Actor and singer Bethany Thomas celebrates the release of her debut EP, First, on Monday at the Hideout.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 24
Issue of Mar. 23 – 29, 2017
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Switch on with the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Ratboys guitarist Dave Sagan.
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Report: More possible lobbying violations found in Mayor Emanuel’s personal e-mails, and other Chicago news
Also, police are searching for a group of men who allegedly gang-raped a teen girl on Facebook Live.
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Trump’s proposed budget cuts would eviscerate aid to Chicago’s domestic violence victims, homeless services, lead poisoning screenings, and more
Defunding Meals on Wheels is just the tip of the iceberg.
Posted inArts & Culture
At the Art Institute, Hélio Oiticica is too organized
“To Organize Delirium” would benefit from more of the “creleisure” the Brazilian artist imagined.
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Protest Paul Ryan by drinking beer
Protesters target a California brewery whose parent company’s PAC is a major sponsor of House speaker Ryan’s Chicago fund-raiser.
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On Fillmore parlay a Brazilian epiphany into another rebirth
On Fillmore, the long-running duo of drummer Glenn Kotche and bassist Darin Gray, return after seven years with the loose, accessible Happiness of Living.
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Blues harmonica legend Little Walter recorded one of his best singles in 1954, when he was just 24
Little Walter’s 1954 classic “Mellow Down Easy” combines rudely soulful singing, lilting guitar, furious harmonica, and a quasi-Cuban groove.
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Gubernatorial hopeful Dan Biss dares to criticize Michael Madigan
The newly announced candidate conjures up the 1972 primary—the last time a Democrat running for governor dared criticize the machine.
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Sonnenzimmer cofounder Nick Butcher on one of the TR-808’s earliest star turns
Current musical obsessions of artists Nick Butcher and Alex Valentine and Reader music critic Peter Margasak
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza and Governor Bruce Rauner continue battle over finances, and other Chicago news
Also, federal authorities aren’t prosecuting as many gun cases in Chicago as they are in other cities.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Chicago should decriminalize fare evasion
Other cities have made nonpayment on transit a fineable offense rather than a misdemeanor.
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Chicago’s school board needs watchdogs, not Rahm’s lapdogs
An elected school board could stop the mayor from wasting money.
Posted inFood & Drink
A Bite of Szechuan adds to an undersung neighborhood dining scene
Chef Dingguo Cheng turns out uncompromising Chinese food in West Rogers Park.
Posted inCity Life
A wondrous world of nature hides in plain sight at the Chicago Academy of Sciences collections facility
The natural history haven in North Center contains nearly 300,000 specimens that document the biodiversity of the midwest, Illinois, and greater North America.