With a new record on Trouble in Mind, the duo arrive in Chicago and line up some shows.
Tag: Vol. 44 No. 4
Issue of Oct. 16 – 22, 2014
Posted inFilm
Our guide to week two of the Chicago International Film Festival
Which movies to see—and which to skip—in week two of the Chicago International Film Festival
Posted inBlogs
What to eat and see this weekend at Open House Chicago
Open House Chicago is a great chance to go inside buildings—and a great excuse to go inside nearby restaurants.
Posted inBlogs
Beau Wanzer’s got a great, eerie dance cut for you to bust out during a Halloween party
… aka today’s 12 O’Clock Track, “Balls of Steel.”
Posted inBlogs
Did you read about Gamergate, Hitler on crystal meth, and Oregon Trail?
Also transgender college applicants, broccoli, binge drinking, and an ISIS-fighting Dutch biker gang?
Posted inArts & Culture
Porchlight’s Sweeney Todd puts the demon barber back in business
Porchlight Music Theatre’s intimate Sweeney Todd adds pathos to the horror in Sondheim’s masterpiece.
Posted inMusic
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Steve Eddington
A man of many bands, he’s played in the New Colony Six and Heartsfield, and after 50 years in music he just released his first solo album.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The perils of polyamory
Dan Savage advises an erstwhile poly partner who now wants monogamy, an accidental polysexual, and a sulky spouse with a “post-mononormative” wife.
Posted inBlogs
When the going gets tough, remember Jane Byrne
A ray of sunshine for Chicagoans contemplating the likelihood of another term for Mayor Rahm
Posted inBlogs
Check out up-and-coming local MC KD Young Cocky
His version of Lil Wayne’s newish “Grindin'” is one of many reasons to do so.
Posted inNews & Politics
One of these guys is going to be governor of Illinois
A few things you should know about Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner
Posted inBlogs
Respect the gallop that never quits in postrock band Maserati’s ‘Show Me the Season’
Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is Maserati’s “Show Me the Season” from its 2007 album Inventions for the New Season.
Posted inBlogs
Did you read about booming marijuana business, Joakim Noah, and HBO Go?
Also Cyclone Hudhud, Aunt Jemima, the Booker Prize, a childhood bedroom, and missing Crisco?
Posted inBlogs
The flu is worthy of our respect but not our headlines
Risk isn’t necessarily newsworthy.