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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
Open Books‘ two stores in the West Loop and Pilsen are brightly decorated, and the shelves are filled with prose, poetry, and everything in between. You can find anything from […]
