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Late Night at Garage Rep, Steppenwolf’s eclectic new weekly series, features up-and-coming Chicago artists.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Sat 10/19: Janeane Garofalo, Fall Ball, and Home Movie Day

by Jillian Sandler October 19, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, October 19

Bully in the Hallway
Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: No more Winters in Osaka

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 16, 2013August 19, 2021

No more Winters in Osaka, the first annual Fall Ball, and more

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