What’s on the Agenda for Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 50
Issue of Sep. 6 – 12, 2012
Pitching to test Ventura’s mettle
White Sox manager Robin Ventura needs to cobble together his pitching staff for the stretch run
Crazy composers and dirty divas: new performing arts reviews
theatrechannel.com Chicago is one week closer to the end of its temporary theater drought as the mid-September openings blitz draws near, and a handful of currently running shows should hold us over until then. After eleven days of abnormality the Chicago Fringe Festival wraps up this weekend. As for the shows running this week:
The live Donny Hathaway, back in circulation
Donny Hathaway’s two classic live albums are back in print, packaged together
Romney ad blitz will spare Illinois
We’re Illinois voters, and we approve of missing these messages
Meet Leviathan, the local visual-design group behind Amon Tobin’s stage show
An introduction to the Chicago visual production studio that helped create the innovative and awe-inspiring stage setup for renowned DJ and producer Amon Tobin
Shows to see: Bruce Springsteen, Primordial, 2 Chainz, Hoax
Shows to see this weekend include Primordial, 2 Chainz, Hoax, and the fuckin’ Boss
What Hopleaf chef Ben Sheagren is drinking
The chef of one of the city’s best beer bars on his favorite brews of the moment
A Tony Scott memorial and this week’s other notable screenings
A roundup of local screenings happening this week
Derrick Rose, pizzaiolo, and other food news bites
Toast Charlie Trotter with a vinegar cocktail, and more
12 O’Clock Track: Big Sean, “How It Feel”
The soulful, trunk-rattling lead single from Sean’s new mixtape