The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.
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Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque make classical guitars dance
Chicago-based guitarists Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque collaborated on two albums in the early 2000s, but they’ve since focused on other projects; Ivanovic leads a trio with Matt Ulery on bass and Pete Tashjian on drums, while Haque, a mainstay on the festival circuit, released an album in 2018 with local chamber ensemble the Kaia […]
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The Pitchfork Music Festival and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Carnaval 2018 more goings on 7/20-7/22.
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The play Bull in a China Shop and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
The African Diaspora Film Festival and more goings-on 6/11-6/14.
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How to meet and greet little green men
In 1989, a group of scientists united to establish protocol should aliens come a’knocking.
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Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton revisit the connection they forged in the Be Good Tanyas
The recent Wildflower Blues is the best thing Holland or Parton has ever done, and on Sunday they play their first local show to support it.
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Towkio is officially Chicago’s highest rapper
Towkio’s balloon trip to the stratosphere wasn’t just to promote his first album for Rick Rubin—the Chicago rapper also wants to talk about inspiration, perspective, and togetherness.
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A David Bowie dance opera, Coco Picard chats, the Sugar Ball, and more things to do this weekend
Catch The King and I before it closes, satirize politics with the comedy group Capitol Steps, and more to do this weekend.
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South Side Craft Beer Festival, Andersonville Wine Walk, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Prom-A-Llama 2017, Cheap Thrills market, and more happenings from May 19-21
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Queer stand-ups create their own Space in comedy
A new variety show in Hyde Park encourages inclusivity and community.
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Tiki collectors escape winter in their basement paradise
Say aloha to David and Amy Carter’s Tabu Tiki Room.
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A Field Museum-themed pop-up bar, an Oscars viewing party, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Windy City Rollers’ Juanna Rumble Cup, The NoSleep Podcast live, and more happenings from February 24-26
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This Lego collector’s house is a world of stackable plastic bricks
Alysa Kirkpatrick’s West Ridge apartment serves as headquarters for her no-nonsense hobby.
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Inside the former Hammond Organ factory, a marble sculptor has carved out an ideal studio
A tour of Jyl Bonaguro’s art studio at Workshop 4200, an enormous industrial facility in Hermosa
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Add blues pianist Barrelhouse Chuck to the list of greats lost in 2016
Barrelhouse Chuck built upon piano traditions established by the likes of Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, and Little Brother Montgomery.