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- Music, Gossip Wolf Mar 2, 2021
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A new record store somehow opens in Evanston
Plus: Spektral Quartet host an online Q&A with composer Du Yun, and front man Joe Schorgl releases the Sueves' new album from Cleveland.
- Music, Gig Poster of the Week Jan 27, 2021
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A transatlantic livestream on the gig poster of the week
This week's featured gig poster was created by musician and artist Misisipi Mike.
- City Life, Public Service Announcement Aug 14, 2020
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I'll just drink this tea, thanks
What our listings coordinator is musing about this week
- Music, Concert Preview Feb 14, 2020
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Indie children’s musician Justin Roberts reflects on his newfound fatherhood on Wild Life
- Music, Music Feature Feb 11, 2020
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Out of SPACE returns in June with George Clinton, Neko Case, Big Boi, and Drive-By Truckers
The outdoor concert series will announce its August shows later this month.
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Feb 4, 2020
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Elaine Kahn’s words cut like a knife
The Evanston native’s new book of poetry explores love, loss, and pain.
- Music, Music Feature Jan 14, 2020
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What turns kids punk?
The new musical Verböten uses the story of Jason Narducy’s forgotten early-80s band to talk about the power of subculture.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Feb 26, 2019
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Freddie Roulette is one of the few lap steel guitarists in the blues
In a career more than 50 years long, Roulette has lent his slide stylings to the likes of Earl Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite, and John Lee Hooker.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 26, 2018
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Alice proves what we already guessed: Evanston is Wonderland
Things get curiouser and curiouser during this roaming production.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 14, 2018
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Folksinger Kristin Lems has been a favorite of the women’s movement—and of Dr. Demento
Evanston native Kristin Lems has shared stages with John Prine and Gloria Steinem, and she's currently working on a play with songs about Jane Addams.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2018
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Hannah Litvan couldn't find a job in a gallery. So she opened her own.
The Ice House Gallery in Evanston creates space for all kinds of artists.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 11, 2018
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There’s a great play to be written about bigotry in Evanston in the early 20th century
The cumbersome, contrived, and dull A Home on the Lake is not it.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Mar 1, 2018
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How an Evanston writer’s boyhood idea inspired ‘Shape of Water’
Guillermo del Toro tapped Daniel Kraus to help write the story behind the Oscar-nominated blockbuster.
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Feb 26, 2018
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If you want to see a famous mug, visit the American Toby Jug Museum in Evanston
Stephen M. Mullins has assembled nearly 8,300 vessels from more than 60 years of collecting.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 17, 2017
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Prosecutors drop charges against 15 men allegedly framed by dirty cop, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago could see "record" Thanksgiving traffic next week.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Nov 7, 2017
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Cosmic-minded jazz combo Spaceship Love made its only album in the 80s
Guitarist Samuel "Bebop" Thomas and vocalist Maja Rios formed the core of the groovy but underdocumented Spaceship Love.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Sep 11, 2017
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Master Plan fused Chicago house music with Latin freestyle in the mid-80s
Pepper Gomez and Tom O'Callaghan got their start as Master Plan by winning a Columbia College contest, and three years ago Still Music reissued their biggest track.
- Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Aug 29, 2017
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Evanston new wavers the Front Lines exemplify the richness of the overlooked midwestern scene
Formed at Northwestern in 1979, the Front Lines played diverse and ambitious tunes—but they split after just a few years, done in by drummer turnover.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 7, 2017
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As Evanston moves to fire ‘Cranky Librarian,’ e-mails reveal longtime board plan to get rid of her
As Evanston librarian Lesley Williams awaits results of a termination hearing, e-mails reveal library board and director plotted her departure for years.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 7, 2017
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And the winner/loser of this suburban election is . . .
There were plenty of winners and losers in Tuesday's municipal elections, including Rauner, Trump, and Rahm.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 20, 2017
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Report: State senator Daniel Biss will run for governor in 2018, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Dick Durbin wants to help kids who live in violent neighborhoods with trauma and psychological stress.
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 20, 2017
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The Barn is Amy Morton’s worthy follow-up to Found
At the Evanston steak house located down an alley in a former stable, chef Nicole Pederson does amazing things with meat and vegetables.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2017
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Americanized Thai gets gussied up at Evanston’s NaKorn
Despite more elaborate presentation, the restaurant serves up the Thai food you're used to.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 24, 2016
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Examining what's changed a year after the Laquan McDonald video, and other Chicago news
Also, the Cubs will have to pay nearly $400,000 to repair Grant Park after the massive World Series victory rally.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Sep 30, 2016
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After four recent crash deaths, will the City Council require truck side guards?
The gear can save lives by preventing cyclists from falling under the wheels.
