2022 in Review: Our Favorite Theater Productions of the Year
This isn’t a “best theater of the year” list. As we’ve noted about past lists, we don’t see everything. Most of our writers are freelancers, business owners or employed with […]
Posts with the Third Coast Review Staff byline are written by a combination of writers, credited by section within the article.
It’s The Final Bandcamp of 2022, Let’s Support Some Local Artists
It’s the final Bandcamp Friday of the year! What initially was a short term way to help bands affected by the pandemic shutting down touring has become this great on-again-off-again […]
Dispatch: Chicago Film Festival Heads Into Last Weekend—We Have Film Suggestions for You
The 58th Chicago International Film Festival ends Sunday and Chicago movie fans will be sad to see it go. But Chicago has many other film festivals, which although smaller in […]
Dispatch: Talked-About Films and Park District Offerings Highlight Film Festival Screenings
The 58th Chicago International f=Film Festival continues through Sunday, October 23, and we have capsule reviews of half a dozen films you’ll want to consider for the next few days. […]
Dispatch: #LifeSubtitled—Films to See This Week at the Chicago International Film Festival
#LifeSubtitled is a hashtag for this year’s Chicago International Film Festival—and it’s an appropriate one because the festival brings dozens of films from other countries to Chicago screens that we […]
Dispatch: Chicago Film Festival Opens With a Week of Tributes and Films, Both Live and Virtual
This is the first weekend of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival, with films on view at AMC River East 21 and the Gene Siskel Film Center—plus one at the […]
With Just One Click, You Can Help 39 Chicago Indie Media Outlets
The second and last week of the Chicago Independent Media Alliance annual joint fundraiser begins today. Donors have already kicked in more than $50,000 to support 39 of Chicago’s most […]
Today Is the Day to Support Local Media
Every day, Chicago’s local media amplify our communities’ voices: Black and Brown voices, immigrant voices, LGBTQ+ voices, workers’ voices, and more. Most are run by small, dedicated teams, sometimes made up […]
Riot Fest 2022 in Review: Day 3
Despite the threat of rain looming over the headliners on day three, Riot Fest prevailed! The was no rain during the festival, instead it was the hot late summer day […]
Riot Fest 2022: Day 2 in Review
Day two of Riot Fest took the energy that Friday served up and amplified it. The sounds of the day definitely had a little more punk attitude as bands like […]
Photos: Riot Fest’s Loaded Lineup Made for a Fantastic Day 1
Ah, Riot Fest. The last huge festival of the year took place this past weekend and it was the affair you’d expect it to be: amazing bands dazzling a crowded […]
Chicago Jazz Festival 2022 in Review: A Full Day of Maestros on Day 3
On day three of this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival, authors Kathy Hey and Bob Benenson spent the day taking in some modern jazz greats performing a myriad of styles from […]