It's a rare delight to stumble upon a musician's debut album and instantly recognize that they have a style all their own. This was the immediate reaction I had in 2020 to Welfare (Ijn Inc.)…
In the 2010s, Rory Allen Phillip Ferreira became a national force in underground hip-hop rapping as Milo. He retired that name in 2018 and now performs as R.A.P. Ferreira, but the whimsical,…
Two years into this pestilence, the misery of war, the disappointment of mankind day after day weighing down desperate minds, with a future certain of nothing but social and planetary destru…
Somehow Cruise's foray back into the danger zone will be remembered more than the original, setting a new standard in the era of reboots. The post Top Gun: Maverick appeared first on Chicago…
The Phantom of the Open is a biopic of a refreshingly under-told story of an amateur player that let nothing stop him from etching his name into golf history. The post The Phantom of the Ope…
The recountal is tinged with documentary footage and nigh-experimental scintilla attempting to visualize the stuff of poetry that hint at this being something exceptional from a master's int…
Looking for stuff to do this weekend and beyond? Read on! FRI 6/3 Do-Division Street Fest (Division between Damen and Leavitt) benefits from handing over its music programming to outside loc…
This month, Chicago filmgoers are lucky enough to experience not one but four genre-defining anime classics on the silver screen as part of Anime Auteurs, a series put on by Facets. The …
Heavily inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the romantic comedy follows a group of best friends as they enjoy a weeklong vacation on Fire Island, the famous hotspot for queer cult…
Back in 1996, the late playwright August Wilson delivered an address at the annual conference for Theatre Communications Group, the national service organization for theaters in the U.S. Ent…
Change is afoot at Black Ensemble Theater as it prepares to embark on a new era, leveraging a $5 million grant to implement founder and CEO Jackie Taylor's longtime vision of a Free To Be co…
"Not touching but joined in astonishment as two cuts lie parallel in the same flesh," writes Anne Carson in the 1998 novel, Autobiography of Red. Breathing new life, ripping parts apart"it's…
The Uvalde school massacre put a somber hue on my mood going into 57 Blocks, Free Street Theater's latest ensemble-created piece that takes a sharp look at public education. But by the end o…
An average spectator might observe a skateboarder as nothing but a person on wheels; they see an athlete"or a delinquent, maybe"pushing and coasting and jumping ("How does the board stick to…
Secret History readers often assume I know every Chicago musician who ever lived, but luckily I'm still capable of experiencing the joy of discovery. One of my bigger thrills in life is buyi…
Guitarist and drummer Weasel Walter, the "brutal prog" purveyor best known as longtime leader of the Flying Luttenbachers, left Chicago in 2003 for San Francisco and later moved to New York"…
Annnnd we're back . . . Last January when the couple behind Malaysian pop-up Kedai Tapao took an extended winter break to visit the folks back in Kuala Lumpur, Jennifer Pou-Alesi spent her f…
Chrissie Dickinson was a multimedia artist and award-winning country and rock 'n' roll critic whose work appeared in the Chicago Reader, the Chicago Tribune, Newcity, the Boston Phoenix, the…
There's a mannequin staring down from the second-floor window of the Lock Up Self Storage on Lincoln. She has a blonde wig and a stoic demeanor"the sort of world-weariness that comes from be…
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on May 21 at 89th and Commercial on the southeast side. It celebrated the opening of Commercial Ave Alfresco, a joint initiative organized by the group Sou…
Chicago trio Dehd sound like they're trying to levitate by fusing the ineffable but often incompatible powers of frigid postpunk and wispy indie rock. Dehd are dedicated minimalists: their l…
English electronic duo Paranoid London can only be described as the rock 'n' roll specters of acid house. When they exploded in the underground in 2007, the British dance scene was deep in h…
Happy days are here again with these upcoming events and things to do in the week ahead! FRI 5/27 This weekend the Martin (2500 W. Chicago) is hosting an exhibition by Tigray Art Collective …
Una mirada dentro de la junta de apelaciones de impuestos sobre la propiedad del condado de Cook The post El Condado de Cook al Descubierto: La Junta de Revisión appeared first on Chicago…
Nashville rapper, multi-instrumentalist, and part-time extraterrestrial Namir Blade follows in the space wake of his beloved Sun Ra less through style than through vibes. His new self-produc…