Robin Choi chefs up a suburban snack bar.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 45
Issue of Aug. 17 – 23, 2017
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Dill magazine promises a serious exploration of Asian food
U of I sophomore Shayne Chammavanijakul has launched a gorgeous publication that looks beyond ginger and lemongrass.
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The Chicago Air and Water Show, the inaugural Tacos y Tamales Festival, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Annoyance Theatre’s Sad Clown, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction of Roger Ebert, After Dark at the Art Institute of Chicago, and more to do the weekend of 8/18-8/20.
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Aldermen want to remove Balbo monument given to the city by Italian fascist dictator Mussolini, and other Chicago news
Also, Michael Bloomberg’s super PAC is bankrolling TV and radio ads in support of the soda tax.
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Life beyond the headlines in Englewood
Statistics on crime and unemployment in the south-side neighborhood don’t begin to present the whole picture.
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The darkly comic crime drama Good Time is an empty provocation
Josh and Benny Safdie’s film is compelling but offensive.
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Vintage and DIY outfits this musician can perform and sleep in
Ryan Koenig mixes country and punk to perform with Pokey LaFarge at Wicker Park Fest.
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Local noise-pop group Melkbelly release a video for the brand-new single ‘Middle Of’
In Melkbelly’s new video they’re having all sorts of hangs in their practice space.
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Rauner: Trump’s Charlottesville comments ‘damage America,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Attorney General Sessions slams Emanuel, Chicago yet again.
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Sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer bring an imperfect country intimacy to the new Not Dark Yet
On the new Not Dark Yet (Silver Cross/Thirty Tigers), their first collaborative album, sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer don’t harmonize in the manner of other famous country siblings, such as the Delmore or Louvin Brothers. Though the two of them grew up singing together, their approach is intuitive, so at certain moments emotion supplants […]
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Actress and Elysia Crampton both paint outside the lines of electronic dance music
British producer Darren Cunningham, who’s been making music as Actress since 2004, has built a career flouting dance-music conventions. Though he’s used the language of dubstep, ambient music, and Detroit techno over the years, Cunningham has sculpted a highly personal sound that often conveys a fragile, almost handmade quality, whether he’s creating gritty noise or […]
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With help from longtime collaborator Gillian Welch, David Rawlings and his rustic Americana regain their footing
Best known for his work with Gillian Welch, David Rawlings seemed intent on using his second album, 2015’s Nashville Obsolete, to differentiate himself from his partner and her sharp updates of American rural traditions. He ended up sounding lost and turbid, extending simple folk-rock themes into endless drones. With his terrific new Poor David’s Almanack […]
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2 Chainz gets contemplative on Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
Atlanta rapper Tauheed Epps, better known as 2 Chainz, has built a career out of recording self-aggrandizing verses even more outsize than his six-foot, five-inch frame. He litters June’s Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (Def Jam) with rich raps; on the lilting “Rolls Royce Bitch,” Epps explains that his life of luxury is at a different […]
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On Henry Church, rapper Joseph Chilliams refracts the west side through the lens of pop culture
In a recent interview with Chicago culture and news site These Days, rapper and Pivot Gang cofounder Joseph Chilliams discussed an epiphany he’d had about making music while watching a Louis C.K. special: “I realized that as long as it’s entertaining, it can be about absolutely anything.” Fortunately, he also understands the value of grounding […]