New music from the Chicago Underground Duo
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 22
Issue of Feb. 23 – 29, 2012
Talking reefer in the land of Antonin Scalia
Mick and Ben go to the University of Chicago to talk about marijuana
Lyric takes a gutsy leap into Bel Canto
Lyric Opera of Chicago has commissioned an opera based on Ann Patchett’s novel Bel Canto.
Pinball at the Deadwood Institute for Higher Learning
Pinball players I have known and loved
Kayhan Kalhor plays for the people
Persian classical master Kayhan Kalhor plays a custom hybrid instrument on his new album, I Will Not Stand Alone
Adieu, John Scott
The Blackhawks shore up their defense, in part by dealing John Scott
Some lessons I learned from Yilmaz Güney
A wrap-up of Doc Films’s recently concluded Yilmaz Guney retrospective
Today in corrections: “actual feelings”
Hanna Rosin apologizes for a piece on Jan Berenstain
12 O’Clock Track: Turing Machine, “Slave to the Algorithm”
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is Turing Machine’s “Slave to the Algorithm,” from the upcoming What Is the Meaning of What.
And the Pitchfork lineup announcements begin
So far the Pitchfork Music Festival’s lineup features Feist, Liturgy, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Willis Earl Beal, and more.
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Pinball and arcade enthusiasts in Chicago started salivating when news of Emporium Arcade Bar broke. The new spot is slated to bring the delightful combination of booze, pinball, and old-school arcade games to Wicker Park next month. If you’re looking for an video game throwback sometime sooner, however, I’d highly recommend a short drive to […]