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- Film, Movie Feature Nov 11, 2020
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COVID can’t stop the film freaks at CUFF
The world’s longest-running underground film festival plays on.
- Music, Gig Poster of the Week Oct 21, 2020
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‘The Fan Club’ uses gig posters to support music venues
If you post a hashtagged photo of these posters in the wild, you'll trigger a donation to the Chicago Independent Venue League.
- Music, Music Feature Jul 31, 2020
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Lightfoot hijacks Lollapalooza
A week after DCASE forbid Sen Morimoto from criticizing the mayor’s response to BLM protests, she’s all over the city’s biggest music festival.
- Music, Music Feature Jul 30, 2020
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Want live music back? Wear a mask and call Congress.
Staff from 22 Chicago music venues talk about how far they still are from normal—and what it’ll take to keep them around till we all get there.
- Music, Music Feature Jun 16, 2020
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Martin Atkins’s greatest moment in Chicago music history
With his supergroup Pigface, the industrial-music veteran brings together all sorts of scenes onstage.
- Music, Music Feature Mar 17, 2020
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COVID-19 hits live music hard
You can still support artists and staff by buying merch and donating to fundraisers.
- Music, Music Review Mar 13, 2020
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Ensemble dal Niente braid together several Chicago-grown approaches to musical spontaneity
- Music, Concert Preview Feb 28, 2020
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Best Coast deliver a clear, optimistic vision of rock ’n’ roll on Always Tomorrow
- Music, Music Feature Feb 26, 2020
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Music is for every body
Chicago’s concert venues have made welcome advances in accessibility, but a regulatory gray area lets them fall short of what they should be.
- Arts & Culture, Calendar Feb 21, 2020
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"BUILD YOUR SELF," Light in Winter, Uppers and Downers, and more to do this weekend
Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/21 to Sun 2/23.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jan 22, 2020
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Todd Barry marks three decades in stand-up with Stadium Tour
Call him “bone dry” if you must, but don't call him “alt.”
- Music, Concert Preview Jan 18, 2020
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Calexico and Iron & Wine reconvene without retreading the same ground
- Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 23, 2019
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Rest in peace to Chloe the punk-scene pug
Plus: Online ecology publication Mid Magazine launches with an Ariel Zetina mix, and Thalia Hall hosts a benefit for pediatric brain tumor research.
- Music, Concert Preview Dec 21, 2019
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They came, they saw, they smoked: Sleep celebrate their decade-long reunion and impending hiatus at Thalia Hall
- Music, Concert Preview Sep 26, 2019
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Freak-folk superstar Joanna Newsom comes to Thalia Hall on her first tour in three years
- Music, Gossip Wolf Aug 6, 2019
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Spektral Quartet’s new season takes deep dives in diverse directions
Plus: “Posi-djent” act Harm Less celebrates a new album, and No Trend Records hosts a showcase “in the round” at Thalia Hall.
- Music, Music Feature Jan 23, 2019
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Why won’t City Hall fight for Chicago’s homegrown music scene?
The Chicago Independent Venue League shouldn’t have to push back against the Live Nation handouts in the Lincoln Yards development—but the city doesn’t protect its own treasures.
- Music, The Block Beat Oct 31, 2018
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Cupcakke stays fly on a budget at the beauty supply in her old hood
The Chicago rapper doesn’t have to splurge to create her outrageous personas: “Cheap shit with a rich spirit goes a long way.”
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 31, 2018
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Beach Bunny’s indie pop goes from dorms to DIY shows to Thalia Hall
Chicago native Lili Trifilio started Beach Bunny as a solo project while at DePaul, and this Sunday the band play their biggest room yet.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 27, 2018
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Heartbreak Hotel and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Matianak at Reggie's Music Joint and more goings-on 8/27-8/30.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 23, 2018
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Pedro the Lion at Thalia Hall, and more things to do this weekend
Pedro the Line, James Brandon Lewis, and more recommended concerts and events this weekend
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 25, 2018
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Chicago postpunks Negative Scanner don’t have to stay DIY anymore—they just like it too much to stop
Negative Scanner celebrate the new Nose Picker on Friday, July 27, at Thalia Hall—and they'll play on the floor, among the people.
- Music, In Rotation Jul 24, 2018
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R&B artist Jordanna on burning down the patriarchy, then getting a manicure
Plus: Violinist and composer Lucy Little on French-Cuban twins who’ll get you moving, Reader music editor Philip Montoro on a posthumous reissue by an amazing Senegalese griot, and more
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 13, 2018
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George Clinton and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Chicago Shakespeare's Peter Pan and more goings-on 7/13-7/15
- Music, Music Feature May 9, 2018
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Eight hands make light work for Third Coast Percussion
Their collaborative spirit has already made them one of the best percussion ensembles in the country—and their upcoming projects could make them the biggest.
