By Liz Mason Chicago Zine Fest is one of my favorite yearly events: a major gathering of people into what I’m into—zines. Don’t know what a zine is? Don’t worry […]

The Empty Bottle saw a lot of bottles emptied last Friday. The night wasn’t just a concert; it was a celebration. Local DIY band staple Deeper played their debut album […]

The key to watching any of these “Star Wars Stories”—Rogue One a couple years ago, and now Solo, the tale about how Han Solo started on his journey to become […]

It must be rough for the character of M. While 007 galivants around the globe to foil evil plans with a flying car and a few martinis, poor M is […]

Goodman Theatre’s 2016 production of Roberto Bolaño‘s masterpiece novel, 2666, has been filmed and is now streaming worldwide—you can view it free. The original 15-member all-Chicago cast plays 80 roles. […]

Michael Gebert doesn’t write about food. He writes about the people behind it as the editor-in-chief and main contributor of Fooditor, a tribute to those starry-eyed entrepreneurs who smile through […]

We’re in the latter half of April, so get read for vinyl lover’s favorite holiday: Record Store Day! The worldwide event, which always takes place on the third Saturday in […]

It’s been since 2011’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon that Chicago has taken a epic-sized, big-budgeted walloping the way it does in the video game-inspired Rampage. But something curious happened […]

[soliloquy id=”26018″] Last Friday, Bottom Lounge was packed with some of the most feverishly intense fans I’ve seen in a long time. The crowd was laser focused on having a […]

Thanks to the good people at C2E2, we were given access to see up close how much time, effort, and love cosplayers put into their incredible creations. Cosplayers spend months […]

Lincoln Hall is not a massive venue, but it’s still a huge deal to sell it out. It’s even a bigger deal to do so when you’re still in high […]

Paul (Joel Reitsma) is a rock star, with rock star habits and ego. He’s now in Moscow, nearing the end of a long tour and faced with going home to […]