It’s rare that I go out of my way to hear a particular piece of music, but that’s what I did Monday night when Music of the Baroque played their […]

The latest episode of Succession, “Living+,” opens with a shot of Logan Roy (Brian Cox). Immediately, the viewer can tell that this isn’t real—the guy’s not really a part of […]

Antonio Edwards Suarez tells the story of his Latino/Black/Irish family in 80 poetic and emotional minutes of story and dance. The one-man play—Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a […]

Fucked Up, the Canadian punk rock band, is renowned for their electrifying live performances and the captivating stage presence of vocalist Damian Abraham. Their recent show at Thalia Hall on […]

Is there much more to be said of the “White gaze” aka how Black people are viewed, accepted into society, or doomed to the systemic spoils of racism? That is […]

Nobody knows anything about Homer except what’s in the Iliad and the Odyssey, and, even there, it gets dicey, as James I. Porter details in his challenging and provocative Homer: […]

Imagine, if you will, a softer world. Literally. Your coziest outfit, your squishiest ‘mallow, your favorite pets, snacks, beverages – your couch, the sun streaming in the windows and nothing […]

Rarely has growing old sounded so goldanged catchy, but Baby Teeth‘s return to the music scene after their breakup in 2012 finds the group packaging the aches and pains of […]

How could Third Coast Percussion top their gorgeous rendering of Metamorphosis by Philip Glass? Stir in some gravity and body structure-defying dance. What TCP does with percussion is make music […]

Now in its eighth edition, the weekend-long Doc10 Film Festival is Chicago’s only all-documentary film festival. Every year, the festival screens 10 of the best documentaries (including a program of […]

Young adulthood is a creative propellant for comics. Halfway between childhood and middle age, it’s a period rich in discovery, risk, embarrassment, and bliss. All powered by infuriatingly perfect health, […]

Just as reliable as dandelions, up comes a new spring play by Bill Cain. The playwright’s newest work, God’s Spies, opened recently at Milwaukee’s Next Act Theatre. Cain has had […]