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Music, Music Feature Jul 23, 2020
Thirty-five moments that brought Chicago music to the world

The Year of Chicago Music has had less music in it than anybody anticipated, but we still have plenty to celebrate.
- By the Arts & Business Council of Chicago
- Tags: Music Feature, A&BC, Arts & Business Council of Chicago, #ChiMusic35, #ChiMusic35 Challenge, #ChiMusic35 Ambassadors, Cadien Lake James, Damon Locks, Martin Atkins, Vince Lawrence, Rhymefest, Sima Cunningham, Lori Branch, Add-2, Pugs Atomz, Jeff Baraka, Mark Bazer, Ayana Contreras, Leor Galil, Pat Grumley, Mark Kelly, DJ Lady D, Rob McKay, Tim Samuelson, Wayne Williams, Jelly Roll Morton, Common, Sun Ra, Grupo Montéz de Durango, Phuture, Acid Tracks, Bo Diddley, Chess Records, Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Rufus, Nat “King” Cole, Eddie Cole’s Solid Swingers, Jim Nash, Dannie Flesher, Wax Trax! Records, Wilco, Jeff Tweedy, Kanye West, Ma Rainey, Paramount, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, AACM, YouMedia Center, Vee-Jay Records, Jesse Saunders, house, drill, gospel, jazz, blues, footwork, Buddy Guy, Pitchfork Media, Ramsey Lewis, Duranguense, Earth, Wind & Fire, Mahalia Jackson, Thomas A. Dorsey, Impressions, Curtis Mayfield, Soul Train, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Frankie Knuckles, Chance the Rapper, Muddy Waters

Blogs, Bleader Dec 1, 2017
The Reader’s Made in Chicago Holiday Market, and more of the best things to do this weekend

Christmas and Winter Beer Festival at Delilah's, and more goings-on about town the weekend of December 1-3
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, pine, uncommon ground, made in chicago holiday market, winter beer festival, delilahs, the revival, t murph, faded, interview show, mark bazer, old town school of folk music, jessica easto, read it and eat, craft coffee

Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2017
A Gwendolyn Brooks celebration, Fact-checking in the Age of Trumpism, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

Ian’s Party, The Interview Show viewing party, and more happenings from January 6-8.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Mark Bazer, The Interview Show, Hideout, Verge, Links Hall, Ian's Party, 1st Ward, Double Door, Subterranean, Embracing the Chaos, Dittmar Gallery, A Closer Look at the Ordinary, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Fact-checking in the Age of Trumpism, Uncharted Books, Revise the Psalm, Gwendolyn Brooks, Logan Center for the Arts, Cocktails and Humor, CH Distillery, Arguments & Grievances, North Bar

Blogs, Bleader Dec 2, 2016
Renegade Holiday Craft Fair, Marc Maron, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

The Nutcracker, Krampusfest, and other happenings from December 2-4
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Mark Bazer, The Interview Show, Hideout, Laura Jane Grace, Women & Children First, Honey, Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre, Dovetail Studios, Renegade Holiday Craft Fair, Bridgeport Art Center, Krampusfest, Martyrs, Michael Lenehan, Book Cellar, Marc Maron, the Vic, Reindeer Crawl, D.S. Tequila, Moscow Ballet, The Nutcracker, Rosemont Theater, Stephanie Izard, Daniel Biss, Patrick Klepek, Vice

Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Jun 1, 2014
Printers Row Lit Fest preview

In its 30th year, the weekend festival brings hundreds of authors and booksellers to the South Loop.
- By Taylor Tolbert
- Tags: Lit Sidebar, Printers Row Lit Fest, Chicago Tribune, Stuart Dybek, Harold Washington Literary Award, Bette Cerf Hill, Mary Davis Fournier, American Library Association, Dave Eggers, Even a Lion Can Get Lost in the Jungle, Kiss the Girls, Along Came a Spider, James Patterson, Chicago Tribune Young Adult Literary Award, Mark Bazer, Interview Show, Hideout, Colson Whitehead, Noble Hustle, Second City, John Hughes, the Breakfast Club, Bobby Biedrzycki,, Sahar Mustafah, Coya Paz, Megan Stielstra, Once I Was Cool, Chris Abani, The Secret History of Las Vegas, Jeffery Renard Allen, Song of the Shank, Bill Hillmann, The Old Neighborhood, Cristina Henriquez, The Book of Unknown Americans, Samantha Irby, Legs McNeil, Dear Nobody, Sara Paretsky, Critical Mass, Peggy Shinner

Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2014
Reader's Agenda Fri 5/23: Teen Witch, Adam Carolla, and The 53rd Ward: After Dark

