13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI To say that the events leading up to and during the Battle of Benghazi were confusing and complex doesn’t even begin to cover it. Since […]
“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 26-year-old Cunningham — who boast collective musical resumes that include Kids These […]
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 started 3CR, there was some debate as to whether or not 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, Chicago can warm up amid the winter with the Tomorrow Never Knows […]
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 people look forward to lunch time than going home for the day, […]
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 new book. They can be a monthly or an annual event. They […]
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 provide all manner of thespians, musicians, playwrights and performers an opportunity to […]
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 Chicago History Museum at 6pm on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The 97-minute film […]
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 at Martyrs’. The event will include a collection of talented writers and […]
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 the Evidence. Collectively, the four-track list breathes a consistent, silky-smooth rhythm that […]
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. ‘A horrible shock,’ one friend said. The very weekend that his final […]
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 might be the music of All Them Witches, a psychedelic-blues foursome that […]
