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Tag: Vol. 38 No. 46
Issue of Aug. 6 – 12, 2009
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Grassfields’ “Chef’s Cheddar” is ready
Giles Schnierle cutting into the first wheel Late last April I headed up to Coopersville, Michigan, with a bunch of chefs and Giles Schnierle, of the Great American Cheese Collection, to make some cheddar at Grassfields Organic Cheese, a farmstead cheesemaker, whose excellent products you might recognize from the Saturday Green City Market.
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Shellac at Millennium Park
Shellac, Steve Albini’s tight, cantankerous power trio, headlines a free show at 6:30 tonight at Millennium Park. If you’re not familiar with their work, here’s a video for my favorite song off 2007’s Excellent Italian Greyhound, “Steady As She Goes”:
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“Hello, Mr. Tyler. Going . . . down?”
At the risk of reinforcing every stereotype about petty, mean-spirited music critics, I have to say that this is probably the funniest thing I’ll see all day. And really, I’m not making fun of Steven Tyler’s injuries as a music critic. I’m making fun of them as a person who thinks Steven Tyler is extremely […]
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Chicago Film Race
Michael Sternoff’s film racing meta-narrative Director’s Cut won the 2008 Chicago Film Race, and took third in the national competition. Wednesday, 8/12 is the deadline to sign up for the 3rd Annual Chicago Film Race, a 24-hour speed filmmaking competition that runs from 10 PM Friday, 8/14 from 10 PM Saturday, 8/15.
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Toothpick Thighs or Zaftig? There’s a Fashion Event for You Tomorrow.
Think you’ve got the cheekbones or the clothes-hanger frame to become a model? Mario Tricoci Hair Salon & Day Spa is holding its annual search for new talent, “Mario, Make Me a Model.”
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Morning Art: W.K. Marhoefer
Yo-Yo, a sculpture by W.K. Marhoefer, part of Mixed Company, a show of his work on display at the Architrouve (1433 W. Chicago) through 9/27.
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Infidelity night at Sonotheque
Jess Weixler and Justin Rice in “Alexander the Last” Alexander the Last, the fifth feature from this year’s readers’ choice for best local filmmaker Joe Swanberg, headlines Indie Flicks Tuesday, 8/11 at Sonotheque. Alexander is Swanberg’s third IFC release, and the first that went straight from SXSW to Video on Demand, bypassing a theatrical release, […]
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Lollapalooza pics: Friday, part 3
Friday at Lollapalooza; pics by Clayton Hauck of everyoneisfamous.com
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Lollapalooza pics: Friday, part 2
Friday at Lollapalooza; pics by Clayton Hauck of everyoneisfamous.com
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Lollpalooza pics: Friday, part 1
Friday at Lollapalooza by Clayton Hauck of everyoneisfamous.com
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NEA chair Rocco Landesman speaks out
Back in May, I blogged about Rocco Landesman’s nomination as chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts. I noted that Landesman, a veteran Broadway and regional-theater producer, had operated the Royal George Theatre here back in the 1990s, where he mounted the Chicago premiere of Angels in America. (That production, by the way, was […]
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Lollapalooza: A Guide to Hippies
One interesting development this year is the heavy hippie presence. Tie-dye, face paint, and headbands are all over the place. The presence of STS9 on the bill and the fact that any music festival is going to attract a certain number of hippies, regardless of its lineup, explains some of it, but obviously not all.