There were a few minutes after I finished watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi where I had to keep reminding myself that there is at least one more movie coming […]
The Block Museum of Art presents a comprehensive exhibition on William Blake (1757-1827) and the impact he had on American artists from the end of World War II through 1970. […]
Kurt Elling is a Big Name in jazz. He’s the consummate performer, the professional, and the occasional cheese-ball (but don’t tell him I said so). Originally hailing from Chicago, he’s […]
Doctor Who has been around forever. Long before you could find a TARDIS shirt at the mall, it had left an indelible mark on the landscape of British TV. It predates […]
By Matthew Nerber Q Brother’s Christmas Carol, currently running at Chicago Shakespeare’s newly minted Yard, takes the holiday favorite and translates it into a full-fledged hip-hop musical, complete with song, […]
Fall – the season of thanks, transition, and my favorite – pomegranates. Almost nothing gets me more into the spirit of the season than a huge display of pomegranates. If […]
LEGO games have been a staple of kid-friendly co-op for close to a decade now and it’s no surprise when a major franchise gets the LEGO video game treatment. Warner […]
[soliloquy id=”20898″] Part record fair and part concert, Day 5 of Red Bull’s 30 Days in Chicago felt like a completely different type of show. The whole event felt more […]
The difficulty in choosing a favorite beer lies somewhere between choosing a favorite movie and a favorite child, with the answer inevitably becoming “It depends.” If I want something both […]
It’s new show season at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, and we were there for the opening night of their latest play, Newsies. Set at a time when fat cats […]
By Matthew Nerber There is clear motive, it occurred to me, behind the Second City’s 106th Mainstage Revue Dream Freaks Fall From Space. The piece was directed by Ryan Bernier, […]
Smashing Pumpkins fans know him as Billy Corgan, but the veteran rocker is now using his full name as a solo artist. With the release of his first solo album […]