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, May 23
- By Will Greenberg
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Teen Witch, Katey Red, Darren Keen, Swaguerrilla, Empty Bottle, Adam Carolla, Richard Roper, North Central College, Schadenfreude, Ed Bus, Bob Fiorette, Mick Dumke, Mark Bazer, Danielle Colby, The Hideout

Blogs, Bleader Feb 1, 2013
Reader's Agenda Fri 2/1: The Interview Show, Big Freedia, and John Malkovich

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, February 1, 2013.
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Mark Bazer, The Interview Show, Jon Langford, Stephanie Izard, Girl & the Goat, Bill Zehme, Lost in the Funhouse: The Life and Mind of Andy Kaufman, Schadenfreude, Ryan Gosling, Big Freedia, Empty Bottle, Baathhaus, Swimsuit Addition, John Malkovich, Jack Unterweger, The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Blogs, Bleader Jan 4, 2013
Reader's Agenda Fri 1/4: Shatner's World, the Interview Show, and Ian's Party

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, January 4, 2013
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Mark Bazer, Hideout, The Interview Show, Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Moto, Homaro Cantu, Henry Wishcamper, Other Desert Cities, The Stone Chromatics, Shatner's World: We Just Live In It, William Shatner, Paramount Theatre, The Transformed Man, Ian's Party, The Arrivals, The House that Gloria Vanderbilt, and Dr. Manhattan, Township, Quenchers, cheap beer

Blogs, Bleader Aug 3, 2012
A benefit for Ashley Pruneau and other food news bites

Openings, closings, and genetically modified corn
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Ashley Pruneau, Mana Food Bar, the Dark Room, Shui Wah, Bleeding Heart Bakery, Alain's, the J. Parker, Michael Kornick, Mark Bazer, Two Square, One

Blogs, Bleader Aug 3, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Fri 8/3

What's on the Agenda for Friday, August 3, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Steve Walters, Screwball Press, Metrospective, Wrigleyville, Logan Square, Township, Whistler Records signee Cains & Abe, My Life is Easy, The Interview Show, Mark Bazer, Gillian Flynn, Lagunitas Brewing, Tony Magee.

Blogs, Bleader Mar 2, 2012
News Bites: Your latest local food news roundup

A new Filipino chicken spot in Uptown, the Wheel House opens, a new Rick Bayless location opens
- By Daniel Gerzina
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Kristine Subido, Wave, W Lakeshore Hotel, Wheel House, Kuma's Corner, Jack Stankovic, Mark Bazer, Hot Doug's, Doug Sohn, the Local Beet, CSA Guide, Leela, Bangkok, Bang Rak Market, Wild Game Dinner, Harvard Sportsman's Club, Rick Bayless, Tortas Frontera, Chase Tower's Urban Market.

Arts & Culture, Calendar Aug 4, 2011
The Reader Agenda

Film festivals, music festivals, ending hunger, and more
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Special Event, She-nannigans Comedy Challenge, Mark Bazer, Marc Maron, South Shore Jazz Fest, Festival Cubano, Epitonic Saki Sessions, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Exploding Star Orchestra, Taste of the Nation, Soundtrack Serenade

Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2010
Video
Chef Graham Elliot Bowles on The Interview Show
- By Mark Bazer
- Tags: The Interview Show, Graham Elliot Bowles, Lollapalooza, Grahamwich, Master Chef, Tattoos, Jane's Addiction, Kings of Leon, Charlie Trotter, Paul Kahan, Mark Bazer, Hideout, Chicago, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 4, 2010
Video
The Interview Show: Charlie Trotter, Tracy Letts
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Performing Arts, Arts, The Interview Show, Mark Bazer, Tracy Letts, Charlie Trotter, Kid Sister, Hannibal Burress, Moto, Homaro Cantu, Ben Roche, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 7, 2010
Video
The Interview Show: Homaro Cantu, Ben Roche, Jonathan Eig, and Yuri Lane

The lineup for tonight's edition of the Interview Show, plus Steve James talking Allen Iverson.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Food & Drink, Mark Bazer, The Interview Show, Hideout, Homaro Cantu, Jonathan Eig, Yuri Lane, Steve James, No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, 30 for 30, Straight Outta LA, Ice Cube, John Scheinfeld, We Believe: The Movie, Ben Roche, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 6, 2010
This Week's Food and Drink Events

