The 28th Black Harvest Film Festival, hosted at the Gene Siskel Film Center, invites Chicago to experience a rich selection of films devoted to amplifying Black storytelling and promoting the careers of young filmmakers.
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Chrissie Dickinson died with too much writing yet to do and too much art yet to create
Chrissie Dickinson was a multimedia artist and award-winning country and rock ‘n’ roll critic whose work appeared in the Chicago Reader, the Chicago Tribune, Newcity, the Boston Phoenix, the Washington Post, and the Christian Science Monitor. She died on May 19, 2022, from heart failure. She is remembered here by friend and creative partner Cynthia […]
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Rescuing the legacy of Dancin’ Man
On December 13, I took a long drive to Des Plaines to pick up relatives of my friend Perry Kanlan, a showbiz-adjacent eccentric known as Dancin’ Man. The time on the road gave me the chance to reflect on the circumstances of my relationship with him. I formally met Perry in 2011, when my friend […]
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A memorial to Alejandro Morales
Alejandro Morales’s death doesn’t just leave a hole in Chicago’s DIY music scene—it’s a loss to community activists, to affordable housing advocates, and to countless friendships.
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The Maypole Folk Festival builds a big tent
The Maypole Folk Festival builds a big tent, the Goldstars lead a crowded tribute to R&B icon Andre Williams, and more.
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Filipino meets Cuban at Bayan Ko
A snug Ravenswood mom-and-pop with postcolonial synergy.
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When a reporter sees right through her subject
Sarah Nardi’s 2013 profile of the chef Brandon Baltzley is both sympathetic and sharp.
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A Prince and Bowie Tribute, The SpongeBob Musical, and more things to do this week in Chicago
Isaac Oliver, Cash Levy, and more happenings from June 27-30
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Otis Rush recorded the harrowing blues that established his legacy 50 years ago in Chicago
Blues great Otis Rush been sidelined by a stroke, but more than 25 musicians will pay tribute to him at this year’s festival.
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Detholz! and friends throw a Groundhog Day party in memory of bassist Ben Miranda
Detholz! and friends throw a Groundhog Day party in memory of bassist Ben Miranda, Caribbean dance night Feel the Rhythm makes its overdue return, and more.
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Frankie Knuckles tribute wall in Logan Square is being buffed
The mural dedicated to the late Chicago DJ lasted 415 days in Logan Square.
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Subtle and sophisticated pianist David Berkman plays the Green Mill
The New Yorker stops by this weekend in support of a strong new album.
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Who does Brandon Baltzley think he is?
Who does chef-memoirist-addict Brandon Baltzley think he is?
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Further thoughts about Frances Ha and its supermodels
Noah Baumbach’s entertaining new comedy pays tribute to 60s French New Wave films, but to what end?