Melodrama gets a bum rap. It’s silly, the cynics say, unrealistic, it’s too much. But when melodrama is done well there’s nothing else like it. The genre appeals to the […]
There’s no denying that there are more movies than ever. Film festivals routinely report higher submission numbers than ever, and it’s next to impossible to keep track of what’s premiering […]
Róisín Murphy is a powerhouse performer. The Irish electropop artist vamps, dances, and whirls from one end of the stage to the other throughout the show. She changes into a […]
For many animation fans, the original Inside Out represents not only the best that Pixar has to offer, but also the depths to which animation as an art-form can go […]
Chicago-based actor Keith Kupferer is your ultimate every-man performer. I’ve seen him in many stage roles over the years (The Humans, God of Carnage, Support Group for Men, Cake) but […]
I have been waiting a long time for the opportunity to catch Allie X live again; especially with her latest immensely synth-heavy record Girl With No Face that I am […]
Change is nothing new to Riot Fest. Starting off as a multi-venue festival before calling Humboldt Park home for a few years, then migrating to Douglass Park, the festival is […]
With summer temperatures beckoning us, Chicago theatergoers may start thinking about an escape to the lush, green countryside of Spring Green, Wisconsin, home of American Players Theatre. For nearly half […]
Seventeen unrelated scenes. Six actors playing nameless characters. Joy and celebration, sadness and grieving, terror and violence. But no discernible plot. Attempts on Her Life, an experimental play by Tuta Theatre, […]
In the second wave of label signings as the music industry descended on Chicago in the mid-’90s, Fig Dish stood out as particularly resistant to playing the major label game. […]
The big finale for Chicago Blues Festival #40 brought gorgeous weather and fevered anticipation for the music. People were lined up early in the sun for the pavilion seats to […]
I’m someone who is devoted to farmers markets, yearns for the season to begin, eagerly awaits CSA drop days, and luxuriates on the idea of a canvas tote and an […]