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Home » Vol. 42 No. 9 » Page 2

Tag: Vol. 42 No. 9

Issue of Nov. 22 – 28, 2012

Posted inBlogs

Best shows to see: Leonard Cohen, Meshell Ndegeocello, Cianide, and Kids These Days

by Miles Raymer November 23, 2012August 19, 2021

Live hip-hop, old-school metal, and lotsa Leonard Cohen

Posted inBlogs

That’s not my finger! and the rest of this week’s movies

by J.R. Jones November 23, 2012August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

Posted inBlogs

Dark Fog release their solid new record this Saturday

by Luca Cimarusti November 23, 2012August 19, 2021

Dark Fog’s new record stands out in a crowd of faceless local psych acts

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Fri 11/23

by Drew Hunt November 23, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Friday, November 23, 2012

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: Ragana, “666”

by Leor Galil November 22, 2012August 19, 2021

Take a listen to the sinister and melancholic “666” by Olympia duo Ragana

Posted inBlogs

It’s not entirely my fault that Notre Dame is good—is it?

by Mick Dumke November 22, 2012August 19, 2021

Let’s talk about something more pleasant than the No. 1 ranked Irish. Please.

Posted inBlogs

The Alexandria Quartet: inedible

by Kate Schmidt November 22, 2012August 19, 2021

Lawrence Durrell’s Justine, my nominee for novelistic turkey of the ages.

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Thu 11/22

by Drew Hunt November 22, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Thursday, November 22, 2012

Posted inOther Stuff

Staying Loose

by Ben Tausig November 22, 2012August 19, 2021

Solution

Souls swoon slowly in Court Theatre's James Joyce's "The Dead".
Posted inArts & Culture

It’s the little things you miss about James Joyce’s “The Dead”

by Zac Thompson November 21, 2012August 19, 2021

Court Theatre’s Charles Newell directs James Joyce’s “The Dead”

ScrapArtsMusic, literally playing all that racket.
Posted inArts & Culture

ScrapArtsMusic plumbs the musical potential of plumbing

by Laura Molzahn November 21, 2012August 19, 2021

ScrapArtsMusic plumbs the musical potential of plumbing

"Driver, take me to hell!"
Posted inArts & Culture

Hellcab’s home for Christmas

by Tony Adler November 21, 2012August 19, 2021

Profiles Theatre revives Will Kerns Hellcab

There's a dirty joke somewhere in this still from Vulgaria.
Posted inFilm

The oral tradition

by Ben Sachs November 21, 2012August 19, 2021

Pang Ho-cheung’s Vulgaria raises the dirty joke to the level of art

Posted inBlogs

The Red Dawn remake looks like a strong argument for ending the war in Afghanistan

by Asher Klein November 21, 2012August 19, 2021

Am I the only one who thinks you could switch a few nationalities in the new Red Dawn and have a documentary of America’s invasion of Afghanistan?

Posted inBlogs

On the scene at Cranksgiving Chicago, the annual “food drive on two wheels”

by Nyki Salinas-Duda November 21, 2012August 19, 2021

The bike race/food drive showcases the generous side of the bike-messenger subculture

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