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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

Cadien Lake James whirls his head while landing each note to each riff on his semi-hollow guitar. His hair obscures his face and his rapid head swivels make him look […]

As more artists have access to drawing tablets and the ability to draw or paint digitally on a screen, the debate continues whether digital artwork will ever gain the same […]

Summer is here, and it couldn’t come with better timing as Mamby on the Beach is fast approaching. If you saw our preview of the fest, it’s clear that we are […]

The Grant Park Festival kicks off its 2017 season this Wednesday with Vadim Gluzman wielding the violin in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s fiery Violin Concerto. Carlos Kalmar returns for his […]

Guest author Evan Bryson studied painting and writing in Indiana. He lives in Chicago and works in higher ed. Stephen Florida is a real goddam puzzler. I read it everywhere, […]

Based on E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel, Ragtime, now playing in a production by Griffin Theatre Company at the Den Theatre, weaves together three families’ stories at the beginning of the […]

Set in 1913 Atlanta and written in 1998 (the same year it won two Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score), Parade recounts the events surrounding the lynching […]

The sun’s out and it’s sweltering, so why not take advantage of the Chicago weather with some outdoors fun! Millennium Park’s music and film series start up this week as […]