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Nealshow Productions premieres Pat Radke's and Dave Satterwhite's malaprop-fueled road-trip comedy. Candyce (Lee Satterwhite), in WWI helmet and goggles, is at the wheel of a middle-school-a…
In 2015, when Chicago R&B wunderkind Ravyn Lenae was just 16, she self-released a sophisticated, vigorous EP called Moon Shoes, singing about romance and longing with the grace and lucid…
Are rainbow-festooned events full of glitter, sequins, and boas signs of progress? Strides made by LGBTQ+ people are increasingly under fire in the forms of violence, rhetoric, and quasi-leg…
I love a good mystery. Sometimes even my most exhaustive research turns up nothing more than a few details about a great musician, not enough to tell the full tale. As much as I might want t…
Our contributor Isa Giallorenzo attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's fashion show in May. The annual event returned to an in-person format this year (the theme: "Human…
Gossip Wolf has long admired local country-music craftsman Dan Whitaker, whose considerable discography includes folk-tinged solo work and recordings with his combo the Shinebenders that com…
Writer and artist David Hauptschein has been working in Chicago since the 80s, curating live performances, writing plays, and working in visual arts, but his work has been produced more ofte…
June 25th " 26th at Grant Park ' PrideParkChi.com Since 2019, thousands of people from around the world have come together for Chicago's Pride in the Park music festival at Grant Park to cel…
Chicago group Meth are known for their big and burly scorched-earth mash-up of mathcore, noise rock, and ambient music, which they execute with surgical precision. At the center of their dis…
The long-awaited School of the Art Institute of Chicago fashion show was back in May after a two-year hiatus brought on by COVID-19. In the previous pandemic years students presented their w…
It's a sci-fi, Afrofuturistic story that is also a musical that takes place in the past, present, and future, while also spanning the wide depths of identity and innovation.
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Saxophonist Isaiah Collier and his celebrated quartet, the Chosen Few, are among our city's mightiest conduits of spiritual jazz. So when Collier and Chosen Few percussionist Michael Shekwoa…
When it comes to violence, formerly incarcerated individuals are subject-matter experts. Violence has affected our lives on every level, whether we created it or whether we were the victim. …
"I'm really trying to think of ways for us to take the trauma that's linked to our food and uplift it in ways that makes us feel good and connected to who we are and our cultural identity," …
Marvel does a great job of spotlighting facets of American culture that often go underrepresented, and Ms. Marvel's spotlight of Islam is incredibly well done.
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In a time when the most banal information is up for debate, this fake documentary reads as much too real.
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Hustle spins a familiar plot into a story that'll keep you invested even if you don't know a hoop dream from an embroidery hoop.
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So many outdoor events to share with you this week, so make sure you wear sunscreen (everyone needs a little at least, even you) and stay hydrated (you'll feel better, seriously). And treat …
For the first time since a pandemic hiatus, The Fly Honey Show is live for three days only of sparkle, sweat, and shimmy. Begun in 2010 with about 30 performers in the living room of the DIY…
Despite its experimental environment, Chicago's drag world entered the pandemic with a lack of labor protections. COVID-19 exacerbated economic hardships, especially for queer performers of …
Formed in Seattle by former members of technical hardcore powerhouse Botch and mathy indie-rock outfit Kill Sadie, These Arms Are Snakes defined an era and a movement of thinking person's he…
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Midsommarfest takes place June 10-12 Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, and Andersonville is just one of the neighborhoods nestled on its north side. First established as a farming communit…
For LGBTQ+ audiences and their allies who may not want to spend all of their Pride weekend on the north side, the arts collective TRQPITECA offers an alternative. TRQPITECA, formed in 2015, …
An incredible thing about humans is our ability to shoulder and navigate trauma while opening ourselves up to new possibilities. The journey may be rocky, but with luck we can come out the o…
