Music has an abundance of guitar gods, but who resides in Synthesizer Olympus? If you’re an ’80s kid, a small list of synth heroes suggests itself—Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, Gary […]
Nova Linea Musica (NLM) presented its second concert on Wednesday at Guarneri Hall. It was a wonderful evening of dazzling performances, including new music from Chicago composer Paul Novak performed […]
Sometimes, simply telling the story the way it happened is the best approach to a docudrama. From director Tim Fehlbaum, September 5 is an extraordinary retelling of the tragedy that […]
Although he’s spent the last few years working in series television, director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Baywatch) returns to films (albeit one on Netflix) with Back in Action, co-written with […]
Sometimes just getting to hang out with characters is more than enough. Case in point: the new comedy from first-time filmmaker and music video veteran Lawrence Lamont, One of Them […]
What do you call the horror equivalent of a one-joke movie? For now, let’s call it Wolf Man, the latest from writer/director Leigh Whannell, who has given us such choice […]
Many adult readers remember, with a good dose of nostalgia, the excitement and awe they felt at the annual Scholastic Book Fair. Books were trundled into the school and displayed, […]
Can you believe this is the third weekend of the year? And with some snow on the ground it’s finally starting to feel like a Chicago winter! This weekend features […]
In time for dry January, Journeyman Distillery, located in both Indiana and Michigan, has collaborated with Chicago’s Field Museum to create a new Zero Proof Field Gin. Released at both […]
Arts enthusiasts in Chicago are about to have an unmatched opportunity, thanks to a collaboration between luxury hotel Pendry Chicago, French brasserie Venteux, and Nest Artisan Guild. During the Winter […]
What do you get when you mix a chorus of 77 volunteers who put their heart and soul into a project and then stir in the orchestral wizardry of the […]
Brushes with fame create anecdotes; brushes with infamy leave a scar. Such is the case with author Courtney Lund O’Neil’s mother Kimberly Byers-Lund, and by extension O’Neil herself. In her […]
