If I were forced to subscribe to any wild theory circulating on the Internet right now (we won't say the c-word), it wouldn't be about lizard people, a flat Earth, anything "secretly staged …
"Cézanne, he's the greatest of us all.""Claude Monet to Georges Clemenceau in conversation, cited in translation in The Paintings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné (trans. John Rewald…
I hardly ever start reviews this way, but trust me: stop reading this and hop online to get tickets for Erika Dickerson-Despenza's cullud wattah, now in its local premiere at Victory Gardens…
The hip-hop duo's latest EP, Nature's World, dropped June 10. The post Mother Nature ascend a queenly throne appeared first on Chicago Reader.
I spent most of the 90s in the Bay Area, where outdoor theater in the summer is a given, and the weather generally cooperates (if you're not facing the threat of forest fires, that is). But …
Floyd Webb is the curator of the Black Actors in Foreign Cinema screening series, co-presented by nonprofit media arts organization Chicago Filmmakers and his company, the Blacknuss Network.…
Tap into your inner street artist and receive a special Pride discount when you book a workshop at their Chicago or Evanston location this June. Street art is a familiar sight around Chicago…
From the comfort of your car or on a picnic with friends, Chicago's outdoor movie screenings have resuscitated the alluring drive-in experience, so screentime can be spent with others all su…
"Prince: the Immersive Experience" begins with purple light through stained glass. Guests in groups of ten to 15 are led through double doors to a replica of the "When Doves Cry" music video…
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Sometimes to understand the present, we must look at the past. In 2017, playwright Terry Guest grappled with how America could elect someone so outwardly racist as Donald Trump. It shock…
Chicago dance-music veteran Ron Trent creates deep house that can keep a dance floor jumping for hours while simultaneously maintaining an intoxicating tranquility. Since the early 90s, Tren…
There's a lot that makes going to shows magical besides the live music, and no one knows this better than Empty Bottle art director Bill Connors. The Illinois native never expected to be gui…
If it's the first Friday of the month, you're going to see a line snaking out of Berlin that extends past the entrance to the Belmont CTA station and sometimes around the block. It's populat…
Between Drake's sleepy Honestly, Nevermind and Beyoncé's "Break My Soul," a lot of people have something to say about house music lately. (And while I can't say I have thoroughly read every…
Fritz Kaegi discusses his role in reforming an office known for patronage and favoritism. The post Assessing the assessor appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Kina Collins grew up on the west side in Austin, and began organizing around gun violence while she was a student at Rufus M. Hitch Elementary and Von Steuben High School. In 2015, she began…
Precious Brady-Davis, who works as the Sierra Club's regional communications director, is campaigning to be one of the nine commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, whic…
Indian American Muslim challenger Junaid Ahmed is running to unseat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who has ties to Hindu nationalist groups. The post Stark differences appeared first on Chicago Reader.
A whopping 17 Democrats and four Republicans are vying to replace Bobby Rush, who is retiring. The post A rush to be first appeared first on Chicago Reader.
When candidates say they're "tough on crime," what they really mean is "we'll put more Black people in prison." The post The 'tough on crime' myth appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Vade Mecum translates from Latin as "go with me." When Glenn Jones makes such an offer, anyone who appreciates a vivid musical trip shouldn't think twice. The 68-year-old guitar and banjo pl…
"I like to go for anything that draws attention and is kinda funky and out there," says 20-year-old Joey Prette, already a senior stylist at Free People and a musical theater student at Roos…
There's a whole lot of story in history. And so much depends on the perspective of the storyteller.  What, for example, will the future think it knows of our fraught time? What will b…
Summer is officially here, in case the sweat and lightning bugs weren't enough of a clue. In addition to the shows and artists we profiled in our summer arts preview issue this week, we've g…