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Yama & the Karma Dusters embodied the hippie counterculture
Chicago gets short shrift in tales of the counterculture of the late 60s and early 70s, but our city nurtured its own underground scene full of political activists, hippie communes, mind-expanding...
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‘You can rage on stage, you can pour your heart out, you can walk in someone...
Can art deliver more than just catharsis for its performers and audience members? Could a play spur meaningful change toward state policy? Two nonprofits, Mud Theatre Project and Restore Justice,...
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Twilight Kitchen drop-kicks the next Monday Night Foodball
Christopher Sullivan moved to Chicago for experimental theater: “At one point the two wrestlers give center stage to a small band of roaming clowns. ‘What is more avant-garde?’ asks one of the...
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An ambitious Rubin Museum show comes to Chicago
“Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now" through 2/15 at Wrightwood 659 The post An ambitious Rubin Museum show comes to Chicago appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Distractions and attractions onstage this season
“The winter of our discontent” doesn’t begin to cover what a lot of us are feeling these days. But instead of soaking in isolation and anxiety at home, it sometimes helps to get out and sit in a room...
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Steep Theatre keeps climbing
Stages of Survival is an occasional series focusing on Chicago theater companies, highlighting their histories and how they’re surviving—and even thriving—in a landscape that’s become decidedly more...
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Local psych outfit Sacred Robe of the Ancient Psychedelic Monks reunite
Sacred Robe of the Ancient Psychedelic Monks Fri 1/31 at Burlington Bar The post Local psych outfit Sacred Robe of the Ancient Psychedelic Monks reunite appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Billy F. Gibbons proves that blues rock never dies—it just gets crustier
Billy F. Gibbons Sat 2/1 at Park West The post Billy F. Gibbons proves that blues rock never dies—it just gets crustier appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Chicago band the Orchard play rock beautified by time
Orchard Sat 2/1 at Cole's Bar The post Chicago band the Orchard play rock beautified by time appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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UK rock imports Wunderhorse bring their Midas touch to Metro
Wunderhorse Sat 2/1 at Metro The post UK rock imports Wunderhorse bring their <i>Midas</i> touch to Metro appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Chicago underground artist Saye Lune pushes R&B into strange new corners
Saye Lune Sun 2/2 at Schubas The post Chicago underground artist Saye Lune pushes R&B into strange new corners appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Chicago kept its New Year’s resolution: All city buildings now use 100...
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A new top prosecutor in town
Chicago’s got a new top prosecutor in town. Eileen O’Neill Burke was sworn in as Cook County’s state attorney on December 2, filling the seat previously held by Kim Foxx. O’Neill Burke, a retired...
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Excavating family drama in The Cave
The Cave, 1/30-3/16, A Red Orchid Theatre The post Excavating family drama in <i>The Cave</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Avaaz offers abundant joy
Avaaz, through 2/9, Chicago Shakespeare Theater The post <i>Avaaz</i> offers abundant joy appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Entwined immigrant lives
Jaja's African Hair Braiding, through 2/2 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater The post Entwined immigrant lives appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Backyard Hamlet
Fat Ham, through 3/2 at Goodman Theatre The post Backyard <i>Hamlet</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Scranton stories
Greetings, through 2/1 at Factory Theater The post Scranton stories appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Political corruption for dummies
The Mannequins' Ball, through 3/1 at Trap Door Theatre The post Political corruption for dummies appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Corporate competition
The Promotion, through 3/2 with MPAACT at the Greenhouse Theater Center The post Corporate competition appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Expressive melodies
A Slow Air, through 3/1, Steep Theatre at the Edge Off Broadway The post Expressive melodies appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Weaving a future for textile art
“Textile Stories: A Living Archive" through 2/16 at Kiosk The post Weaving a future for textile art appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Helping neighbors threatened with detainment
It’s been freezing outside, but we’ve been through this kind of weather before. Chicagoans know how to prepare for a little snow, some unforgiving winds, and possible “ICE storms.” Here are two local...
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The Katalyst Conversation play their first local gig outside the Hegewisch...
In October 2021, Katalyst Coffee Lounge & Music Gallery hosted the Conversation, a performance by two jazz veterans with deep roots in Chicago’s creative community: saxophonist Ari Brown and...
