There’s something about about driving around on a summer night with the windows down and the music blasting that feels ineffable. What is that feeling and why do we seek it? Whether […]
TCR Mixtape No. 27: Summer Night Drives
TCR Mixtape No. 26: Dreamy Vibes
Well, I set off to create a playlist of 10 dream-inducing ballads, but I ended up with 70—turns out it’s way too difficult to narrow down these gorgeous, layered songs, each full […]
TCR Mixtape No. 25: That Gum You Like Is Going To Come Back In Style
It is happening again. Honestly I didn’t think it would ever happen again. I was too young to have watched the show when it originally aired, but its legacy and legend seemed […]
TCR Mixtape No. 24: April Showers Bring May Wallflowers
Spring has sprung, y’all! Despite the capricious weather’s best efforts, the flowers are flaunting their new blossoms, the grass is green again, and the sun beams a little brighter and a little […]
Third Coast Rewind: Chicago Lawyer Heads North to Defend Pipeline Protestors
Melinda Power works in a storefront law office on Division Street, between the two gateways that demarcate the Puerto Rican community. Many of her everyday clients are members of the Puerto Rican […]
TCR Mixtape No. 23: Chill Out and Dance
I’ll be the first to admit it, I’m not a great dancer. However, that hasn’t stopped me from taking classes, participating in quinceañera waltzes when I was younger, and awkwardly cutting a […]
TCR Mixtape No. 22: Break-up Bands
Richard Thompson is playing three sold out shows at Old Town School of Folk Music over Sunday April 9th and Monday April 10th. If you don’t know him, Thompson is one of […]
TCR Mixtape No. 21: Happy 10!
My how time flies. It only seemed like yesterday there wasn’t snow on the ground and Chicago wasn’t plunged into another arctic spell, but life moves on. Mother Nature’s peculiar attitude may […]
TCR Mixtape No. 20: Shoop Shoop Into Spring
Alright, I’ll be honest. My original theme was going to be songs infused with dreamy vibes (that’s up for my next turn, I promise!). But, if you’re like me and had all […]
TCR Mixtape No. 19: In It, Out of It, Beyond It
Ah, Valentine’s Day. It may have already passed but its residual effects are still kicking. No matter how you feel about the day, and there are plenty of feelings surrounding that day […]
TCR Mixtape No. 18: Wake Up!
The wintertime lull is still here, and that may have a few people down in the dumps. Chicago, ever the most flirtatious of cities, has teased us with a few glimpses of […]
TCR Mixtape No. 17: Hyperlocal Edition
We know that you know Chance The Rapper. We know that you know Twin Peaks. We definitely know that you know Wilco. But who are the up and comers in The Windy […]