Bia’s Cafe Mariano in Irving Park is a tribute to the patriarch of the great Logan Square Cuban loncheria.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 34
Issue of May. 31 – Jun. 6, 2018
Posted inNews & Politics
Can Congress be given the authority to override a presidential pardon?
Bill Cosby’s conviction leads Cecil Adams to a consideration of whether and how presidential pardons could be overturned.
Posted inArts & Culture
Aguijón’s Brutality reveals the banality of violence in contemporary America
And, in the process, examines how people cope with trauma—or don’t.
Posted inArts & Culture
Damascus attempts to tackle faith, politics, and race without a road map
Strawdog’s production of Bennett Fisher’s play feels like a torturous lecture.
Posted inBlogs
Former Buddy Guy’s Legends manager opens a blues bar in Little Italy
Taylor Street Tap has already hosted bluesmen such as Jimmy Johnson, Lurrie Bell, and Guy King.
Posted inBlogs
How Dems in red states can fight off Trump’s vicious attacks
Let’s hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.
Posted inFilm
Czech master animator created magical worlds amid stifling communist censorship
Gene Siskel Film Center presents a dazzling monthlong retrospective on Jiří Trnka.
Posted inFood & Drink
Saba is stealthy Italian that might surprise traditionalists
A new chef and a new outpost from low-key Logan Square restaurant group One of a Kind Hospitality make a case for themselves.
Posted inArts & Culture
Monsieur d’Éon Is a Woman tells the story of a remarkable gender-bending life
There’s spycraft, treason, exile, and insolence—and it’s raucous, cheerful fun.
Posted inArts & Culture
Caridad Svich attempts a “graphic novel for the stage” with De Troya
The result is neither graphic nor novel, only a sluggish, muddy blur.
Posted inArts & Culture
Get outta town: The Road Trips Issue 2018
If you like Frank Lloyd Wright, alpacas, and Ulysses S. Grant, here are some spots to check out this summer.
Posted inBlogs
Riot Fest announces its first wave of acts for 2018
Riot Fest got Blink-182! Cypress Hill! Blondie! The Jesus Lizard! Liz Phair! Atmosphere! Beck! Cat Power! And . . . the 82-year-old Jerry Lee Lewis?
Posted inBlogs
Taralie Peterson of Spires That in the Sunset Rise and Chicago noise veteran Andy Ortmann celebrate new albums
Thursday at the Owl, Andy Ortmann and Taralie Peterson play solo sets to open for Body Love, the duo of Ka Baird and Michael Zerang.