Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 8/1 – 8/4

It’s another Lollapalooza weekend. The biggest music festival in Chicago is happening right now and tickets are surprisingly (or if you’ve kept up with festival fatigue, unsurprisingly) still available! But […]

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Preview: Aweful Is Actually Pretty Great

Aweful is one of those bands you see around town and think to yourself, haven’t I seen these people in a million other good bands? And what exactly is it […]

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Review: And Then There Were None Brings Bloody Murder to Drury Lane Theatre

And Then There Were None tells the story of ten strangers—Vera Clayton (Cher Alvarez), Justice Wargrave (Matt DeCaro), Mrs. Rogers (Jennifer Engstrom), Emily Brent (Marilyn Dodds Frank), Fred Narracott (Casey Hoekstra), […]

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Hobbs & Shaw

Review: Hobbs & Shaw Have Some Growing Up To Do in Fast & Furious Spin-Off

It’s no secret that the Fast & Furious films (there have been eight up to this point) get bigger and dumber as the numbers get higher. Now apparently, there are […]

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Playtime Radio: Talk About Art, Books, Politics, Music and Magic

Third Coast Review is collaborating with Playtime with Bill Turck and Kerri Kendall. We appear on their Sunday afternoon arts radio show once or twice a month. They’re on WCGO, […]

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Review: The Marías Cast a Spell on Us at Thalia Hall

The Marías invited us to join their cult last Friday at Thalia Hall. To give you a glimpse: During the encore, drummer Josh Conway lured the entire audience to get […]

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Teatro ZinZanni

Review: West Coast’s Teatro ZinZanni Pitches Its Circus Tent in the Loop

The dinner theater revue known as Teatro ZinZanni got its start more than 20 years ago in Seattle, where it launched as a self-described “Moulin Rouge meets Cirque du Soleil,” and […]

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On the Road: Sampling the Beers of Ireland

Last month, I joined my family on a trip to Ireland to celebrate my parents signing their final tuition check my sister’s college graduation. Believe it or not, I found […]

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Setting the Stage

Go Behind the Scenes of Chicago’s Diverse Theater Scene in Setting the Stage Exhibit

As any avid theater-goer in Chicago knows, on any given night there are dozens of options for live productions, from obscure storefront theaters to world-class presentations. The thriving theater sector […]

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Crooklyn

Screens Monthly: Movies, Film Festivals and More in August

In the dead of a Chicago winter, all any of us can think about is the sun and warmth of summer, all the long days and warm breezes made for […]

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Juicy Brews Art Gallery Craft Beer Fest: Creative Collaboration Between Brewing and Design

By Katie Priest Juicy Brews Art Gallery highlights the artists that are sometimes left behind the scene. The Craft Beer Fest, held recently and hosted by Hop Culture and Marz […]

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Skin

Review: Strong Performances Support Skin‘s Story of Redemption

Every year, the Oscars dole out top honors for three short films: one documentary, one animated and one narrative live-action. There’s a complicated qualifying process, a very large selection pool […]

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