A response to Michael Miner’s column from the director of the Medill Innocence Project
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 36
Issue of May. 31 – Jun. 6, 2012
Pianist Jeremy Denk: a musician writing about music
Classical pianist Jeremy Denk, who plays Symphony Center on Sunday, writes about music just as well as he plays it
Cauleen Smith’s Sun Ra-inspired “A Star Is a Seed” at the MCA
A review of Cauleen Smith’s “A Star Is a Seed”
12 O’Clock Track: Gull, “Fast Enough”
Gull may be a gimmicky, cartoonish one-man band, but don’t hold that against “Fast Enough”
Frog N Snail: who needs a world changer?
In this week’s Food & Drink: Dale Levitski’s casual, creative Frog N Snail and a sheep’s-milk push pop from Wit pastry chef Toni Roberts
From brutal Beckett to oafish Ionesco: new Reader performing arts reviews
Reader critics check out new theater, dance, and comedy
Interview with Nick Pobutsky, the Sausage King
2011 Sausage King Nick Pobutsky cedes the crown this weekend
Galled by the Reader’s sale to the Sun-Times? Not really.
Thoughts on returning to the employ of a company willing to pay me to bite the hand that feeds me
Drag City unveils its Soccer Club Club on Friday
Drag City celebrates a new space with paintings by Lisa Alvarado and music by Natural Information Society and Azita
Underground movies, one flight up—and other notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Shows to see: Jason Moran, Urizen, Iggy Azalea, and more
Urizen, Jason Moran, Iggy Azalea, Drake, and more: Soundboard gives you a lot to choose from this week
Festivals, fund-raisers, and other food and drink events
A German festival, a wine tasting event, a 26th annual tent sale, and more
On the B Side: Local labels, a fake Fugazi, and more
The local label landscape, a bunch of punk news, the first big street fest of the season, and more
12 O’Clock Track: That Dog, “Old Timer”
A blast of hooky, girl-fronted 90s punk rock by That Dog