Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 4/2 and Beyond
It’s a brand new month so let’s celebrate with tons of wonderful events ready to show you what Chicago has to offer! Whether you’re looking for a theater performance, a […]
Review: Based on the Video Game Franchise, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is for SuperFans, but Few Others
If you like The Super Mario Galaxy Movie or its 2023 predecessor (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the second-biggest film of that year, situated squarely between Barbie and Oppenheimer), then […]
Chicago Is Lit: April Literary Events in and Around Chicago and the Midwest
Here are a handful of literary events happening this month in Chicago and beyond. No fooling. Reading to Support the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights April 3, 2026, […]
Review: The Ally at Theater Wit Relies Too Much on Volume, Rather Than Drama
The Ally, a play now on stage at Theater Wit, is a diatribe more than a drama. The script by Itamar Moses (book for The Band’s Visit) puts a university […]
Review: Amy Wurtz Celebrates Women’s History Month with Daily Livestream Performances and a Closing Recital
For the fourth year running, pianist/composer Amy Wurtz has celebrated Women’s History Month with livestream performances of music by women composers in each of the 31 days of March. While […]
Review: Mournful with a Sweet Melancholy—Colin Meloy at Thalia Hall
He ambles onto the stage to the roar of the crowd. Within minutes—no, sooner—they are eating out of his hands. On a cold Saturday night in Pilsen, Colin Meloy, lead […]
Retrospective: The Who’s Tommy Has Its 50th Anniversary; IMAX Screens Crisp 4K Scan
This article was written by Lauren Weiner. The late ‘60s were a glorious time for music. A big force in that gloriousness was the UK. Said nation produced dozens of […]
Review: Aether & Iron Is a Gorgeous Noir Tale Stuck in Turn-Based Traffic
Also seen on CultureCombine.com. As much as video games have tightened up as safe, corporate products over the years, it’s still awesome to see developers taking chances and swinging for […]
Review: Mike Doughty Rocks Garcia’s with Wit and Warmth
In 2024, after a 25-year hiatus, Soul Coughing, one of the wildest and weirdest bands of the ’90s, reformed for the “We Said it Would Never Happen” tour. Much like […]
Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark at 45 Is Still a Thrill—Live With the Chicago Philharmonic
The Chicago Philharmonic returned to play a live soundtrack in the Philms at the Auditorium series, with guest conductor Thiago Tiberio on Saturday night. The occasion was the 45th anniversary […]
Review: Ulrika Spacek Finds New Ways to Perplex and Delight the Empty Bottle Crowd
What is it with the UK and art rock? Seemingly every year, some group of university students stumbles into each other at a pub or cafe and decides to start […]
Review: Brunch at The Dearborn Is Festive, Fun, and Best Enjoyed with Friends
In the rush of St. Patrick’s Day merriment, my friends and I headed downtown to enjoy brunch at The Dearborn. The founders, Amy and Clodagh Lawless, have incorporated their Irish […]