Mr. Carmack’s Comfort Zone
My best friend and I have a habit of sending each other links to new songs, artists and articles. Inspirational…
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R.O.W.E. Week 2: Zelda
I’m Brianna Kratz, a Chicago poet and reader. For 2016 I am reading only women authors for my Read Only…
Get Refreshed at MCA Prime Time: ⌘R
Last year the Museum of Contemporary Art added an after-hours series called MCA Prime Time to their already fantastic events…
In ATC’s Bruise Easy, Two Siblings Try to Remedy a Broken Past
American Theater Company’s world premiere of Bruise Easy is a troubling play about two siblings trying to establish a…
All Them Witches’ Smoke-Filled Lincoln Hall Seance
I knew I was in for a wild, primal evening of music at Lincoln Hall for the second night of…
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, Mustang, Lamb, The Benefactor, Moonwalkers
13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI To say that the events leading up to and during the Battle of…
“Your handy mobile band!”: A Conversation with Macie and Sima of Homme
Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham didn’t actually mean to start a band. In the summer of 2014, 22-year-old Stewart and…
Your Curated Chicago Weekend
Every Thursday morning, we help you plan the best way to spend your upcoming weekend in this glorious city. When we…
Cold? Come Indoors: Tomorrow Never Knows Kicks Off Winter Festival
You can’t find a music festival during the winter in just any city. But, thanks to Schubas and Lincoln Hall,…
Cafe Mustache’s Granola Scone: a love story
It’s nearly lunch hour at my office. This is perhaps the most anticipated hour of the day. I bet more…
Worldwide Reading Event: Local Authors Support Jailed Poet Ashraf Fayadh
Live lit events in Chicago can achieve various things at different times. They can be a celebration, perhaps for a…
Rhinofest Back for 27th Year; Beau O’Reilly Tells About It
Rhinofest is about to kick off its six-week run at Prop Thtr, from January 16 to February 28. As usual, it will…
History Museum to Show Algren Documentary + The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren: The Movie, a documentary about Nelson Algren, the icon of the Chicago literary underworld, will be screened at the…
CHIRP Radio’s “First Blood” at Martyrs’
CHIRP Radio will be presenting its quarterly storytelling event The First Time with its newest incarnation First Blood January 14…
Kerosene Stars Stay Lit in New EP “Burn the Evidence”
Even a bitter cold Chicago can’t refuse the soft, tight and warm embrace of the Kerosene Stars’ latest EP Burn…
An Uncertain Future: Homage to David Bowie
Thoughts on the death of David Bowie (1947-2016), by Chicago author June Skinner Sawyers. An Uncertain Future We weren’t prepared.…
All Them Witches’ Michael Parks Talks Mysticism, The Hero’s Journey, and Why He Bows To The Microphone
I graduated from Vanderbilt University in May. Besides my degree, the best thing I took away from my time in Nashville…
Sympathy, Said the Shark: POV Thriller Premieres at Facets
Sympathy, Said the Shark, a new POV thriller produced by Chicago native Casey Morris, will premiere in Chicago at Facets Cinematheque in Lincoln…
R.O.W.E. Week 1: A Question of Apology
I’m Brianna Kratz, a Chicago poet and reader. For 2016 I am reading only women authors for my Read Only…
Dorothy Milne on Chicago’s Vibrant Storytelling Scene and the 19th Year of Fillet of Solo
Fillet of Solo is an annual three week, multi-venue festival celebrating Chicago’s storytelling and live lit scene. Originally produced by…
