Review: Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled is a Deftly Handled Update on a Classic
I have to admit that I never got around to Crash Team Racing (CTR) on the PlayStation. I liked kart racing games, but being a Nintendo fan (which I still […]
Review: Brandi Carlile’s Proud Return to Chicago
Brandi Carlile had built a devoted following since she emerged from the Seattle music scene in 2005, with emotion-driven lyrics and a powerful voice that is a little bit folk, […]
Elizabeth Warren at Chicago Town Hall: “We Need Power Elsewhere in the System”
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren brought her stump speech to a packed town hall at the Auditorium Theatre on Friday night, calling out big money in politics, corruption in […]
The Field Museum’s Fantastic Bug Encounters is a Surreal Journey Through the World of Insects
Summertime in the city means it’s time for big things–music festivals, street fairs, parades, baseball and blockbuster exhibits on Museum Campus. Something big always seems to crop up just when […]
Review: Country Music Hopeful Hits All the Right Notes in Wild Rose
In a genre that seems to be quite of the moment, count Wild Rose as the latest entry into films about female musicians searching for themselves, stardom, love…and sometimes all […]
Review: Beatles-centric Yesterday Is Ever So Slightly Off Key
The hardest reviews to write are the ones for greatly anticipated movies that ultimately fall short of expectations. Such is the case with Yesterday, a film that, based on its […]
Review: A Human Experiment at Sea in The Raft
There are two truly fascinating, wildly different documentaries about unique sailing trips being released right on top of each other that are both worth your time. One is Maiden, about […]
Warren, Biden, Buttigieg and Other Democratic Presidential Hopefuls to Appear in Chicago This Weekend
Fresh off the first set of televised debates, several Democratic presidential hopefuls will make appearances in Chicago over the weekend, most at the annual Rainbow PUSH Convention, titled “400 Years […]
Preview: On July 4, the Banner Will Be Spangled… and the Conductor May Be Too
The Grant Park Music Festival presents excellent classical music concerts — for free — throughout the summer at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Nearly all follow classical formalities, […]
Matt Muse Announces His Latest EP Love & Nappyness with the Thrilling “Ain’t No”
Matt Muse, Chicago-based rapper and poet, is steadily rising star and honestly, it’s no surprise. His flow is impeccable as he tackles issues of individuality with a fast and explosive […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/27 – 6/30
We’re at the final weekend of June and there is still so much left to do! Concerts, festivals, Pride celebrations, art, and more are going on in Chicago for this […]
MSI’s 75 Stories Adds Even More History and Context to a Larger Than Life Tale
It was just about two weeks and seventy-five years ago that the United States Navy would attempt and succeed at an extremely difficult mission that would mark the first of […]