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Life as a barista in Chicago
Living in a city as sprawling, progressive, and queer as Chicago means that, for every handful of young adults you meet, chances are one of them is a barista or has peddled espresso at some point in...
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Chicago Reader Volume 54, Number 17
Chicago Reader Volume 54, No. 17. January 30, 2025. The post Chicago Reader Volume 54, Number 17 appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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las quincenas de enero.
By Diana Gomez The post las quincenas de enero. appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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The ghosts of Chicago restaurants past
For more than a hundred years, Dinkel’s Bakery was the hookup for baked goods in Lakeview and Roscoe Village; its iconic sign served as a beacon for everyday carb-seekers and musicians loitering at...
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Penelope Spheeris talks about filmmaking, herding cats, and the ongoing decline
American filmmaker Penelope Spheeris (b. 1945) grew up in the carnival—her father was a strongman and her mother was a ticket taker. This itinerant lifestyle, which often required her to take care of...
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The Original Yardstick Pizza at Armand’s Pizzeria
Like any Chicagoan with a brain and heart, I get unnecessarily defensive about our pizza. I’m the type of Chicagoan who will simultaneously defend deep-dish while also distancing myself from it. I...
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The people that live
The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. “We’re the people that live,” exclaims Ma Joad at the end of...
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Quicky Nicky’s goes on the road at the next Monday Night Foodball
Jack Kerouac went to Saint Petersburg, Florida, to die. Nick Vaughan went there to live. It was just a strange coincidence that Vaughan’s favorite writer growing up in the northwest suburbs was the...
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Welcome to Zhegagoynak
“Woven Being: Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland" through 7/13 at the Block Museum The post Welcome to Zhegagoynak appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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James Hudson presents Hard Done By: Contemporary Irish Trans Films
Somewhere amid the rolling foothills and Georgian facades of Dublin, Ireland, James Hudson is watching a lot of gay movies. For five years, the 28-year-old has worked for the GAZE Film Festival,...
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Chicago Record Report: January 2025
Chicago Edge Ensemble, Paradoxes in Freedom Guitarist Dan Phillips leads this all-star jazz collective, whose fourth album uses his tunes to frame the improvisations of drummer Avreeayl Ra, bassist...
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Review: Presence
Presence in wide release in theaters The post Review: <i>Presence</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Review: One of Them Days
One of Them Days in wide release in theaters The post Review: <i>One of Them Days</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Review: Flight Risk
Flight Risk in wide release in theaters The post Review: <i>Flight Risk</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Review: Companion
Companion in wide release in theaters The post Review: <i>Companion</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Chicago emergency response times are worsening. A slain rapper’s mom wants to...
This story was originally published by the Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. FBG Duck, the Chicago drill rapper whose given name was...
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CalicoLoco bring their omnivorous rock ’n’ roll ambition to Metro’s big stage
CalicoLoco Sat 2/8 at Metro The post CalicoLoco bring their omnivorous rock ’n’ roll ambition to Metro’s big stage appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Gouge Away’s thundering hardcore seriously swings
Gouge Away Sat 2/8 at Cobra Lounge The post Gouge Away’s thundering hardcore seriously swings appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Satin Jackets find connection through shimmering nu disco
Satin Jackets Sat 2/8 at Subterranean The post Satin Jackets find connection through shimmering nu disco appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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070 Shake brings her adventurous ambient pop to Salt Shed
070 Shake Sat 2/8 at Salt Shed The post 070 Shake brings her adventurous ambient pop to Salt Shed appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Julianna Barwick’s choral music still sounds heavenly
Julianna Barwick Wed 2/12 at Salt Shed The post Julianna Barwick’s choral music still sounds heavenly appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Indie home-recording pioneer Linda Smith reunites with old friend Nancy Andrews
Linda Smith & Nancy Andrews Wed 2/12 at the Hideout The post Indie home-recording pioneer Linda Smith reunites with old friend Nancy Andrews appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Publisher’s note: our fight to stay alive continues
Last Sunday I made my way to Logan Square to meet with a former neighbor, eat some tacos (at Taqueria Moran, a weekly staple when I lived down the street), and catch up. Obviously, the only thing on...
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