Psychedelic rock maven Steve Krakow interviews Colin Blunstone of the Zombies, who play City Winery on March 19 and 20.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 22
Issue of Mar. 8 – 14, 2018
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A ‘dress-and-sneakers type of gal’ inspired by Coco Chanel
Casual chic is the MO of Tamara Capel-Wilson, brand manager and entrepreneur behind the online girls’ clothing boutique Blu Mitten.
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‘Eye of the Tiger,’ Berwyn musician’s biggest hit, started with ‘Bam! Bam bam bam!’
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.
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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Comedian Tom Papa and more goings-on March 9-11
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Five must-see films about film
Five extraordinary films about film, by five extraordinary filmmakers.
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‘Spinning Singles’ search for love atop a Ferris wheel—in 12 minutes or less
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.
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Before Peele met Key or wanted to Get Out, he was onstage in Chicago
And his show, Two White Guys, which he performed with Rebecca Drysdale at ImprovOlympic, was pretty good.
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Ava DuVernay transported us to Selma, but outer space is another matter
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?
The Teklife producer integrates rap so perfectly on his new Still Trippin’ that he could bring footwork to new heights.
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I fell in love with the ‘Cannabis Candidate.’ Then I got burned
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
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.
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Show your support for International Women’s Day by dining out in Edgewater
The Edgewater Chamber of Commerce has organized a dinner crawl to highlight the neighborhood’s woman-owned businesses.
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How Kevin Warwick learned to stop worrying and cultivate a coffee addiction, just like the rest of us
A Reader writer embarks on an epic quest to understand the seductive power of caffeine.
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A painful way to attract birds on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local collective Delicious Design League.