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Music, Gossip Wolf Jun 19, 2018
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One-man soul factory Phillip-Michael Scales celebrates the new Sinner-Songwriter

Plus: Litebulb of the Era helps fund-raise for the arts nonprofit he’s cofounded, Toastamania brings its DIY collision of rock and wrestling to Subterranean, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Phillip-Michael Scales, Briar Rabbit, Sinner-Songwriter, Lover, Let Me Be, nephew, B.B. King, Emporium, Jamal “Litebulb” Oliver, footwork, the Era, Wills Glasspiegel, Drew Alt, Open the Circle, Big Circle, 160, In the Wurkz, Links Hall, Toastamania, wrestling, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, WrestleMania, Toastamania IX, Subterranean, Leeway, Mama, Dan Rico, Dreamy, TMB Limited, Hideout, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2017
Toastamania: Halloween Havok collides rowdy bands and gonzo wrestling for the wildest show of the season

Chicago thrash band Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre headline the latest of their Toastamania debacles this Saturday in Pilsen.
- By Nicole Roberts
- Tags: Boom!, Do This, Music, Sports, Toastamania, Halloween Havok, punk, metal, hardcore, thrash, wrestling, WrestleMania, ladder match, Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre, Reign, Death of Self, Uglybones, Evil Warning, Info Wars, Carnivora, XEUTHANIZEDX, DIY, Pilsen, Josh Kandich, Macho Frost, Jordan Miller, Fresh Prince of Long Hair, Viaj Crum, Filip Knaszak, Nick Feltes, Joe Ott, Look Elsewhere, Mount Happy, Jurassic Park

Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2017
Stranger Things dance party the Upside Down, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Hyde Park Flea Market, the 100th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby, and other happenings from August 25-27
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, stranger things, heaven malone, hideout, sarah sherman, helltrap nightmare, markus crane, clusterfuck cup, reggie's rock club, hyde park flea market, slow food farm roast, local foods, jack king kirby, challenger comics, planet chicago, navy pier, dance, vintage, diy, malort, wrestling, comedy, music

Blogs, Bleader May 10, 2017
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Alderman Raymond Lopez under police protection after retaliatory threats from gangs, and other Chicago news

Also, former mayor Richard M. Daley's photo has finally been added to the wall of mayors at City Hall.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Raymond Lopez, gun violence, gang violence, Chicago Police Department, City Council, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Ricardo Munoz, Richard M. Daley, City Hall, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Streets and Sanitation, rats, rodents, Chicago River Float, Chicago River, museums, Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins, wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, Highland Park, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 13, 2015
Chicago goes wild when the WWE comes to town

Cena gets booed, CM Punk gets woo-hooed, and other scenes from the July 6 taping of Monday Night Raw at Allstate Arena
- By Tyler Daswick
- Tags: cm punk, wwe, wrestling, cesaro, john cena, monday night raw, allstate arena, summer slam, kayfabe

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2013
Critics' Picks
Best Amateur Hip-Hop Dancer Who's Also a Professional Wrestler

Lisa Marie Varon
- By Laura Molzahn
- Tags: Arts & Culture, Lisa Marie Varon, moonsault, wrestling, professional wrestling, WWE, TNA, hip-hop dances, dance, The Squared Circle, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Jun 12, 2013
Wrestling with the monster burgers at Squared Circle

Pro wrestler Lisa Marie Varon works the room at this Lincoln Park burger/pizza joint.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Squared Circle, Lisa Marie Varon, burgers, pizza, wrestling

Blogs, Bleader Apr 24, 2012
Talking truth with Fake It So Real director Robert Greene

An interview with the independent documentary filmmaker
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Film, Sports, Robert Greene, Fake It So Real, Kati With an I, Owning the Weather, documentary filmmaking, Frederick Wiseman, Facets Multimedia, Sean Price Williams, wrestling, Waiting for "Superman"

Blogs, Bleader Oct 8, 2009
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Team Taliban

Benjamin Kegan's documentary "Team Taliban," about the reflections of a Muslim pro wrestler, screens Saturday 10/10 in the Chicago International Film Festival's Illinoi[s]emakers shorts program.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Team Taliban, Muslim, wrestling, wrestler, Chicago International Film Festival, AMC River East, Illinoi[s]emakers, Benjamin Kegan, Adeel Alam, Brad Bischoff, Wet, Erik Gernand, Non-Love-Song, Alex LeMay, Good People, Zev Frank, Cycle, Alex Hans Hansen, Public Speaking, Ronald Reagan, Video

Film, Movie Critic's Choice May 24, 2001
"Receiver" and Other Shorts
- By Fred Camper
- Tags: Movie Critic's Choice, Wrestling

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Video
One-man soul factory Phillip-Michael Scales celebrates the new Sinner-Songwriter

Plus: Litebulb of the Era helps fund-raise for the arts nonprofit he’s cofounded, Toastamania brings its DIY collision of rock and wrestling to Subterranean, and more.

Toastamania: Halloween Havok collides rowdy bands and gonzo wrestling for the wildest show of the season

Chicago thrash band Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre headline the latest of their Toastamania debacles this Saturday in Pilsen.

Stranger Things dance party the Upside Down, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Hyde Park Flea Market, the 100th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby, and other happenings from August 25-27

Video
Alderman Raymond Lopez under police protection after retaliatory threats from gangs, and other Chicago news

Also, former mayor Richard M. Daley's photo has finally been added to the wall of mayors at City Hall.

Chicago goes wild when the WWE comes to town

Cena gets booed, CM Punk gets woo-hooed, and other scenes from the July 6 taping of Monday Night Raw at Allstate Arena

Critics' Picks
Best Amateur Hip-Hop Dancer Who's Also a Professional Wrestler

Lisa Marie Varon

Wrestling with the monster burgers at Squared Circle

Pro wrestler Lisa Marie Varon works the room at this Lincoln Park burger/pizza joint.

Talking truth with Fake It So Real director Robert Greene

An interview with the independent documentary filmmaker

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Team Taliban

Benjamin Kegan's documentary "Team Taliban," about the reflections of a Muslim pro wrestler, screens Saturday 10/10 in the Chicago International Film Festival's Illinoi[s]emakers shorts program.

"Receiver" and Other Shorts

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Plus: Litebulb of the Era helps fund-raise for the arts nonprofit he’s cofounded, Toastamania brings its DIY collision of rock and wrestling to Subterranean, and more.

Chicago thrash band Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre headline the latest of their Toastamania debacles this Saturday in Pilsen.

Hyde Park Flea Market, the 100th birthday of Jack "King" Kirby, and other happenings from August 25-27

Also, former mayor Richard M. Daley's photo has finally been added to the wall of mayors at City Hall.

Cena gets booed, CM Punk gets woo-hooed, and other scenes from the July 6 taping of Monday Night Raw at Allstate Arena

Lisa Marie Varon

Pro wrestler Lisa Marie Varon works the room at this Lincoln Park burger/pizza joint.

An interview with the independent documentary filmmaker

Benjamin Kegan's documentary "Team Taliban," about the reflections of a Muslim pro wrestler, screens Saturday 10/10 in the Chicago International Film Festival's Illinoi[s]emakers shorts program.

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