Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 4/18 and Beyond
Well, the nice weather was fun while it lasted. Back to 50s and 60s in our temps, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find something to do this weekend! Thankfully […]
Review: Mannequin Pussy Solidifies Their Stardom at Thalia Hall
What better way to spend a Wednesday evening than being in the same room as Philadelphia indie punk band Mannequin Pussy, while both moshing and crying to their lyrics at […]
Review: Minor Moon Dances and Sways Back Into the Limelight With Album The Light Up Waltz
I don’t know how it happened, or if I even deserved such graciousness, but right around the time I moved to Chicago in 2021, Apple Music randomly put a Minor […]
Review: Midwest Premiere of From Here to Eternity Opens in Milwaukee
War is hell, they say. But the months leading up to war can also be a kind of hell, as demonstrated by the characters in From Here to Eternity, a […]
Review: Pianist Yefim Bronfman Is Riveting at Symphony Center
Yefim Bronfman gave an exhilarating piano recital at Symphony Center on Sunday afternoon. In doing so, he demonstrated possession of everything a concert pianist needs to keep an audience riveted. […]
Interview: The Greatest Hits Filmmaker and Stars Lucy Boynton and Justin H. Min Discuss the Film’s Ties to Music, Memory and a Unique Love Triangle
Ten years ago, writer/director Ned Benson made a film—actually three films—called The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, starring Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, that attempted to explore the inner workings of […]
Your 3CR Guide to Record Store Day 2024
It’s that time of year again where physical music fans get together for Record Store Day with a full day of exclusive releases, live bands, and more freebies than you […]
Review: Batman 1989 With the Chicago Philharmonic: Zap! Pow! Zonk!
My first experience with Batman was on television in 1966. The show blended live action with cartoonish settings and hammy acting. It never occurred to me as a 6-year-old that […]
Review: Beware of Scary Fairies in Impostor Theatre’s Beyond the Garden Gate
Impostor Theatre Co.’s newest production is a sight to make your skin crawl, but you won’t be able to look away from the spectacle. Beyond the Garden Gate (written by Mallory Swisher […]
Review: Maria João Pires Entertains With Mozart and Debussy
Maria João Pires gave an enjoyable performance at Northwestern’s Galvin Recital Hall in Evanston on Friday evening. Having listened to several of her recordings over the years and watched her […]
Review: For a Good Time, Call Ondřej Pšenička’s 52 Lovers at the Magic Lounge
If you have never been, the Magic Lounge in Andersonville is a former laundry with a facade of machines tumbling clothes when you walk in. The magic begins at the […]
Review: Nana at Trap Door Theatre Reimagines Zola’s Tale of Sexual and Financial Greed
The production is a visual spectacle. Ten actors in colorful, period costumes and stylized makeup perform on the tiny stage, which is tricked out with a more elaborate set design […]