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Tag: Vol. 50 No. 15
Issue of Apr. 15 – 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Culture
Has Laura Jacqmin broken up with theater?
The cowriter of We Broke Up talks about why she misses Chicago theater—and why it’s hard to come home again.
Posted inMusic
Quebec trio Big|Brave get heavier than ever on Vital
Quebec trio Big|Brave have always been great at drawing things out. Most of their songs pass the ten-minute mark, and they’ve made a hallmark of deftly adding heady layers of emotion to minimal, glacial drone rock. On the brand-new Vital (Southern Lord), though, the band lean further into doom metal—and this dramatically less minimal sound […]
Posted inMusic
Saxophonist Gene Barge helped shape the sound of Chicago R&B
Gene Barge has done his most influential work as a sideman or producer, but he’s just as important as any of R&B’s marquee stars.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Trust your gut on who you invite to rearrange yours
Things to know before you enter gay hookup culture
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Chicago’s plan
The shooting of Adam Toledo shows that not much ever changes in Chicago.
Posted inMusic
Madison stoner giants Bongzilla blaze through the Badger State on Weedsconsin
It’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years since Madison stoner giants Bongzilla dropped a studio album—surely at least a few people rocking out to their brand-new Weedsconsin LP were in diapers back then. The band, formed as a four-piece in 1995, had a lengthy run as one of the midwest’s finest purveyors of slow, […]
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Media’s ‘utter lack of humanity’
Chicago police killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, and some media responded by questioning Toledo’s character. Black and Brown kids deserve better.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Figures and FOIAs
The committee responded to blowback against its inclusion of Washington, Lincoln, and Grant statues on the list for possible removal.
Posted inMusic
Ratboys celebrate their tenth birthday in a virtual living room at Schubas
Ratboys celebrate their tenth birthday in a virtual living room at Schubas, Northwestern’s New Music Conference returns in online form, and more.
Posted inMusic
Natural Information Society reaches a new ecstatic peak with Evan Parker
While it’s impossible to pinpoint a single peak in John Coltrane’s vast discography, Ascension is one of his most intense expressions of transcendental intent. Local musician Joshua Abrams knows his Coltrane, so it’s no accident that he’s given the name Descension to this summit between his group Natural Information Society and English saxophonist (and fellow […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre launches a new partnership and a new season—in person and online
CRDT’s Wilfredo Rivera finds the past year has “magnified, amplified, and vindicated the work and the focus I’ve had for the past six seasons.”
Posted inNews & Politics
‘One shot and a cover-up’
A dispatch from a protest for Adam Toledo and against police brutality
Posted inArts & Culture
Time to visit @Clockluvr’s tick tock TikTok
For Clee McCracken, clocks are a lifestyle.