Sara Basgall gets her fashion inspiration from the 60s, 70s, and Turkish psych.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 52
Issue of Oct. 5 – 11, 2017
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Sparking controversy with a pair of leafy pants
A Columbia film student is happy to wear whatever she wants.
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Nothing says ‘new love’ like a borrowed sweatshirt
Kayla Garcia keeps warm with her “kinda boyfriend’s” threads.
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How Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls found a second home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Four Lost Souls—Jon Langford, Tawny Newsome, John Szymanski, and Bethany Thomas—celebrate their new album on Wednesday at the Hideout.
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Found Footage Festival, Chicago Marathon, Music Box of Horrors, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Steve Martin and Martin Short at the Chicago Theatre, and more happenings from October 6-8
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Revisit the glory days of radical chic with Jean-Luc Godard’s La Chinoise and Le Gai Savoir
Two films from a transformative period in the director’s career screen this week at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
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See what updated normcore looks like
Visual artist and B-boy keeps it basic yet contemporary with oversize pants he altered himself and fastened with a cord.
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Stephen Paddock rented two Michigan Avenue hotel rooms overlooking Lollapalooza but never showed up, and other Chicago news
Also, Cubs home playoff tickets are the most expensive in the MLB..
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Marc Bamuthi Joseph brings his futbol-themed ‘freedom suite’ to the MCA
Inspired by a trip to Africa prior to the 2010 World Cup, /peh-LO-tah/ explores the global and personal impact of soccer.
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Apocalyptic party rockers the Velcro Lewis Group preach their truth on the new Amnesia Haze
The Velcro Lewis Group premiere the politically charged Amnesia Haze with the Reader today and play a show at the Hideout to celebrate on Sunday.
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In Frederick Wiseman’s Ex Libris, the public library is still a laboratory of democracy
The legendary documentary maker dives headfirst into the New York public library system.
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Can Ashley Wheater sustain the Joffrey’s success?
The choreographer celebrates ten years as artistic director of the dance company. What might the next decade have in store?
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ACLU of Illinois sues for federal oversight of CPD reforms, and other Chicago news
Also, the Blackhawks allowed Bryan Bickell to retire as a Blackhawk with a one-day contract.
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Becky Shaw, Fun Home, and nine more notable new stage shows
A black comedy at Windy City Playhouse and a black musical at Victory Gardens are among this week’s best bets.