The Smoking Popes opened up the Sunday show at The Aragon Ballroom half an hour before tickets even said bands would play. Luckily there were so many folks who showed […]
Developer Rockstar Games doesn’t need an introduction—if you haven’t heard of them directly, you’re certainly aware of either the controversy they have stirred up, or the acclaim they’ve […]
If you’re a Kurt Vonnegut reader, Happy Birthday, Wanda June will sound familiar. I was sure I had read it long ago when I was devouring everything he wrote. But no, […]
One of the many success stories in the field of documentary films released in 2018 is the mountain-climbing thrill ride Free Solo. For those fortunate enough to see 2015’s Meru, […]
In retrospect, my initial impressions (or non-impressions) of the Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. may have been a little biased. Fallout 76 didn’t really seem like something I wanted when it was […]
By George J. Tanber You ate a larger-than-normal lunch and want something light for dinner. Tired of salads? Looking for something different that’s tasty yet simple? Two easy-to-make Middle Eastern […]
Illinois Democrats made their big pitch to voters Sunday with a star-studded rally at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, headlined by former President Barack Obama. “The character of our nation […]
Let’s get this out of the way at the outset; I fucking hate The Grateful Dead. I made a concerted effort in my freshman year of college to like them. […]
[soliloquy id=”40522″] Going into Saves The Day’s performance at Bottom Lounge on Friday, I didn’t know what to expect. In the early 2000s, Saves The Day was a band […]
Saturday night at the Empty Bottle was quite an audio/visual treat. Chicago’s Windbreaker stealthily appeared on stage behind a projection screen full of colorful, glitched out imagery. More than just aesthetic, […]
As someone who grew up always trying to note the names of directors of my favorite music videos, the name Joseph Kahn has been a big part of my history […]
Filmmaker Gabe Polsky is someone who crosses my path every few years, and I’m always excited to see him and what ideas for future projects he’s got cooking. Raised in […]
