There aren’t many shows out there that can get away with removing its main characters for a full episode, are there? (Really just The Leftovers, now that I think about […]
It’s rare that I go out of my way to hear a particular piece of music, but that’s what I did Monday night when Music of the Baroque played their […]
The latest episode of Succession, “Living+,” opens with a shot of Logan Roy (Brian Cox). Immediately, the viewer can tell that this isn’t real—the guy’s not really a part of […]
Antonio Edwards Suarez tells the story of his Latino/Black/Irish family in 80 poetic and emotional minutes of story and dance. The one-man play—Antonio’s Song / I Was Dreaming of a […]
Fucked Up, the Canadian punk rock band, is renowned for their electrifying live performances and the captivating stage presence of vocalist Damian Abraham. Their recent show at Thalia Hall on […]
Is there much more to be said of the “White gaze” aka how Black people are viewed, accepted into society, or doomed to the systemic spoils of racism? That is […]
Nobody knows anything about Homer except what’s in the Iliad and the Odyssey, and, even there, it gets dicey, as James I. Porter details in his challenging and provocative Homer: […]
Imagine, if you will, a softer world. Literally. Your coziest outfit, your squishiest ‘mallow, your favorite pets, snacks, beverages – your couch, the sun streaming in the windows and nothing […]
Rarely has growing old sounded so goldanged catchy, but Baby Teeth‘s return to the music scene after their breakup in 2012 finds the group packaging the aches and pains of […]
How could Third Coast Percussion top their gorgeous rendering of Metamorphosis by Philip Glass? Stir in some gravity and body structure-defying dance. What TCP does with percussion is make music […]
Now in its eighth edition, the weekend-long Doc10 Film Festival is Chicago’s only all-documentary film festival. Every year, the festival screens 10 of the best documentaries (including a program of […]
Young adulthood is a creative propellant for comics. Halfway between childhood and middle age, it’s a period rich in discovery, risk, embarrassment, and bliss. All powered by infuriatingly perfect health, […]
