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Home » Vol. 47 No. 22

Tag: Vol. 47 No. 22

Issue of Mar. 8 – 14, 2018

Posted inBlogs

Colin Blunstone of the Zombies on fake bands, fake names, and how he’s kept his amazing voice

by Steve Krakow March 15, 2018October 20, 2021

Psychedelic rock maven Steve Krakow interviews Colin Blunstone of the Zombies, who play City Winery on March 19 and 20.

Posted inBlogs

A ‘dress-and-sneakers type of gal’ inspired by Coco Chanel

by Isa Giallorenzo March 13, 2018August 18, 2021

Casual chic is the MO of Tamara Capel-Wilson, brand manager and entrepreneur behind the online girls’ clothing boutique Blu Mitten.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘Eye of the Tiger,’ Berwyn musician’s biggest hit, started with ‘Bam! Bam bam bam!’

by Anne Ford March 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Songwriter Jim Peterik’s work, which also includes “Vehicle,” first hit the Billboard Hot 100 when he and his bandmates were still in high school.

Posted inBlogs

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Rachel Yang March 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Comedian Tom Papa and more goings-on March 9-11

Posted inBlogs

Five must-see films about film

by Patrick Friel March 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Five extraordinary films about film, by five extraordinary filmmakers.

Posted inBlogs

‘Spinning Singles’ search for love atop a Ferris wheel—in 12 minutes or less

by Ryan Smith March 9, 2018August 18, 2021

At the Navy Pier’s speed dating event, 90 participants tried to make a love connection while trapped in a tiny gondola 150 feet in the air.

Posted inReader

Print Issue of March 8, 2018

by Chicago Reader March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

Cringe Comic cover

Posted inBlogs

Before Peele met Key or wanted to Get Out, he was onstage in Chicago

by Aimee Levitt March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

And his show, Two White Guys, which he performed with Rebecca Drysdale at ImprovOlympic, was pretty good.

Posted inFilm

Ava DuVernay transported us to Selma, but outer space is another matter

by Ben Sachs March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

The lauded political filmmaker botches Disney’s new live-action adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved young-adult novel A Wrinkle in Time.

Posted inMusic

Could DJ Taye make Chicago footwork the biggest music in the world?

by Leor Galil March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

The Teklife producer integrates rap so perfectly on his new Still Trippin’ that he could bring footwork to new heights.

Posted inBlogs

I fell in love with the ‘Cannabis Candidate.’ Then I got burned

by Hunter Stuart March 8, 2018August 18, 2021

A pot-smoking FBI agent, Benjamin Wolf seemed like a promising congressional candidate. Then I started digging.

Posted inFilm

More than 60 new features premiere locally at the European Union Film Festival

by Chicago Reader March 7, 2018August 18, 2021

New films by Arnaud Desplechin (A Christmas Tale), Kornél Mundruczó (White God), Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), and Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club) light up the festival’s 21st edition.

Posted inBlogs

Show your support for International Women’s Day by dining out in Edgewater

by Madeline Happold March 7, 2018August 18, 2021

The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce has organized a dinner crawl to highlight the neighborhood’s woman-owned businesses.

Posted inBlogs

How Kevin Warwick learned to stop worrying and cultivate a coffee addiction, just like the rest of us

by Aimee Levitt March 7, 2018August 18, 2021

A Reader writer embarks on an epic quest to understand the seductive power of caffeine.

Posted inBlogs

A painful way to attract birds on the gig poster of the week

by Luca Cimarusti March 7, 2018August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local collective Delicious Design League.

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