Formento’s adjunct sandwich shop introduces the Florentine Italian beef.
Tag: Vol. 44 No. 20
Issue of Feb. 12 – 18, 2015
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Psych-rock group Santah makes complicated songwriting run smoothly on new song ‘Sunkeeper’
The band is currently taking preorders for its self-released sophomore album.
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A Logan Square couple bask in the neon glow of their 1980s-inspired pad
Logan Square couple love the 80s—and it shows in their Memphis Group-inspired pad.
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Listen to a new recording of Harry Partch music
The Los Angeles new-music ensemble Partch continues to revisit the dazzling music of its namesake composer.
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Did you read about Frank Lloyd Wright, Conan O’Brien, and Lorne Michaels?
Also convictions, Mark Christopher’s 54, and the NBA All-Star Game?
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Found Kitchen chef Nicole Pederson experiments with a rare, pricey syrup
Challenged to create a dish with birch syrup, Nicole Pederson’s first hurdle is locating the hard-to-find ingredient.
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Making a fashionable friend out of tough weather
Street View featuring Teak and her versatile cocoon coat
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Using Jimi Hendrix to beat Mayor Rahm’s fund-raising machine
Here’s hoping some positive vibrations can overcome the negativity paid for by Mayor Rahm’s limitless bank account and get this election to a runoff.
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Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa pays homage to Charlie Parker his way
The musician extracts abstract DNA from Bird’s music for something new and rigorous.
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The Synth-Chili Cook-Off celebrates five years at the Empty Bottle
The odd wintertime celebration of synths and chili returns Sunday.
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Forbidden Root launches its chocolate series with the imperial stout Heavy Petal
If you can accept that it might be a good thing for a beer to remind you of the Palm House at Lincoln Park Conservatory, you’re going to want to try this one.
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Noise-rockers Rectal Hygienics release their twisted Permanent Records debut tonight
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “Grandeur” from the band’s devastating new LP.
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Did you read about Drake, dibs bombing, and Vice’s new editor in chief?
Also the strange tale of Abraham Lincoln’s dead body, the New York Times, legal pot in Colorado, David Carr, and the violent nature of football?
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RIP David Carr, New York Times media columnist and former City Paper editor
David Carr dies.