The eight graduates of the Actors Gymnasium’s first circus training program might have been keyed up about their showcase performance, but the audience wouldn’t have known it because their training […]
Logan Square’s Quenchers Saloon was packed Friday night when Faade headlined the evening for their very first live performance as a group. Kaleidoscope images trickled through the room from behind […]
[soliloquy id=”4959″] Joan of Arc is one of those bands cemented into the history of Chicago’s music scene. Formed after the demise of Capn’ Jazz (another Chicago music staple), […]
I have been a terrible book reviewer, in both ways that can be taken. I meant well, oh I did. I even have a cadre of shit-lit lined up, […]
Five classical circus performers visited the Chicago Philharmonic this past Saturday night to ring in the orchestra’s new tenure at Harris Theater. The performances blended the music of Rimsky-Korsakov and […]
The struggles of single parenthood and the dread of losing a child cause the worlds of Conor (Dan Waller) and Susan (Jodi Kingsley) to spin out of control in the tense […]
WEINER “Same Old Schlong & Dance,” “Weiner’s Second Coming,” “Weiner Pull Out,” “Weiner’s Rise & Fall,” “Tip of the Weiner,” “Weiner Exposed,” “Weiner: I’ll Stick It Out.” These are examples […]
[soliloquy id=”4817″] Sometimes it’s a sandwich with extra bread and bacon. Sometimes it’s a smart leather jacket, or a key to get into that sweet teak sauna. As they […]
Rush Hour Concerts is offering a perfect way to end the work day with its 17th season of free chamber music concerts at St. James Cathedral. Running every Tuesday from […]
The Chicago Sinfonietta wrapped up its 2016 season Monday night with a heartfelt homage to its founder and shaper, Paul Freeman, who died this past summer. Freeman was a beloved […]
Holy smokes, is it already the last weekend of May? It seems that just as molecules move faster in rising heat, so too does time. Another glorious, energized, wonderful Chicago […]
Living between several major cities, William Cordova is an artist and curator who works with themes of transition, displacement, language, and culture. His drawings, installations, and sculptures, include ephemera that […]
