“When the Wolves Came In,” a trio of dances inspired by the classic protest album We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, comes to the MCA this weekend.
Tag: Vol. 45 No. 29
Issue of Apr. 28 – May. 4, 2016
Posted inArts & Culture
Kerry James Marshall reconstructs art history with black Americans at its center
A new retrospective at the MCA provides the most comprehensive introduction to the Chicago painter’s work to date.
Posted inBlogs
Chief Keef meets CeeLo and Eddy Grant on ‘Violence (Army)’
The chopped-and-slopped boogie of “Violence (War)” further broadens the stylistic sprawl of Chief Keef’s already eccentric catalog.
Posted inBlogs
Lucas Museum to Chicago: We’re looking elsewhere
The Lucas Museum will search for a location other than Chicago.
Posted inBlogs
A tribe called dress on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Scott Williams.
Posted inBlogs
Friends of the Parks rejects Lucas Museum on any lakefront site, and other Chicago news
Also, CPS unveils new policy ensuring transgender students equal access to bathrooms and locker rooms.
Posted inArts & Culture
Mike Mother, Best of Enemies, The 180 Degree Rule, and eight more stage shows to see now
A Neo-Futurist show, a drama about an almost unimaginable alliance, and a satire of Hollywood’s golden age are among the hits this week.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
UNO’s records-request dodge was artless, but other charter schools may try the same move
There’s still not enough scrutiny over how privately run charters spend public money.
Posted inBlogs
Ferro or Gannett—a Tribune choice too painful to think about
Employees at the paper consider these alternate future scenarios.
Posted inBlogs
Alinea, Grace chef Curtis Duffy, and Land and Sea Dept. all wore Beards last night
James Beard Awards went to three Chicago chefs and restaurateurs during the 2016 ceremony at the Civic Opera House.
Posted inBlogs
Record fiend Ian Nagoski visits Chicago to talk about century-old imitation birdcalls and antique Ottoman-American 78s
Ian Nagoski of Canary Records specializes in music that tells long-forgotten stories, and he’ll share some of it at the U. of C. and Elastic.
Posted inBlogs
Key Ingredient Cook-Off 2016: first ingredient revealed via pancake art
Pancake artist Dancakes reveals the first ingredient to be used at our Key Ingredient Cook-Off.
Posted inBlogs
IPI provides the best punditry money doesn’t have to buy
The Illinois Policy Institute plants its story in the papers
Posted inBlogs
Listen to an unstoppable salsa classic from Willie Colón
A jam from Willie Colón’s final album with brilliant singer Hector Lavoe
Posted inBlogs
A visual history of the black vote
In this election year, we look back at the history of black voter mobilization in Chicago and in the south.