TCR Mixtape No. 34: New City Sounds
Movement is essential to sound. A playlist is essential to moving. I moved to Chicago at the beginning of the month and started my first full-time job a couple of […]
All Day I Dream Felt Like a Fairytale
Last weekend, hundreds of techno fans flocked to Tom Ping Park in Chinatown for a one of a kind event. All Day I Dream is a one-day festival celebrating the […]
Give a Home: Julien Baker Supported Refugees Through Sofar Sounds Benefit Concert
“It’s been a while since I played in a living room,” Julien Baker said as she held an acoustic guitar. “I spent the first half of my career in living […]
All-Female Suffragist Shakespeare Shines in The Taming of the Shrew
How do you address the ever-problematic female groveling speeches in Shakespeare’s sexist play? Chicago Shakespeare Theatre throws a powerhouse, A-list, all-female cast at old Will’s The Taming of The Shrew, […]
Film Review: Judi Dench Reigns in Charming, Light-hearted Victoria & Abdul
It’s strange to think of Victoria & Abdul as a sequel of sorts, but it’s impossible not to with Judi Dench reprising her role as Queen Victoria, a part she […]
Film Review: Tom Cruise Is Maverick Gone Bad in Fast-Paced American Made
It’s no coincidence that my favorite Tom Cruise performances are those in which he plays a character who doesn’t jump out as the obvious hero. Look at what he pulls […]
Audiotree Festival 2017: Day Two in Review
Our Lit section editor, Emma Terhaar, and music writer, Colin Smith, traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan, last weekend to catch the fifth annual Audiotree Festival. Here’s their report on day two. […]
Film Review: In California Typewriter, the Written Word is Having a Moment
What I thought would be a quaint documentary about typewriter enthusiasts is actually a deeply intimate profile of a repair and restoration store in Berkeley, Calif., that’s been in operation […]
Film Review: Concert Film Meets Championship Season in Pearl Jam’s Let’s Play Two
I must begin this review with a major example of full disclosure. I’m a die-hard Pearl Jam fan; I’ve been in the band’s fan club since their second album (I […]
A Q&A with “Girls With Slingshots,” Creator Danielle Corsetto
Last week on Kickstarter, a project to fund a fully-colored complete hardcover printing of Danielle Corsetto’s ten year long Reuben Award winning webcomic, “Girls With Slingshots.” Released through the Chicago-based […]
Game Review: Project Cars 2– Smooth Road Ahead for Ambitious Racer
Project Cars 2 is an ambitious follow up to the 2015 original that aims to expand into e-sports while taking on other racing franchise giants with impending releases, such as […]
Goose Island 312 Block Party 2017 in Review
What better way to enjoy an unseasonable hot weekend than with friends, food, beer, and amazing music at Goose Island‘s 312 Block Party! This year’s block party kept the fun […]