Review: Fleet Foxes and Uwade Delight a Packed Salt Shed
Anticipation has been growing for months for Chicago’s newest venue, The Salt Shed. Last week that eagerness was finally satiated with the start of their Outside the Shed series and […]
Review: Now Stars, Brandi Carlile and Her Band Renew Their Chicago Bonds
When Brandi Carlile and her band last played Chicago in June 2019, they were riding a breakthrough high. Carlile and twin bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth had spent nearly two […]
Gallery: Saturday at C2E2 2022
It’s crazy to think that back in December, we were at McCormick Place for C2E2 (or CHI/IL, but …six of one) and that there will be yet another C2E2 in […]
Gallery: Friday Cosplay at C2E2 2022
It’s another edition of C2E2! Only 8 months after the last C2E2, this year’s expo of pop culture welcomed fans to McCormick Place ready to have a great time. Much […]
Review: Grant Park Chorus Turns 60 in Full Voice
“The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play,” said the late Austrian composer Richard Strauss. And the beauty of classical […]
Preview: Choose Your Own Adventure at C2E2 2022!
Nature is healing. Summer is in full swing, and Lollapalooza is behind us. Fan Expo kicked off our summer convention circuit, and we, the nerds, will be returning to the […]
Review: Comedian Jo Koy Goes Personal for Easter Sunday, Complete With a Chaotic Family and Mouth-Watering Food
Fully admitting that I have no prior exposure to stand-up comic Jo Koy, I walked into what I believe is his feature debut in a starring role, Easter Sunday, a […]
Review: Claydream Follows the Highs and Lows of a Creator’s Long, Eventful Career in Claymation
What I thought was going to strictly be a loving documentary tribute to the beloved Father of Claymation, Will Vinton (head of Will Vinton Studios), Claydream turned into something both […]
Review: Bloody and Action-Packed Prey Finds a Captivating Prequel Story in a Familiar Franchise
The idea behind the Predator prequel is so simple and so perfect, I’m actually genuinely glad that someone took the time to get it right before they tried filming it. […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/4 and Beyond
Summer is still going strong as a new month rolls in! There are tons of really fun events for everyone to do this weekend. It’s feeling a little more normal […]
Review: All Those People, All Those Lives, Where Are They Now?, Graceland Cemetery, by Adam Selzer
Chicago is young. Compared with the large cities of Africa, Asia, and Europe—hell, compared with the Native American metropolis that occupied the Cahokia Mounds—Chicago is a mere toddler of 189 […]
Review: Lena Dunham’s Sharp Stick Pokes at Dysfunction and Complexity But Never Finds It
Writer/director Lena Dunham burst onto the independent film scene in 2010 with her feature film debut Tiny Furniture, a film that evoked an entire generation’s sense of stasis, an inability to […]