Pitchfork Music Festival Lineup Announcements Begin Today!
We’re getting close to music lovers favorite time of year again: festival season. But before we all deck out in our favorite festival threads, it’s announcement season, when the lineups […]
Review: Kingdom Come: Deliverance Manages Fun Gameplay, Historical Accuracy
Warhorse Studios has finally released its long-awaited epic Kingdom Come Deliverance. An open-world role-playing game set in historical Bohemia and based on a true story, Kingdom Come does something that […]
Review: Indie Game Past Cure Has AAA Look, Not Much Else
Minor plot spoilers ahead: One thought kept coming back as I played though the first few hours of Past Cure, the third-person action/stealth debut from German indie developer, Phantom 8 […]
Black Ensemble Theater’s Hail Hail Chuck Will Make You Get Out Your Chuck Berry Records
The Black Ensemble Theater has a new musical story on stage, a tribute to the late great guitarist Chuck Berry, who died a year ago. Hail Hail Chuck: A Tribute […]
Review: Debris Never Breaks the Surface
Minor spoilers throughout, and major spoilers when noted below: Moonray Studios’ debut title Debris was born from an initial meeting between a PhD Neuroscientist and the small Canadian development team. […]
The Mowgli’s Joyful Vibes Filled Schubas
I first heard The Mowgli’s in 2012, when WXRT played “San Francisco” on a new music segment. I recall being struck by the song’s earnestness. It opened with the lyrics, […]
Money Bonds Still a Problem in Cook County Court System
The Coalition to End Money Bond—a group that has been working to end cash bail in Chicago—has found that while positive changes have been made in Central Bond Court towards […]
Emanuel, Johnson Put Pressure on Lawmakers to Enact Gun Control
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling on lawmakers and Governor Bruce Rauner to pass a package of gun control legislation, which is expected to be taken up for votes on […]
Macy’s to Sell Top Floors of State Street Building
Macy’s plans to sell off part of its building on State Street in a deal that would net the retail giant $30 million. The company will sell floors 8 through […]
Renowned Chicago Chef Rick Bayless Gives Back to the Theater Community
Top Chicago Chef Rick Bayless has announced $10,000 grants to 17 local theater companies. The donations are the first made since Bayless formed the Bayless Family Foundation. New ways to […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Sunday Dinner Pork Roast- Good Any Day of the Week!
Nothing says Sunday night dinner like roast pork! Not just any roast pork, but one adorned with herbs and tangy currant jelly glaze. And that’s What’s Cooking at Third Coast […]
Celebrate George Harrison and Great Music at Music Box Theatre’s Concert for George
To celebrate George Harrison’s 75th birthday (which is actually Feb. 25), select theaters across the country will screen a remastered in 5.1 Stereo Surround Sound version of Concert for George, […]