Sick of the Same Old Gifts?
Gift-giving season is upon us, and with it the existential dread that comes with finding the perfect present. In our modern age of two-day shipping, free returns, and constant stream […]
Interview: Gary Oldman Transforms into Churchill for Darkest Hour
Gary Oldman has been a fearsome force of acting for roughly 35 years, making his earliest mark in film with 1986’s Sid and Nancy, followed the next year by his […]
Windy City Gay Chorus and Treble Quire Delivered Holiday Cheer on Saturday Night
The Windy City Gay Chorus and Treble Quire, led by Artistic Director Dr. Eric Esparza, gave a festive and rousing annual holiday concert at St. James Cathedral on Saturday night. […]
Get Introspective at Fran’s EP Release Show at the Empty Bottle on Tuesday
Over the summer, I attended a show in a Humboldt Park backyard. The headliner of the evening was an artist called Fran. I was drawn in immediately to the melancholy-pop […]
Breath Boom at Eclipse Theatre Reveals the Violence and Dreams of a Bronx Girl Gang
Kia Corthron’s play, Breath Boom, makes us think twice about the nature of gender and violence. The tense and sometimes brutal story focuses on a Bronx girl gang and the […]
Fresh Start To Your Week: 12/4 – 12/6
It feels so odd to be complaining about the warm weather this late into the year. But after looking at the rest of this week’s forecast, it seems those complaints […]
American Theatre Magazine Recognizes Third Coast Review’s Role in Indie Arts Scene
American Theatre magazine, the preeminent professional theater magazine in the U.S., has recognized Third Coast Review as one of the “indie arts sites” that contributes to arts coverage in Chicago […]
A Lesson on Being Young, Dumb, and Broke in Your Mid-20s
It has been a little over a month since I left my full-time job. To say the least, it was not an easy decision, but it was a move I […]
Remy Bumppo’s Puff: Believe It or Not Satirizes French Salons and Modern Hype
Puff: Believe It or Not by Remy Bumppo Theatre is a smart, funny poke in the eye of the contemporary affection for fake news and hype about nothing, set in […]
The Last Days of the Summerdale
The Summerdale Congregational Church, one of the oldest in the Edgewater/Uptown neighborhoods, stood at the corner of Farragut Avenue and Paulina Avenue from 1893 until early 2017. In the final […]
Kurt Elling’s Festive Performance at City Winery
Kurt Elling is a Big Name in jazz. He’s the consummate performer, the professional, and the occasional cheese-ball (but don’t tell him I said so). Originally hailing from Chicago, he’s […]
Halsey Put on a Show for Allstate Arena
It’s hard to have a massive show on a Sunday night, but Halsey did just that on the Sunday before Thanksgiving break. Because her audience includes a ton of younger […]