The ensemble script a future without Too Much Light.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 10
Issue of Dec. 8 – 14, 2016
Let’s ditch the Electoral College for the sake of minority voters
It might help bring disenfranchised or disillusioned voters back into the fold.
I Kong Kult end a three-year hiatus to release their ass-shaking debut
I Kong Kult end a three-year hiatus to release their ass-shaking debut, Mako Sica hold a benefit to push back against cycling deaths, and more.
Unearthing influential Chicago proto-hardcore band Six Feet Under
Despite their influence on midwestern punk, Six Feet Under have fallen off the map—but Moniker Records is working on an archival release.
Ruminating on the idea of a Clinton pardon
So what if she’s committed no crimes? To the right, that doesn’t seem to matter.
A clinic in the effective use of hand claps from the Sonics
Seattle protopunks the Sonics make an important point about a simple trick with the 1966 classic “Shot Down.”
President-elect Trump called Rahm Emanuel for advice on his transition, and other Chicago news
Also, Democratic billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker is considering a self-funded 2018 run for governor.
Stop victim blaming pedestrians and cyclists fatally struck by drivers
When motorists kill people they need to be held accountable.
Worlds collide with Intro’s Japanese-Italian trattoria menu
Chef Hisanobu Osaka’s residency explores the affinities of two great world cuisines.
How Chicago activists sought to ‘decolonize’ Thanksgiving at Standing Rock
About a dozen or so people traveled to the still-contested Dakota Access Pipeline to show their solidarity with Native American protesters.
Stevie Nicks reaches into her ‘dark gothic trunk of magical, mysterious things’
The iconic Fleetwood Mac front woman, clad in a series of shawls and capes, put a fresh spin on her stage show.
How to Make It in Chicago panel discussion, the Rational Dress Society at MCA, and more things to do this week
Bizarre Bazaar, Deathscribe 2016, and more happenings from December 5-8
Rahm Emanuel launches $1 million legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants, and other Chicago news
Also, former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is asking Obama to grant mass pardons before he leaves office.
Beauty and the Beast, The Complete Deaths, and four more new theater reviews
Short runs at the MCA and Chicago Shakespeare Theater are among this week’s notable shows.
The best New Year’s Eve events
Ring in 2017 with everything from a fondue dinner to a lingerie ball to Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind‘s final Chicago show.