A tasting of Indonesian cuisine, an interview with Moto chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche, a lecture on the politics of foie gras, and more.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Wine Enthusiast, wine producers, jazz, Blackbird, Lockwood, Boka, Tru, Toast of the Town, Field Museum, Field Museum Education Program, Fred Scherrer, Scherrer Winery, California Wine Dinner, Naha, Carrie Nahabedian, rose, chardonnary, pinot noir, cabernet, Colleen Taylor Sen, Curry: A Global History, Chicago Public Library, Sip Coffee House, The Rice Table, rendang daging, opor ayam, krupuk, Indonesian cuisine, Deleece Grill Pub, Josh Hansen, Lagunitas Brewing Company, pork belly, panzanella, sausage, Wilco Tango Foxtrot, Dogtown Pale Ale, molecular gastronomy, Moto, Future Food, Planet Green, Homaro Cantu, Ben Roche, The Interview Show, Mark Bazer, Hideout, Northwestern University, Michaela DeSoucey, Gullet Politics, easy target, foie gras, animal rights, Chicago Foodways Roundtable, Kendall College, Green City Market, Peggy Notabaert Nature Museum, Lincoln Park

Blogs, Bleader Apr 2, 2010
Dinner & a Show: Friday 4/2

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Food Chain, Film, Music, Visual Art, Food & Drink, The Chicago Aldermen Project, 50 Aldermen/50 Artists, Johalla Projects, The Bluebird, Daniel Everett, Museum of Contemporary Art, MCA, New Artists/New Work, Silver Spoon, The Interview Show, Mark Bazer, Steve James, No Crossover, Kid Sister, The Southern, High on Fire, Lincoln Hall, Kith & Kin, Dillinger Escape Plan, South Coast, Mid-August Lunch, Music Box, Deleece

Blogs, Bleader Mar 17, 2010
Video
John Mahoney & Robert Belushi on The Interview Show

The March 2010 Interview Show at the Hideout, hosted by Mark Bazer.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Performing Arts, Arts, Mark Bazer, John Mahoney, Robert Belushi, Interview Show, Hideout, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 5, 2010
Video
Toni Preckwinkle on The Interview Show

Toni Preckwinkle, Democratic candidate for Cook County Board President, sits down with Mark Bazer at the Hideout.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Mark Bazer, Toni Preckwinkle, Hyde Park, Hyde Park Issue, Paul Kahan, Bloodshot Records, Rob Miller, Nan Warshaw, Hideout, The Interview Show, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 29, 2009
Special Soup and Bread--and TIFs--tonight

Ben Joravsky talks tough on TIFs tonight at an encore Soup and Bread.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Tifs, Scott Waguespack, Ben Joravsky, The Hideout, Martha Bayne, The Interview Show, Mark Bazer, Soup and Bread, blogsherpa, Daniel O'Neil, EveryBlockChicago

Blogs, Bleader Apr 28, 2009
TIF Talk

Soup, bread, and TIFs are on the agenda at the Hideout this Wednesday.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Clout City, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Tifs, Ben Joravsky, Chicago politics, Tax Increment Financing, The Hideout, Mark Bazer, Alderman Scott Waguespack, Daniel O'Neil, Everyblock.com

Blogs, Bleader Mar 6, 2009
Heads Up

This week's talks, tastings, and events
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Facets Cinematheque, Mark Bazer, Milk in the Land, Theatre Mir, The Arab-Israeli Cookbook, Interview Show, Spice House, Jack Daniel's Chili Cook-Off

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2008
"What the Hell Is the City Council Up to?"

Mick Dumke at the Hideout Friday
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: News, Clout City, Chicago City Council, Mick Dumke, The Hideout, The Interview Show, Mark Bazer

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The Year of Chicago Music has had less music in it than anybody anticipated, but we still have plenty to celebrate.

Christmas and Winter Beer Festival at Delilah's, and more goings-on about town the weekend of December 1-3

Ian’s Party, The Interview Show viewing party, and more happenings from January 6-8.

The Nutcracker, Krampusfest, and other happenings from December 2-4

In its 30th year, the weekend festival brings hundreds of authors and booksellers to the South Loop.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, May 23

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, February 1, 2013.

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, January 4, 2013

Openings, closings, and genetically modified corn

What's on the Agenda for Friday, August 3, 2012

A new Filipino chicken spot in Uptown, the Wheel House opens, a new Rick Bayless location opens

Film festivals, music festivals, ending hunger, and more

The lineup for tonight's edition of the Interview Show, plus Steve James talking Allen Iverson.

A tasting of Indonesian cuisine, an interview with Moto chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche, a lecture on the politics of foie gras, and more.

Recommended events paired with nearby restaurants.

The March 2010 Interview Show at the Hideout, hosted by Mark Bazer.

Toni Preckwinkle, Democratic candidate for Cook County Board President, sits down with Mark Bazer at the Hideout.

Ben Joravsky talks tough on TIFs tonight at an encore Soup and Bread.

Soup, bread, and TIFs are on the agenda at the Hideout this Wednesday.

This week's talks, tastings, and events

Mick Dumke at the Hideout Friday

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