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Gossip Wolf: Remembering musician Stephanie Morris at the Hideout
Friends and colleages remember musician Stephanie Morris at the Hideout, White/Light scores a new sci-fi short film, and more. by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil Collaborators and friends of fondly...
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Hanging around with everyone on Red Scare in this week's gig poster of the week
ARTIST: EchSHOWS: Red Scare's Anniversary Weekend, Fri 10/24 through Sun 10/26MORE INFO:miguelechemendia.com[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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An upcoming Andersonville restaurant hosts a Dia de los Muertos dinner tonight
Mark Robertson co-owns the GLBT sports bar Crew Bar & Grill in Uptown, and SoFo Tap in Andersonville. But he grew up on a farm, and dreamed of having a place in the city that better reflected where...
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How to get the Goodman to produce your new play
If, in a year or two, you want to brag that you were among the first people to see the Goodman's new production—and if you don't want to pay for a night at the theater—you should most definitely check...
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In Nightcrawler, if it bleeds, it leads
Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a videographer feeding crime and accident footage to TV newcasts. by Ben Sachs Veering wildly between satire, psychological thrills, and moral drama, Nightcrawler...
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Silk Road Rising's The Hundred Flowers Project wilts
A cool concept wilts in Silk Road Rising's ambitious Hundred Flowers Project. by Tony Adler"If we're doing a play about Mao, to a 21st-century American audience," says Mike, a character in Christopher...
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Did you read about prostitution scandals, penises, and the Hancock?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That the lead investigator of the Secret Service prostitution scandal resigned in August after he himself was...
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Olympia punks Vexx screech and wail on the noisy track 'Clairvoyant'
In last week's In Rotation Not Normal Tapes honcho Ralph Rivera threw out some high praise for Olympia punk band Vexx, calling them "one of my favorites currently going, hyperbole notwithstanding." No...
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The ceviche mixto at Logan Square's Ceviche lights up the night
I was right chuffed when I read the menu description for the ceviche mixto at Logan Square's aptly named Ceviche, a new Peruvian restaurant from the folks behind the well-established and well-liked Ay...
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The fashionable showed up for Advanced Style at the Gene Siskel Film Center
Street View is a fashion series in which Isa Giallorenzo spotlights some of the coolest styles seen in Chicago.Western culture is obsessed with youth—and pretty much always has been—but we've also...
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Whiplash: A jazz movie that has nothing to do with jazz
You've heard about Damien Chazelle's much-praised Whiplash—now here's the backlash. by J.R. Jones"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job," declares Terence Fletcher,...
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Local hip-hop superhero A-Villa, bank manager by day and skilled beat maker...
Twenty years ago Nas released his career-defining debut, Illmatic, and while the New York MC has spent the bulk of the year celebrating that anniversary—he's played the album in full on tour—other...
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Il Trovatore brings Amber Wagner back to town
Soprano Amber Wagner isn't a Chicagoan, but can't we claim her anyway?Won't the developmental years she spent at Lyric Opera's Ryan Opera Center (2007-'10) allow us a few boasting rights?It was clear...
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When a son's 'experiments' get out of hand
Dan Savage advises a father disturbed by the evidence of his son's masturbatory techniques, a woman whose boyfriend wears his special belt, and more by Dan Savage QMy son is 15 going on 16, and he's...
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A new app will put Chicago public art in the palm of your hand
An unlikely team comprised of a former English lit major, a retired neuroradiologist, and an IT consultant is collaborating on a smartphone app to guide people through Chicago's public-art sphere. "The...
View ArticleJean Banchet nominees show a scene that's doing just fine, thank you
The annual Jean Banchet Awards, which honor the best in fine dining in Chicago at a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in January, announced nominees this morning after soliciting diner...
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Did you read about wasting time on the Internet, Joe Maddon, and Taylor Swift?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• This account by American journalist Theo Padnos of being kidnapped and tortured in Syria?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe...
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'Helen's Theme,' a quick shot of Halloween chills from Candyman
One of the most frightening parts of Candyman, which Drew Hunt says is his favorite horror film shot and set in Chicago (it also took some inspiration from Steve Bogira's "They Came in Through the...
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The weirdest Halloween cover show this year is tonight
The next few days are packed with local musicians putting together cover sets for Halloween, ranging from takes on the Descendents to Thin Lizzy, but what might be the holiday's most interesting cover...
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A reminder to Mayor Rahm's 2015 opponents: It's a runoff, dummies!
With Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia suddenly jumping into the mayoral race, the time has come for me to say something nice about Alderman Bob Fioretti. And Amara Enyia and former alderman...
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