Film Review: Atomic Blonde Ultimately Stumbles From Bad Writing
This is actually a tougher film to review than you might think. Allow me to explain. First and foremost, Atomic Blonde has a handful of tremendous action sequences, including one […]
Game Review: Lone Echo is One Giant Leap For Virtual Reality
When virtual reality slowly started to go mainstream in 2016, gamers were hoping for a renaissance. To finally be able to be inside the game – not just controlling an avatar but […]
ArtSea: Shedd Aquarium Unveils Sculpture Ahead of New Exhibit
It’s a seahorse of a different color at the Shedd Aquarium. Visitors to the Waters of the World exhibit, which showcases the vast variety of sea life from all different […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 7/27 – 7/30
It’s another fun weekend with tons of events! Don’t miss out on all the festivals, theater and music events going on in our wonderful city. Plus it looks like the […]
Cap’n Jazz & Hop Along Close Out House of Vans’ House Parties Series on 7/29
House of Vans is the best new venue to experience music at this year. It’s a big warehouse that when transforming into an inviting stage for amazing bands jam out, […]
The Nance Teaches Us Some History in the Midst of Burlesque Routines
The play opens with a bubbly Sylvie (Melissa Young) singing and dancing to “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate” on the stage of an old New York […]
Slack Curation Belies History at the MCA’s To the Racy Brink
In 1967, a small group of curators, art historians, artists, critics, and architects set up shop in the former Playboy headquarters at 237 E. Ontario Street. They shared in a […]
TCR Mixtape No. 29: Lollapalooza 2017
With festival season officially in full swing, we’re going to keep the summer vibes going strong in honor of Lollapalooza 2017. The four day fest is known for booking some […]
Review: Broncho at Subterranean Is Genuinely Fun Without Pretense
There’s something very awkward but freeing about attending a music event alone. Broncho‘s show at Subterranean last week happened to be scheduled during one of the most anticipated nights of […]
Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution Comes to Chicago
“The streets were never full of flowers.” -Bill Graham, Fillmore: The Last Days Visual and auditory introduction to Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution The 1960s promoted revolution, […]
Game Review: Splatoon 2 Stays Fresh
Nintendo has a way of taking a genre of game that could be intimidating to some players, and making it not only accessible, but fun and fresh. Splatoon 2 harnesses […]
Fresh Start to Your Week: 7/24 – 7/26
Summer’s still kicking and there is so much to do in our fantastic city. Let’s give this final full week of July a nice fresh start! MONDAY & TUESDAY, JULY […]