SXSW, the well-over-a-week-long music/film/interactive festival,  is coming up fast! The music portion of SXSW, which kicks off on March 12, has long been a highlight of the year as hundreds […]

One of the standout films at this year’s SXSW Film Festival was from first-time writer-director Jessica M. Thompson, an Australian-born filmmaker who has spent most of her career as a […]

San Francisco-based Thao & The Get Down Stay Down is back with the band’s fourth record, “A Man Alive.” Since its release earlier this month, the record has been praised […]

As I walked into The Hideout around a quarter to seven last night, I almost immediately ran into Crown Larks frontman Jack Bouboushian, one of the nicest guys you’ll meet […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day weekend, everybody! I’m saying this despite the irony that next week’s Curated Chicago Weekend post will fall on the actual St. Patrick’s Day. By then, though, the river […]

This weekend marks the start of Mardi Gras celebrations. We don’t have any listed here, because we figure if getting hammered NOLA-style is your weekend plan, you’ve already reserved your […]