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Lake Shore Shutdown, Emanuel Lawsuit, Saving Woodlawn’s Healing Village – Third Coast Today 8/3/18

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In this inaugural edition of the all new Third Coast Today on Friday, August 3, we take a look at the anti-violence march that shut down Lake Shore Drive, the […]

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Review: Grapetooth’s Coming Out Party

Grapetooth is technically made up of just Clay Frankel and Chris Bailoni, but its show at Lincoln Hall Saturday night made the act seem much more like a community project. […]

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Music

Chicago’s Sonny Falls Have an Excellent New Album Coming Out and Here’s a Taste

Hoagie sent me the unmastered version of the album a few months ago, but the new Sonny Falls LP is finally officially coming out next month! I’ve written about the […]

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Art & Museums, Painting & sculpture

A Vibrant View of Nature in Urban Settings

As city dwellers, we are more apt to become aware of the beauty of nature once we leave the city limits and spend time in a country setting. But in […]

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Music, Reviews

Album Review: Kill Scenes’ In Dreams Creatively Soundtrack Imaginary Films

Kill Scenes’ latest release, In Dreams could itself be the soundtrack to a dream, which is appropriate for a project that seeks to create soundtracks to imaginary films. Like a dream, […]

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Music, Reviews

It’s OK To Be Emo At 25: From Hawthorne Heights to Princess Nokia

The first time I heard about Hawthorne Heights was when their music video “Ohio is for Lovers” debuted on MTV. A quick Google search and a couple clicks later, I […]

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Features, Interviews, Music

Interview: Deeper on the Release of Their Highly Anticipated Debut Album

Recently, Deeper celebrated the release of their self-titled debut album at Empty Bottle. It was the culmination of years of hard work to get their music recorded and the start […]

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Music, Reviews, Venues

Unknown Mortal Orchestra at The Vic Was an Artistic Masterpiece

[soliloquy id=”27100″] Photos by Elif Geris A bombastic bass and soaring guitar riffs, along with a blinding color wheel of lights, accompanied Unknown Mortal Orchestra at The Vic Theatre Thursday […]

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Art & Museums, Front page, Painting & sculpture

Retrospective at UIMA Demonstrates Visual Prowess of Artist Martin Hurtig

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Putting together a retrospective of an artist’s work is always a challenging task, particularly when an artist such as Martin Hurtig (b. 1929) has enjoyed a long career that has […]

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Festivals, Music, Previews

Giveaway: Spring Awakening Music Festival 2018

The weather is finally starting to warm up and festival season is fast approaching.  We’re actually only a little over a month away from the Spring Awakening Music Festival! The […]

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Art & Museums, Front page

Get Your Pencils Ready, Chicago, for the 2018 Urban Sketch Seminar

The Urban Sketchers are back for the 2018 Chicago Sketch Seminar! The city-wide event will offer a variety of workshops by Chicago art instructors, each revolving around capturing the city via […]

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Music, Reviews

Album Review: uuskhy’s Monstrous Drain the Maker Comes to Life

Drain the Maker, the debut full-length from avant-garde electro-pop act uuskhy (stylized in lower case letters) is at once very modern and surprisingly old-school. The album haphazardly mixes a blend […]

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