Review: Inside Noname’s Room 25
“Maybe this the album you listen to in your car When you driving home late at night Really questioning every god, religion, Kanye bitches Maybe this is the entrance before […]
Review: Rolling Blackouts at Lincoln Hall
Rolling Blackouts Costal Fever ran through a rollicking set to a sold-out Lincoln Hall crowd which bounced along. The Australians are touring on the back of their debut full-length “Hope […]
Reeling 2018: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
With 31 features and 19 short film programs being screened—all of them Chicago premieres—the 36th edition of Reeling (the second-oldest LGBTQ film festival in the world) runs Sept. 20-30 at […]
Bit Bash’s Fabricade Shines with Unique, Exclusive and Experimental Game Experiences
This past weekend, while Riot Fest was amping up for its first day in Douglas Park, a different kind of alternative experience was happening in River West, with Bit Bash’s Fabricade. In lieu […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/20 – 9/23
It’s official, this Saturday marks the end of summer! Don’t let that get you down, the events are still going strong. With art nights, fantastic movies in a beautiful format, […]
Alter Brewing Keeps Flavor Local With Lyman Woods Honey Wheat Ale
On September 8, Alter Brewing and Downers Grove Park District put on their Field to Fermenter event. This precedes the release of a fall staple for Alter and Downers Grove […]
Chicago Museums Partner with Smithsonian Magazine for Museum Day on September 22
The city of Chicago is filled with high-class museums and institutions. Each year, countless residents and out-of-town visitors flock to popular destinations such as the Adler Planetarium and the DuSable […]
Feature: Orion Ensemble Kicks off its 26th Season Sunday
One of Chicago’s longest running chamber music groups will be kicking off its 26th season, The Journey Continues, with three concerts starting this Sunday. The Orion Ensemble is a quartet […]
Shaw’s Wit Shines Through the Silliness in City Lit’s Arms and the Man
City Lit Theater’s new production of George Bernard Shaw’s 1894 play, Arms and the Man, takes full advantage of its broad humor. Perhaps Shaw’s most frothy script, director Brian Pastor directs […]
Interview: Jessica Hopper Shares Her Chicago in Night Moves
It’s 2004 through 2008. We’re taken through Chicago through Jessica Hopper’s eyes, to a show, to a nighttime tour of the city by bike, to a warehouse party. We’re given […]
McDonald’s Workers Fight Harassment, More Mayoral Candidates, Van Dyke Trial Continues – TCT 09-19-18
We’re back after an extra long Riot Fest weekend and some backend website stuff. So much has happened since last week, it feels like that might as well have been […]
Interview: Patrick Van Wagoner Discusses Audiotree Music Festival’s Focus on Growth & Music Discovery
There are so many festivals vying for your attention that it’s pretty easy for some of the smaller ones to get lost in the shuffle. However, it’s usually the more […]