Film Review: Deepwater Horizon, A Textbook Example of a Modern Disaster Movie
The problem I’ve often had with films directed by Peter Berg, even the ones I’ve liked, have been that he feels the need to have all the knobs turned up […]
Third Coast Mixtape No. 5: The Come Up
This collection of songs is inspired by my neighborhood, parents’ parting words before going out, nights that quickly shift into early mornings, missed calls, mismatched outfits, radio static that interrupts my […]
Preview: Celebrate French Culture with Performance Poetry
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the “sister city” cultural partnership of Chicago and Paris, the Chicago Sister Cities Paris Committee presents French Connection 2016 at The Poetry Foundation […]
Angel Olsen Rewarded a Patient Thalia Hall with an Intense Performance
[soliloquy id=”7043″] Somewhere in the middle of Angel Olsen’s ever climbing 90 minute set, a passionate member of the crowd joyfully shouted out “You’re a rockstar now!” Olsen smiled and […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 9/29 – 10/2
September has come to an end and the spooky month of October just can’t wait. I was almost going to rename this week’s post to “Your Chicago Curated Saturday” considering […]
Wildly Talented Ensemble Shines in Wonderful Town at Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre’s vibrant production of Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town recounts a tale as old as time: two sisters migrate from the countryside to the big city in the hopes of becoming […]
Fresh Local Lit: An Excerpt from Iggy Aloysius’ Fishhead. Republic of Want
Fishhead. Republic of Want is an experimental novel by Ignatius Valentine Aloysius in the style of Cervantes and Borges, where Fate is the overarching narrator, addressing love and human behavior within […]
Rock ’n’ Roll Isn’t Dead: A Giant Dog Talks to Us and Opens for Titus Andronicus Tonight at the Bottom Lounge
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dBvZLehlNs] “I’m too old to die young,” frontwoman Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog belts out on “Sex & Drugs.” These lyrics, along with lines like “you’ve been told […]
EXPO, EXPO, Read All About It!
The air buzzes over the grand floors of Navy Pier’s Festival Hall where mini galleries are set like city blocks as guests navigate the aisles. There are colors everywhere: nestled […]
Preview: Contemporary Classical Music Takes Center Stage at the Ear Taxi Festival
An underappreciated facet of Chicago’s rich cultural offerings goes on display next week when the first-ever, multi-day festival devoted to contemporary classical art music begins. For six days–October 5-10–the Ear […]
Margaret Glaspy and Bad Bad Hats Stun at the Green Mill
I’d never been to the Green Mill before, which is odd considering I live in the neighborhood and it’s one of Chicago’s most, if not the most, notable jazz venues in the […]
Superb Acting and Staging Make Court’s Man in the Ring a Knockout
“I killed a man and the world forgives me. I loved a man and the world wants to kill me.” Emile Griffith’s summation of his life also sums up Michael […]