The People Issue 2013
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 11
Issue of Dec. 5 – 11, 2013
Blackbird almost wasn’t Blackbird, Tasting Table’s Open Market, and more
Blackbird’s history, chefs doing street food in a building, and more
Heroin, LLC
The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do.
The first Chicago Serbian Film Fest kicks off this Friday
Previewing the three-day series of recent Serbian films coming to Rosemont
Mayor Rahm gets ready to beat up some geezers
In the wake of the state’s pensions cuts, Mayor Emanuel’s itching for a fight with Chicago’s unions—the big question is will he go after firefighters and cops as well as the teachers.
Howe Gelb only looks forward as his career nears its third decade
The quirky singer-songwriter, who sounds better than ever on his new album The Coincidentalist, plays the Old Town School on Friday
A vote against bacon-infused bourbon
Fat-washing bourbon is almost as gross as it sounds.
A Houston Rap mix’s Royal Flush
Some great hip-hop acts are largely outside of the Houston’s immediate reach; good thing writer Lance Scott Walker put together a mix featuring many of the scene’s MCs and producers.
This week in Claire Denis: A correspondence with Melika Bass and Lori Felker about The Intruder and Bastards
A discussion about the groundbreaking French director’s formal strategies with two artists who have worked in film
12 O’Clock Track: Gut-punching keyboard explorations from the Italian duo Satelliti
New uses for the early-70s explorations of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock
Christmas onstage: Let us count the ways
Our critics’ takes on a handful of holiday play
Did you read about the pension bill, R. Kelly, and A.J. Pierzynski?
Also economic inequality, a questionnaire, the NSA, a South Loop casino, year-end lists, Bob Dylan, Cosmo, silent films, dirt bikes, Jennifer Grout, and bars of soap?