Standouts at Goose Island’s Stout Fest 2010
Tag: Vol. 39 No. 26
Issue of Mar. 18 – 24, 2010
Posted inFood & Drink
Logan Square on Tap
The new brewpub and gastropub in Lula-land. Plus: middle-of-the-road green cuisine, carnivore-worthy vegan, and 11 more recent openings.
Posted inNews & Politics
The Untouchables
Its nickname, “The Incumbent Alderman Protection Act,” tells you all you need to know about a proposed state law.
Posted inFilm
Fighting Lies With Fiction
Green Zone reduces America’s blundering invasion of Iraq to a generic thriller.
Posted inMusic
The Man Behind the Metal
If it’s heavy and it was recorded in Chicago, there’s a good chance Sanford Parker was at the mixing board.
Posted inNews & Politics
Who Wants to Be an Alderman?
In a showy nod to transparency, Mayor Daley called for applications to fill two midterm vacancies in the City Council. But the real selection process was as opaque as ever.
Posted inMusic
Fred Anderson Birthday Benefit Festival
The Velvet Lounge celebrates Fred Anderson’s 81st birthday with a string of tribute shows.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Savage Love: March 18, 2010
“Confidential to Savage Lovers: I need to ask you to do something. Not for me, but for a teenage lesbian who lives in a small town.”
Posted inFood & Drink
New Too
Eleven more recent openings, including Epic, Lockdown Bar & Grill, Life on Mars, and more
Posted inArts & Culture
Dutiful Drama
Trust, David Schwimmer’s stage play about online predators, is more case study than compelling story.
Posted inNews & Politics
Green Carts, Shared Kitchens, Backyard Chickens, and Whole Hogs
Reporting from the FamilyFarmed Expo
Posted inMusic
Two Turntables, Hold the Microphone
Five new online mixes chart the evolution of the hip-hop beat into a freestanding art form.
