How exactly does one discover and come to appreciate a musician as ludicrously amazing as Sean Tillman’s Har Mar Superstar? For me it was through a simple lyric from one of my […]
Har Mar Superstar Rose to the Occasion at Bottom Lounge
3CR’s Guide to a Better November
Election season is almost over. What are we going to do for entertainment now?! Luckily our staff has compiled a list of activities that are better than watching Netflix. STAGES Battle of […]
Review: Sunflower Bean @ Lincoln Hall
October 21st, 2016 at Lincoln Hall was a night of nostalgic, accessible rock music that never crossed the line of unoriginality. Throughout the entire night, whispers circulated in the crowd of such […]
Lyric Opera’s Longer! Louder! Wagner! The Second City Wagner Companion A Fleeting Primer
Jesse Case (left) plays piano as well as Richard Wagner alongside bonafide opera singers Jonah D. Winston (center) and Tracy Cantin (right) in “Longer! Louder! Wagner,” a collaboration between the Lyric Opera and […]
Chicago Humanities Festival: 3CR Staff Picks
I love this time of year for so many reasons– the weather, the leaves, the clothes and color palette, the new appeal of warm seasonal beverages, children playing soccer outdoors, plaid and […]
This Week in Art House Cinema: The Handmaiden, Moonlight and more
It’s been another solid week in cinema here in Chicago. The Chicago International Film Fest wrapped up it’s stellar two week run yesterday. We took a look at Inferno, the latest in […]
Take the Red Theater November Writing Challenge: Write a Short Play Every Day!
Red Theater is issuing a writing challenge to Chicago’s current and future playwrights. Write a new short play every day in November—all 30 days–and post it according to challenge rules. After you […]
Film Review: Inferno, Forgettable
Can we be honest? Ron Howard’s adaptations of author Dan Brown’s ongoing chronicles of symbologist (or whatever his job title is) Robert Langdon were never particularly good. The Da Vinci Code and […]
Third Coast Mixtape No. 8: Contemporary Classical Music from the Ear Taxi Festival
This mix tape was inspired by the Ear Taxi Festival (ETF), an extraordinary event that, over six days, shined a bright light on Chicago’s contemporary classical art music scene. From October 5 […]
Get Weird at Indie Video Game Festival Bit Bash This Weekend
Bit Bash has grown quickly from their humble roots. They started out in 2014 in direct response to a then recent report that video game developers in Chicago and the midwest were […]
Hang Out Around a Campfire and Watch Friday the 13th and Casper This Friday Night At Northerly Island
The Cubs are in the World Series for the first time in over 70 years and the frenzy surrounding them is almost inescapable. Halloween isn’t until Monday, so what are you gonna […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 10/27 – 10/30
The Cubs are in the World Series and it’s Halloween weekend! As if things couldn’t get any better, Your Chicago Curated Weekend is here to fill your days with as many entertaining […]
