Ask Dr. Ruth

Review: Frank Talk, Tough Memories and All Sorts of Charm in Ask Dr. Ruth

Last year, audiences got an up close and personal look into the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, with the acclaimed documentary RBG. (Actually, they got two […]

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Review: ionnalee Takes the Bottom Lounge on a Galactic Journey

Swedish singer and songwriter, ionnalee, brought an out of this world performance to the Bottom Lounge Sunday evening on her “Remember The Future” headlining U.S. tour. ionnalee’s dancy electropop style, […]

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Preview: Partner Gets Quirky On New EP, But Will Bring The Rawk To Hideout Sunday

Partner’s 2017 debut album In Search of Lost Time still logs regular listens in my household. It’s an album filled with catchy guitar pop that lays heavy on the distortion […]

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Review: Music Doc Satan & Adam Explores an Unlikely Musical Partnership

In this feature debut from editor-turned-director V. Scott Balcerek, we follow the sometimes tentative, always moving friendship and musical partnership between elderly, black guitarist/singer Sterling Magee (known frequently as Mr. […]

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Lit,

Interview: Beyond Kaploom: Author T.J. Martinson on Chicago, Super Heroics, and More

T.J. Martinson’s debut novel, The Reign of the Kingfisher (Flatiron Books) came out March 5. Born in Kankakee, IL, and a current Bloomington, IN resident, he is currently pursuing a […]

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Review: Long Shot Isn’t Afraid to Be Both Silly and Serious

Imagine a comedy set in the world where a woman becoming president isn’t the butt of most of the jokes—how refreshing. In fact, in the new film Long Shot, the […]

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Hail Satan?

Review: The Good Work of the Devil in Hail Satan?

One of the very best reasons to make a documentary is to provide a glimpse into a lifestyle, culture or movement to which audiences might not otherwise be exposed. The […]

Lisa Trifone /

Review: Itzhak Perlman and Evgeny Kissin Wonderfully Resumes Chamber Music Concerts at Symphony Center

Symphony Center Presents resumed its strike-interrupted season on Wednesday night with violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Evgeny Kissin offering a program of repertoire standards. The pairing of Kissin, who, in […]

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Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/2 – 5/5

It’s a big weekend for amazing events in Chicago! And with the weather turning away from the April showers, you have no excuse for not getting out there and exploring […]

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Lit,

Book Review:“The Beauty of Inclusion,” Chicago Treasure by Larry Broutman, Rich Green, and John Rabias

Chicago Treasure by Larry Broutman, Rich Green, and John Rabias Lake Claremont Press Is Chicago a fairy-tale city? Wait a minute. I’ve asked that before. But it’s a question worth […]

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Review: Bad Suns Outshine the Saturday Night Snowstorm at House of Blues

[soliloquy id=”50794″] It’s no surprise that California rock band, Bad Suns, played a sold-out show at the House of Blues on Saturday night. Bad Suns uplifted the stormy vibe with […]

Andrew Lagunas /

Wear It’s At: Tech and Textiles Meet at MSI Chicago’s Wired to Wear Exhibit

Technology moves along at impressive speeds. Not so long ago, the concept of a portable computer was a far-off notion. Enter the smartphone, which took over as phone, music player, […]

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