A brief look at Creatures of the Wind, the relatively new Chicago-based brand
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 34
Issue of May. 17 – 23, 2012
Posted inCity Life
One part Mad Men, one part acid trip
Geoff Benge’s midcentury-mod apartment is one part Mad Men, one part acid trip
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12 O’Clock Track: Sich Mang featuring Benjamin, “(Don’t Spill Your Drink) I Got Burberry On”
Today’s 12 O’Clock track is an unreleased demo by local psych-juke duo Sich Mang
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Mayor Rahm’s not so new idea: TIFs for the rich
Mayor Rahm’s grand new plan to give a $29 million TIF handout to River Point’s developers was actually approved by the city council in 2008
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Now playing: Battleship, which isn’t quite terrible
A capsule review of the latest Transformers knockoff
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Braid’s reunion, “demon bass,” and more on this week’s B Side
Notable local releases, “demon bass,” revenge-minded songwriters, and more
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Screening this week: Richard Linklater’s Bernie, Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Posted inFilm
The best little murderer in Texas
Jack Black stars in Richard Linklater’s Texas-set comedy Bernie
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Lessons from Facets Multimedia’s recent Lucian Pintilie retrospective
Taking stock of what I learned from Facets Multimedia’s retrospective of the acclaimed Romanian filmmaker
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Jennifer Herrema of RTX goes Black Bananas
Black Bananas, a new project from Jennifer Herrema of RTX, play Lincoln Hall on Sunday
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12 O’Clock Track: Conan, “Older Than Earth”
This Liverpool band plays stupidly slow “caveman battle doom”
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More on Mr. Lichtenstein
Jay Dandy, researcher for “Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective” talks about the show
Posted inBlogs
Spared the knife
As the police ranks shrink in the first year under Rahm Emanuel, mayoral aides get higher pay