Review: Djo Comes Back Home to Chicago for an Exciting Show
It came with no surprise that Djo, the viral musical moniker of actor and musician Joe Keery, took over Chicago’s Lollapalooza Music Festival over the last week! Not only was […]
Wide Open Doors: Bookstore Romance Day at The Last Chapter Book Shop
On Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10, Roscoe Village’s The Last Chapter Book Shop is celebrating Bookstore Romance Day. Amanda Anderson, the store’s owner and dedicated proponent for romance […]
Review: Kokandy’s Amélie Recreates the Film Classic
Kokandy Productions kicks off its 2025 season with the Chicago premiere of the musical adaptation of the 2001 French film, Amélie. The play is directed and choreographed by Derek Van […]
Chicago Lit/Arts Zine The Ground Is Uneven Seeks Contributors
When it came time to choose between literature and the law, Adam Kaz went with the written word. Now the writer, editor, and critic (and regular contributor to Third Coast […]
Bites: What Actor Aurora Penepacker Eats in a Day
Amelie is one of the most beloved, fanciful and visionary films set in Paris. For those, like me, who rewatch the movie over and over, Kokandy Productions is bringing all […]
Review: Location, Location, Location…and Boosters, Chicago before the Fire, by Louis P. Cain
For much of Chicago’s history, its strident boosters with their overblown assertions of the city’s present and, even more, its future greatness have been a subject of ridicule. In 1952, […]
Review: Troubadour with a Brush— the Rory McEwen Exhibit at the Driehaus Museum
I knew of Rory McEwen as a singer of Scottish balladry and topical songs. But I never knew he was a highly respected botanical artist—until now. Presented in association with […]
Review: Sasha Velour Sashays into Steppenwolf with The Big Reveal Live Show for Limited Run
Sexy siren and drag superstar Sasha Velour won the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2017 with her iconic, signature reveal, which she brings in spades to the Steppenwolf […]
Review: Grant Park Orchestra, Joseph Young, and Steven Osborne Overcome a Dark and Stormy Night
It was a dark and stormy night. … Well, it seemed like it was going to be, but the Grant Park Orchestra managed to perform its regularly scheduled concert at […]
Quick Spins: Violets, OK Cool, Danimal Farm, Post Animal
Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]
Review: Taran Egerton Takes the Wheel in She Rides Shotgun, a Gritty Yet Predictable Ride
She Rides Shotgun, directed by Nick Rowland, is a crime thriller that, in many ways, feels familiar: a lovable, broken hero, a seemingly impossible goal, and—no spoilers—a painfully predictable ending. […]
Review: Architecton Finds Poetry in Concrete, Stone, and a World in Transition
A few years ago, filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky made the beautifully photographed and extraordinary Gunda, a documentary about the lives of farm animals that has stuck with me since I first […]