The pop-culture industry loves to resurface detritus from my youth, add a little polish, and launch it on whatever streaming service I'm most likely to drop due to rising subscription […] …
A Step Ahead Chess brings kids together online and in person. The post Making good moves appeared first on Chicago Reader.
If you're interested in queer Chicago history, you'll definitely want to check this out: At 6 PM, Sidetrack (3349 N. Halsted) is celebrating the release of Last Call Chicago: A […] The pos…
The national art supply retailer hosts the grand opening of its new Loop location on October 21 If you've been wondering about all the excitement at that impossible-to-miss building with [ 
Gossip Wolf has been hip to Chicago rapper and singer Angelenah, aka Ashley Hart and Angel Davanport, ever since she released the 2018 EP Sore but Grateful. She's been sharpening […] The p…
Clara de AsÃÂs is a Spanish-born, France-based multi-instrumentalist and sound artist who uses played and collected sounds as prompts to focus the power of the listener's attention on the …
In communities reeling from gun violence, Black women caregivers do work that is often underpaid, undervalued, and hidden from public view. The post The unsung women healing Chicago appeared…
Founded in 1999, Swedish power-metal veterans Sabaton cast a microscopic gaze on the horrors of war with a sweeping, majestic, and anthemic sound that walks the line between empathizing with…
A new consent decree is a victory against CPD abuse years in the making. The post The right (to a) call appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Palmer Square Art Fair and Queer Social Club are teaming up to debut Queer Art Party at Sleeping Village (3734 W. Belmont). From noon-5 PM, vibe out to queer art, […] The post Queer Art Pa…
Head to the basement and grab those Super 8 films Grandpa shot at the forest preserve picnic: it's Chicago Home Movie Day. Chicago Film Archives and the Chicago Film Society […] The post H…
It's rare for me to be surprised by a painting show, but I didn't see "Taking Shape" coming. The exhibition is a generous survey of abstract art made from the […] The post Abstraction and …
Covering theater in Chicago is sometimes about writing valedictions for companies that have decided it's time to fold up the tent. In the past couple of weeks, two such announcements […] T…
Today kicks off the American Indian Center's 69th Annual Chicago Powwow, which runs through Sunday (10/9). From 10 AM-6 PM each day, thousands will gather at Schiller Woods (events in […] …
Today is the final day for the online portion of this year's Reeling: the Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. The 40th annual celebration of LGBTQ+ filmmakers and new queer cinema [â…
Residentes y organizadores realizaron su propio concierto y exigieron: 'Devuélvanos nuestro Douglass Park'. The post Un concierto para el pueblo appeared first on Chicago Reader.
As soon as the trio turn up, Hocus Pocus 2 immediately becomes compelling and enjoyable. The post Hocus Pocus 2 appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Had the movie embraced its creepier glimmers, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile may have been an appropriately horrific October release. Instead, it bears only the suggestion of such a thing and never f…
Tár is mesmerizing. Cate Blanchett's masterful performance captivates the screen for nearly three hours as the principal character precipitously heads toward her downfall or strings toget…
Any thoughtful or true exploration of mental illness and how it manifests is cast aside in favor of the increasingly gory encounters that torment Rose. The post Smile appeared first on Chica…
Dr. Barbra Joan Frankenstreisand (Tyler Anthony Smith)"that ultimate hyphenate: superstar-mad scientist"has commandeered the stage at the Raven Room at Redline VR bar for what she calls a "c…
Welcome to Florence, circa 1485, where the Medicis rule by fear and favors"and where their favorite bad-boy artist, Sandro Botticelli, is about to fuck around (literally) and find out. Canad…
The sound design hits you first in Alma, Benjamin Benne's 70-minute two-hander that uses a mother-daughter relationship to depict precisely how inextricable the political is from the persona…
Over the past few weeks, it's becoming obvious that not all of MAGA actually believes the poison they've been peddling. Not that it makes that poison any less toxic, or […] The post MAGA f…
"Extraordinary," muses Amanda, the heroine of Noël Coward's Private Lives, "how potent cheap music is." Her rueful observation, uttered while she is standing on the terrace of a hotel whe…