Prince could hardly have avoided influencing Chicago house, whose earliest, most ardent fans were queer Black and Brown kids.
Tag: Uptown Theatre
Posted inFilm
The meaning of the movie palace
April Wright’s documentary Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace explores the history and future of the once-popular venues.
Posted inMusic
In Rotation: Cave’s Cooper Crain on a mind-blowing Chilean DIY label
Current musical obsessions of Cave’s Cooper Crain and Scott McGaughey of Chandeliers
Posted inMusic
An oral history of the Green Mill
The Green Mill has more stories than any tavern in town. Here are a few from the past three decades.
Posted inBlogs
The Uptown Theatre’s opulent decay
Eric Holubow’s photography exhibit “In Decay—Stitching America’s Ruins” at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Posted inBlogs
7/1 — Free screening of Uptown: Portrait of a Palace
Free screening of “Uptown: Portrait of a Palace,” a documentary about the Uptown Theatre.
Posted inArts & Culture
Uptown, Downtown: Randy Langer’s Entertainment Complex/The Impossible Price
Should the Uptown Theatre be rehabbed and reopened? Downtown theater interests say there’s not enough big-venue entertainment to go around.