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Tag: Vol. 49 No. 42
Issue of Aug. 20 – Sep. 2, 2020
Posted inArts & Culture
SAIC’s graduate students take it to the web
How the class of 2020 learned to adapt for their final exhibition
Posted inMusic
Remembering Chicago jazz anchor Joe Segal
Jazz Showcase founder Joe Segal was set in his ways, but his ways are worth saving.
Posted inMusic
Give your money to Mary Lane
Chicago blueswoman Mary Lane has been making music for more than 70 years. She should be a legend, but she can barely pay her bills.
Posted inMusic
Spun Out make their case for Chicago indie-pop canonization
Ne-Hi formed in 2013 and subsequently became one of the most revered Chicago indie-rock bands of the decade. The four-piece called it quits in May 2019, but I imagine their reputation will only keep growing—partly because all four members continue to play in remarkable groups. Jason Balla always juggled a few projects while in Ne-Hi, […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Chicago’s drag performers serve amid COVID-19 restrictions
From digital performances to blinged out face masks, these queens are making it work.
Posted inMusic
Willie Nelson offers end-of-the-road life lessons on First Rose of Spring
Melancholy shoots right out of the gate on Willie Nelson’s new full-length, First Rose of Spring. The album opens with its title track, a sweet but ultimately tragic love song by a trio of stalwart Nashville songwriters: Allen Shamblin (Bonnie Raitt), Marc Beeson (LeAnn Rimes, Blake Shelton), and Randy Houser (who hit number two on […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Is Dance for Life its own cause?
The former Chicago Dancers United executive director raises a social media storm about the organization and its annual benefit.
Posted inArts & Culture
The founder of Pride Films and Plays is gone. What happened? What’s next?
PFP’s story contains lessons about board oversight and artist empowerment.
Posted inMusic
Who’s under that makeup on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured historical gig poster was created by former Chicago artist Rob Schwager, aka Trucker.
Posted inNews & Politics
The toll of coronavirus
Loved ones reflect on the loss of partners, parents, siblings, joy givers, caretakers, and secret keepers.
Posted inMusic
Metal trio Primitive Man connect the dark side of humanity with individual struggle on Immersion
In one of Chicago’s most tumultuous 24-hour periods in recent memory, the city withstood a night of momentous civil unrest followed by a day of unsettlingly violent storms. By coincidence, I spent much of the duration listening to an oddly suitable soundtrack: Immersion, the latest full-length by Denver metal trio Primitive Man. Plenty of bands […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
You’re going to need a bigger butt plug
Cucumbers in condoms, ageless kinks, and questions of all sizes
Posted inMusic
Chicago rapper Lil Romo makes melodic drill as plush as velour
In a recent Illanoize Radio interview, south-side rapper Lil Romo said he started to approach his music more professionally in October 2018, after he dropped “Realla (Scrilla Remix),” where he raps like he’s trying to outrun the anxious, zippy instrumental. Since then, his career has seemed to draw on the energy of that track. He’s […]