When Santigold emerged in the late 2000s, her hip alterna-pop seemed to waltz out of left field, incorporating elements of every genre she could put her hands on: punk, hip-hop, new wave, dub, and whatever else wasn’t nailed down. More than a decade later, it’s clear to see how her genre-smashing music paved the way […]
Tag: Vol. 51 No. 24
Issue of September 1, 2022
The cop who would be mayor
CPD officer and mayoral candidate Frederick Collins has over 40 misconduct complaints in his record.
By Kelly Garcia
A history of guaranteed income
Sandra Cisneros
Chicago Jazz Fest
On the cover: Illustration by David Alvarado. For more of Alvarado’s work, go to @tuffasaurus on Instagram.
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Posted inStaff notes
Close to the end of ’Vol. 51’
We’re close to the end of “Volume 51” in a few issues. Yes, that means that we have survived nearly 51 years of publication, a feat that perhaps no one imagined might happen when we first started in 1971. For someone like me, a native Chicagoan who is themselves headed to just shy of 50 […]
Posted inNews
A century of guaranteed income
The push to solve poverty through government-backed cash grants is nearly 100 years old.
Posted inLit Feature
Printers Row Lit Fest embraces Chicago’s writers
Printers Row Lit Fest has been bringing all things literary to the streets of the Printers Row neighborhood for 37 years. The festivities return for the second weekend of September with a packed schedule of events. The festival is many things to many people: a homage to the publishing industry, a shopping spree for book […]
Posted inMusic
Chicago-based sound artist Dorothy Carlos refreshes drone textures on Circuit Spectre
Cellist and sound artist Dorothy Carlos moved to Chicago last year to begin an MFA in sound at the School of the Art Institute, but she’s got a foot planted on the east coast. She studied cello performance and anthropology at New York University, and she recorded all of the new Circuit Spectre (American Dreams) […]
Posted inFeature
Sandra Cisneros feels the love of the universe
When Sandra Cisneros talked about romance, writing, and faith over Zoom from her bright home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, she discussed her own poetry but also referred to Peanuts. In the strip Lucy complains about not finding love while ignoring Snoopy’s embrace. Almost on cue, Cisneros then got a face lick from Nahui […]
Posted inMusic
Yola has persevered through peaks and valleys to stand for herself
If you’ve ever fought to pursue your dreams despite pressure from family or society, Yola’s inspiring story will resonate with you. Raised by a single mother in Bristol, UK, the guitarist and singer-songwriter fell in love with music at a young age, but her mother discouraged her from pursuing it as a career because it […]
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Praise expertly honor the D.C. melodic hardcore of the 80s
Baltimore band Praise have been working within a classic melodic hardcore sound since their 2010 debut seven-inch, and they dig even deeper into that terrain on their newest album, All in a Dream—their first for legendary hardcore label Revelation. While they started out in a more traditional mosh-heavy vein, Praise started diving hard into the […]
Posted inFeature
Strong and steady
Modernity and tradition. Relaxation and tension. Chaos and order. Yin and yang—roughly speaking. These are complementary universal forces that can easily lose balance and therefore create trouble. But not at Hyun’s Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do School, a Bucktown martial arts storefront rooted in the same location for over 50 years; an unexpected harmony permeates […]
Posted inMusic
Dreary North Fest will broaden your understanding of extreme music—and test your limits
Brett Ray had proved his commitment to extreme music long before he launched the extreme-music blowout Dreary North Fest last year. He’s been booking shows for more than two decades, and he’s been releasing music through his label, Suspended Soul Tapes and Records, for close to ten years. He also regularly tests strangers’ capacity to […]
Posted inFilm
Funny Pages
Kline’s trick to getting everything to coalesce is commitment—of himself, his passion, and his love—resulting in a distinctly dark comedy that is worth seeing.
Posted inFilm
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
For those who grew up with any personal proximity to the Black church or religious homophobia, this movie will hit incredibly close to home.
Posted inFilm
Peter von Kant
Ozon’s ode offers a diverting, fresh perspective on Fassbinder’s harrowing melodrama.
Posted inTheater Review
Disability takes center stage with Babes With Blades
A man who murders children, abuses his wife, and usurps the throne, Shakespeare’s Richard III is the epitome of villainy—and usually shown as a limping hunchback othered because of his disability. Babes With Blades, in collaboration with University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center, challenges that portrayal in a current production at the Edge Theater. […]