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Tag: Vol. 50 No. 11
Issue of Feb. 18 – Mar. 3, 2021
Posted inFilm
The Father faces the reality of growing old
Florian Zeller’s drama is a brilliant exploration of dementia, pain, and vulnerability.
Posted inMusic
Archie Shepp and Jason Moran turn tradition into new challenges on Let My People Go
After saxophonist Archie Shepp became known in the 1960s as a fierce musical and political voice in what was then called the avant-garde, he charted a different path. In 1977, Shepp recorded a collection of traditional spirituals (and one jazz standard) in a duet session with pianist Horace Parlan titled Goin’ Home, which is as […]
Posted inNews & Politics
Sexual violence survivors say Moody Bible Institute still isn’t taking their claims seriously
Nearly six months after dozens of people came forward with allegations, the religious school has made few moves—and isn’t talking.
Posted inArts & Culture
Celebrating Chicago Theatre Week—a year into the pandemic
This year’s lineup offers a smorgasbord of online options; plus honoring Felicia P. Fields and remembering Edward S. Weil Jr. and Sally Banes
Posted inMusic
John Carpenter trades build ups for lingering unease on Lost Themes III: Alive After Death
John Carpenter is a master of thrills. The legendary filmmaker and composer unnerves and titillates by fusing sight and sound—how the light catches a blade or outlines a breast, for instance, and the way heartbeat rhythms drive his bare synths. Because Carpenter’s horror and sci-fi movies establish a visual and emotional vocabulary for his music, […]
Posted inMusic
Big Daddy Kinsey was the Muddy Waters of Gary, Indiana
Blues patriarch Big Daddy Kinsey had three sons who played together as the Kinsey Report.
Posted inMusic
Mogwai celebrate 25 years of postrock exploration with As the Love Continues
Mogwai have never presented themselves as a sentimental band, but the (mostly) instrumental Scottish postrock group are leaning into nostalgia to commemorate their 25th year: they’re releasing their tenth studio album, As the Love Continues, almost exactly a quarter-century after their debut single, “Tuner” b/w “Lower.” Though the new record explores novel musical channels of […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Strange reformers
Alderman Ed Burke finally tells the truth about the budget games that mayors play.
Posted inMusic
ESS’s Option music salon returns for spring with Jim O’Rourke
ESS’s Option music salon returns for spring with Jim O’Rourke, and Chicago rappers Saint Ripley and Osa North level up on new releases.
Posted inArts & Culture
Celebrate everyday Black heroes with 28 Days of Greatness
Artist Brandon Breaux’s Instagram project highlights his peers, mentors, collectors, friends, and more throughout Black History Month.
Posted inReader partners
The next new cannabis tourism destination
Cannabis tour company Chi High Tours wants to make Chicago the cannabis place to be.
