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Another taste of how Chicago was when Jane Byrne ran things
When Jane Byrne died last month, the Reader put together a package of articles we'd published on Byrne over the years. They made good reading—better reading, I believe, than the indulgent eulogies...
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Double Happiness is hidden in plain sight on Argyle
My interview with underground chef Julia Pham yesterday took place at a largely overlooked restaurant on the Vietnamese-Chinese strip in Uptown, Double Happiness at 1061 W. Argyle. It was good enough...
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Did you read about Lars von Trier, Clip Art, and hell?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• That film director Lars von Trier (Nymphomaniac) has quit drinking but continues to make absurd, self-dramatizing...
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Slayer plays a casino on Saturday
The band currently billed as Slayer plays the Venue at Horseshoe Casino on Saturday, one night after Styx plays the very same room. No offense to Styx or casinos, both of which I've enjoyed in small...
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Local art-pop trio Moritat blend nervous percussion with dreamy melodies on...
"People have dreams," sings Venus Laurel on "Starry B," buoyed by horns and the voices of her bandmates. The song's melodies hang serenely over Corey McCafferty's tense knots of drums.…[ Read more ][...
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Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle is hardly wild
Never mind the date on the calendar: winter is upon us and so is the midseason hiatus that spans most network and cable TV programming. And since the cold got an early start this year, you've likely...
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See rescued holograms from the shuttered Museum of Holography for one night only
We occasionally ask you to show us something. This week it's holograms formerly owned by Loren Billings.Moshe Tamssot visited the Museum of Holography for the first time 21 years ago, when he first...
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How to win at box-office bingo
Now that dynamic pricing has come to the arts, you can score cheap seats—or get priced out. by Deanna Isaacs On a recent morning, thinking I might be able to catch a performance of Porgy and Bess at...
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DJ Jesse de la Peña brings back the Blue Groove Lounge for its 20th birthday
The Blue Groove Lounge returns to celebrate its 20th birthday, scene treasure and sound engineer Bob Popp dies at 49, and more. by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil This weekend Chicago DJ Jesse de la Peña...
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Before the Civil Rights Act, Herman Roberts's club defined black nightlife on...
As proprietor of Roberts Show Lounge and the 500 Room, Roberts booked the likes of Nat "King" Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton—and responded to segregation and its legacy with...
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Birds, french fries, and butts prominently featured on a Thee Oh Sees poster
ARTIST: Josh DavisSHOWS: Thee Oh Sees, Jack Name, and Running at Empty Bottle on Tue 11/25 and Wed 11/26MORE INFO:deadmeatdesign.com[ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleNext goes back to its beginnings in its fifth season
From its opening in spring 2011 through the end of its third season in late 2013, Next was the wunderkind of Chicago restaurants, selling out all its seats well in advance, whipping out a radically...
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Did you read about olive oil, the Western-Belmont overpass, and circumcision?
Reader staffers share stories that fascinate, amuse, or inspire us.Hey, did you read:• About the perils of pinning a cause on a case such as the one in Ferguson?…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Math-metal riff masters American Heritage go out with a bang (and a whimper)
Formed in 1997 and for the past several years split between Chicago and Atlanta, metal smart-asses American Heritage released what seems likely to be their swan song, Prolapse, last week on French...
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How investment bankers are set to profit from Rahm's preschool plan
How investment bankers are set to profit from Rahm's preschool plan. by Ben Joravsky As a public service announcement for the people of Chicago, I'd like to urge each and every one of you to beware of...
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Will Tale of the Princess Kaguya be Studio Ghibli's final masterpiece?
Renowned animation outfit Studio Ghibli ponders its future as its new Tale of the Princess Kaguya looks to the past. by J.R. Jones This past August the renowned Japanese animation outfit Studio Ghibli...
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How does Ferguson figure in the classroom?
The national conversation recommended as the antidote to the racial toxins of Ferguson will begin just as soon as the Super Bowl's been played, or once March Madness is behind us, or after we've paid...
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Sasha Go Hard breaks her hiatus with a new single and a psychedelic video to...
Last month, Chicago rapper Sasha Go Hard ended her hiatus with "Bricks," the first song she's released since she gave birth to her daughter earlier this year. Now the slinky track produced by Young Haz...
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Waffle Fest founder Shawn Childress talks Chicago hip-hop and waffles, of course
Shawn Childress, who releases funky hip-hop tracks under the name Awdazcate, has a thing for waffles. It's in the name of his loose collective (Waffle Gang), his online radio show (Waffle Season), and...
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Is the fresh curry paste at In-On Thai worth all the effort?
Earlier this spring when Lakeview's In-On Thai opened it occasioned few blips in the media, not nearly what I would expect given what the Hungry Hound reported a few months later: the chef, Korakot...
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