“I listen to his lungs. They sound like a washing machine, junky and wet.”
Tag: Vol. 49 No. 35
Issue of Jun. 4 – 10, 2020
Posted inMusic
This Friday’s ‘Bandcamp day’ benefits more than the artists
Many musicians and labels will donate the day’s Bandcamp money to support the fight for Black lives.
Posted inNews & Politics
Remembering Conrad Worrill
It’s hard to summarize all of what Conrad accomplished in his life; among other things he was a Black nationalist, coach, political activist, professor, scholar, and sports enthusiast.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Performance anxiety? Blindfold that boy
When the sex just isn’t hot enough
Posted inNews & Politics
Essays as group therapy
How are Black writers coping? We’re chanting, fact-checking history, and envisioning a tiny future.
Posted inMusic
DJ and producer Jordan Zawideh drops an homage to oddball old-school house
DJ and producer Jordan Zawideh drops an homage to oddball old-school house, sheet-music institution Performers needs help to survive the pandemic, and more.
Posted inArts & Culture
Pivot Arts Festival switches it up online
The annual celebration of multidisciplinary performance adjusts for the times.
Posted inArts & Culture
Inside the intricate worlds of Polly Pocket
An interview with collector and Instagrammer Julia Carusillo
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 74
The last installment (for now) of what we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Posted inMusic
Michael Salvatori’s long, strange trip
In 1982 Michael Salvatori recorded a sought-after private-press folk LP, and 19 years later he cowrote the score for genre-defining video game Halo.
Posted inMusic
Rhymefest’s greatest moment in Chicago music history
Veteran rapper and activist Rhymefest remembers an all-star festival by and for the community.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Thank you, Sarah Cooper
At times like this, it sort of helps to bash Donald Trump.
Posted inFood & Drink
Dinner at the Grotto and Black Cat Kitchen make staying at home deliciously weird
A supper club and a caterer turned on a dime during quarantine.
Posted inNews & Politics
Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests
As more people lose faith in the state, organizers offer alternatives.
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 73
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc.