Here I am, on the heels of an energizing Dead & Company double header at Wrigley Field last month. But instead of satiating my appetite for jam music, it’s only made me hungrier. Fortunately for me and other local jam…
The final day of Pitchfork Music Festival was a blast! With the weather behaving for the most part (save for a few moments of rain in the late afternoon), day three offered up a great lineup that leaned heavily towards…
Weather wise, day two of Pitchfork Music Festival got off to a much better start than day one. There were no switch ups or lengthy delays, making for one for the smoother days at Pitchfork Music Festival. The utter lack…
Pitchfork Music Festival is back to its original mid-July dates and was met with an incredible wet welcome. The rain came in right from the get go, possibly knocking out the WIFI and delaying entry to the fest. The rain…
Festivals are back on their usual schedules, so that means we’re massively excited for Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend! As always, PMF is bringing some of the best acts going today with a nice highlight of local acts, diverse sounds…
Fan Expo Chicago on Saturday was a beautiful day. Aside from the fantastic weather, there was a healthy sized crowd of fans making their way to the Donald E Stephens convention center to celebrate their favorite fandoms. We ran into…
Contributing authors: Marielle Bokor and Antal Bokor Rolling up to Fan Expo Chicago we knew we were in for a weekend of great panels from across all fandoms, and as Friday began, we began our yearly endeavor to bring you…
Convention time has officially begun with Thursday’s kickoff to Fan Expo Chicago. Wizard World aficionados will surely see the similarities between this year and prior, but that familiarity isn’t unwelcome. Fan Expo Chicago is the con you know and love,…
Chicago’s only all-documentary film festival, Doc10, has truly established itself over the last seven years as one of the top-tier non-fiction festivals in the nation. Taking place this year primarily at the Davis Theater, May 19-22 (hopefully it will eventually…
Star Trek Mission Chicago continued at McCormick Place today, and if you’d been waiting for things to really kick off, Saturday was the day for it. The lineup of guests and panels was immense, and the weekend brought the…
Some cons sort of amp up to their main day, with a short bit of weeknight programming or a full day that’s got a lot of room to breathe. Not so for Star Trek Mission Chicago, which hit warp…
Featuring films from across the European Union, the Chicago EU Film Festival continues through March 17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center on State Street. As for films to check out over the festival’s second (and last) weekend, our critics…
This year’s Chicago European Union Film Festival continues at downtown’s Siskel Film Center through March 14, and if you’re looking for a film to see on a weeknight, our critics share two options. One might be worth your time…the other,…
Now in its 25th year, the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Chicago European Union Film Festival returns to in-person screenings March 4-17, this year with France claiming the opening night slot (with Lost Illusions, review below). The cinema on State Street…
Yes, the Sundance Film Festival ended more than two weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t still thinking about the films we saw during this year’s all-virtual event. In fact, we’re still writing about them, too. Here, a few…
It was a weird start to the year as January 7th rolled around no Bandcamp Friday occurred. For a minute there, I thought the grand experiment of waived fees allowing all the money to go directly to the bands during…
As Sundance Film Festival rolls on and more films premiere, it’s easier to see just what a stellar line-up this year’s program is, another round of the intriguing, the entertaining and the films you’ll want to watch for when they’re…
It’s been another weird year for music. While things have started looking up with venues opening back up in the latter half of the year and bands getting back into the swing of things, COVID and manufacturing issues still took…
Living Remakes are always a tricky prospect, and one probably shouldn’t engage in remaking one of the greatest movies ever made unless one has something new to say on its themes. Thankfully, award-winning writer Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go,…
Just two days in and the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has featured a number of noteworthy premieres, from documentaries about royalty (both literal and of the music industry sort) and the fiery work of studying volcanos to narratives that recount…
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