TCR Mixtape No. 27: Summer Night Drives
There’s something about about driving around on a summer night with the windows down and the music blasting that feels ineffable. What is that feeling and why do we seek […]
Classicisms Offers Articulate, If Incomplete, View of Classical Influences
The University of Chicago Smart Museum of Art’s recently mounted exhibition, Classicisms, presents itself ambitiously. The accompanying text authored by co-curators Larry F. Norman and Anne Leonard states that the […]
Pencil This In: Wicker Park’s Nicolas Cage Film Series Starts Tonight
Wicker Park may be continuing its inevitable path towards total gentrification, but some residents are trying their very best to keep eccentricity alive in the neighborhood. The latest example of […]
Strawberry Fields For Everyone- How To (Locally!) Enjoy The Season’s Sweetest Treats
Summer’s great for a lot of reasons. Beaches are open, it stays light out late, and farmer’s markets, CSAs and grocery stores start getting some of the best bounty of […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/15 – 6/18
We are right in the heat of summer and no rain is going to stop Chicagoans from going out and having some fun! Plus it’s Father’s Day weekend and Marielle […]
Season Five of Orange is the New Black Misses the Mark
When it premiered in 2013, Orange is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan was interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air about the series based on Piper Kerman’s memoir of serving time in […]
12 Fun in the Sun Father’s Day Activities in Chicago
We’re quickly coming up on Father’s Day weekend, and it looks to be a beautiful (if steamy) few days in our area. If you’re celebrating and want to do something […]
Game Review: Dirt 4 is an Engagingly Grimy Rally Racer
The UK based developers Codemasters have been making rally games for close to 20 years now with the Colin McRae Rally series. Dirt 4 is the twelfth game in this […]
Emily Blue on Songwriting: This Friday @ Martyrs’
Emily Blue may be one of Chicago’s most prolific music artists. Which is impressive. But what makes it even more surprising is the fact she just moved to the city. She […]
Horse Lords @ the Hideout: Tattoos For Your Ears
I first stumbled onto Horse Lords at a fourth-floor loft space in Lakeview a couple years ago. The dual drummers were hypnotizing and the saxophone bursts reminded me of all […]
On the Road: Frank Lloyd Wright in Indiana: Samara, a Usonian House
We Chicagoans may think we own most of the work of genius architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed homes that populate the Chicago area, focusing on a concentration of houses […]
Kehlani Exudes Confidence @ Concord Music Hall on 6/7
“Basic! Basic! / Ain’t nothing ‘ bout me basic!” taunts a boisterous Kehlani along with the sold-out crowd at Concord Music Hall, whipping around her waist-length curly weave, claw-like acrylic […]