Tag: Vol. 49 No. 44
Issue of Sep. 17 – 30, 2020
Posted inNews & Politics
That lockout you witnessed? It didn’t happen.
Ex-cops attempted to throw out a Rogers Park tenant at gunpoint. The police report tells a different story.
Posted inMusic
Chicago rapper Jay Wood gives his hardest verses a pop polish on Trackstar
Three years ago Chicago rapper Jay Wood (a member of the Freesole collective) dropped his debut full-length, Self Doubt, where he made mincemeat of hard-edged beats while sharing the mike with more established MCs, including Ajani Jones and Femdot. Since then Wood has polished his skills and reconciled his fierce vocals with his interest in […]
Posted inMusic
Femdot pauses his rap career to help feed Chicago
Femdot’s nonprofit, Delacreme Scholars, has run the Scholars Slide By to deliver groceries to hundreds of people in need this summer.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The modern home
Modern in the Middle is a groundbreaking compendium of Chicago’s midcentury residential architecture.
Posted inFood & Drink
Jennifer Kim is bottling love
As Passerotto closes, its chef reimagines the future by preserving the past.
Posted inMusic
Workaholic Chicago MC Vic Spencer raps like he’s got the funnest gig around
Chicago rapper Vic Spencer couldn’t let the year pass without dropping at least a couple albums. August’s Spencer for Higher 3 (Old Fart Luggage) is his third solo outing of 2020, and that’s not even all he’s put out. After February’s Psychological Cheat Sheet and April’s No Shawn Skemps, he released June’s Your Birthday’s Cancelled […]
Posted inNews & Politics
How many buildings does your landlord own?
A database matches rental properties with owners, whether they like it or not.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Politics is wrestling
The fights are fake but the folks pulling the strings behind the scenes are real.
Posted inArts & Culture
The lingering spirits of the California Clipper
The neighborhood tavern may be closing, but it’s forever a part of Chicago’s boozy, haunted history.
Posted inArts & Culture
BoHo and Lifeline examine the public and private split
The Pursuit of Happiness and Pride and Prejudice confront the limitations of Zoom culture with exhilarating results.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
I only want you to love me forever
Demands for premature commitments are often red flags for abuse.
Posted inMusic
Chilean psych group Vuelveteloca highlight the beauty of resistance on Contra
American news media can be frustratingly myopic. But even when mainstream reporting fails to deliver the goods from outside our bubble, the simple act of listening to an album can remind us that we’re part of a global community of people who share more common interests—and face more common threats—than our leaders would have us […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Under Barr’s thumb
Trump could teach Madigan and Burke a thing or two about corruption.
Posted inMusic
Sandra Treviño, DJ and founder of Latin-music site Enchúfate
“I love that I can share the music that I love, and that once people hear it they’re gonna love it too.”