Spring’s been sprung and skipped straight into summer, but that’s no reason not to stop and smell the roses. If you don’t mind taking the trip to Glencoe, IL to […]

It’s been about a week since the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival. In its sixth year at Stage 773, this festival has always been an intimate favorite, truer to […]

The Earth is about 71 percent covered by water, as we’ve all heard. That means we’re in the minority here on land. It also means we’re missing out. That 71 […]

Tana Karo started Acrobatica Infiniti, billed as the world’s first “nerd circus” back in the era of Gaper’s Block. It was 2015, and “nerd culture” was on the rise, as was the […]

  It’s time once again to buckle up for three days of nerdy performance fun at Stage 773 tonight as the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival begins. This year’s […]

Protesting is a grand American tradition. Don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t. And although “out in the street” is the classic form of protest, there are plenty of ways […]

For the first time in the three-year history of Third Coast Review, we’re asking for your help. We’re inviting our readers to help our website grow into a dynamic news […]

As we already mentioned, Jonah Ray’s recent stint at @North Bar this past weekend was fantastic, and we had a great time. With all the great standup and movie riffing, […]

Chicago’s a comedy city. Throw a stone and you’ll hit a great comedy stage, and whether it’s Second City, iO, Annoyance or somewhere else you’ll be guaranteed a laugh or two. […]

  Back in the summer of 2015, I was working for Chicagoist and in covering arts and culture there, had gotten myself unofficially on museums and park duty (no surprise […]

While you might have been forgiven a few years ago if you were unfamiliar with Jonah Ray, these days you’d have to have more or less lived under a rock […]

From the moment I saw the bright pink cover of Secret Chicago by Jessica Mlinaric I was excited. Visions of the kinds of things I loved to see so much on […]