Review: An Energized Cat Ridgeway Rocks Subterranean
After my delightful interview with Cat Ridgeway last weekend, as well as several spins of her latest record, Sprinter, I was very excited to see her perform at Subterranean on […]
Review: Documentary White With Fear Traces Race-Based Political Radicalization From Nixon to Trump
Unlike many other issue-oriented documentaries that capitalize on the controversy of the moment and round up a group of talking-head “experts” on a subject to expound on the extremes of […]
Review: Trinity Irish Dance Company’s Season 35 Shares the Spirit of Ireland and Hope
The Trinity Irish Dance Company is the dream of founder and choreographer Mark Howard, which has come to life. Last Saturday, the company concluded its season 35 opener at the […]
Review: Hubbard Street Dance Does a Flashback and Rockets Forward with Its Spring Series
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago opened its Spring Series on May 16 at the Harris Theater. The series closes out season 47 and has me anticipating what lies ahead. The performance consisted of […]
In Between Trains: Music for Union Station
There’s something special about hearing music in a public setting when it is free and unexpected. And when it is held in a train station, especially so. It’s one thing […]
Review: Protest Documentary Deaf President Now! Chronicles a Changing Moment in Deaf Community’s Fight for Rights
From directors Nyle DiMarco (a Deaf activist making his directing debut) and Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for “Superman,” Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie) comes a lesser-known chapter […]
Review: In Its Sixth Installment, Final Destination: Bloodlines Offers Plenty of Death, Smartly Connects the Franchise’s Mythology
Two things have always separated the Final Destination films from other horror franchises. First, the villain (Death) is never seen, only experienced—there are no clever quips or certain types of […]
Review: The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity 1869–1939 Fulfills an Ambitious Goal at Wrightwood 659
In the new exhibit at Wrightwood 659, curators Jonathan D. Katz and Johnny Willis have realized the full version of an ambitious goal. To create an art exhibition that recognizes and […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 5/15 and Beyond
It’s *checks calendar* the middle of May so that means two incredibly hot and rainy days followed by a week of cooler temps. Honestly I wouldn’t have it any other […]
Interview: Local Farms Come to the Table at Farm Bar
Farm Bar recently launched their spring menu which hits all the usual highlights of spring including ramps and asparagus. But the true hero of this seasonal shift on the menu […]
Review: The Antiquities at Goodman Theatre Reminds Us That Humans, As Creative as We Are, May Have an Expiration Date
The Antiquities at Goodman Theatre is a panorama of human invention and storytelling beginning in the 19th century and continuing into the 23rd century, when humans may be .extinct. These scenes […]
Review: Ichiko Aoba’s Beautiful Sounds Delight a Reverent Thalia Hall
There are few venues that can transform themselves for their performers as well as Thalia Hall can. Usually when going to see artists like Ichiko Aoba and Gia Margaret, you […]