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Did Anyone Notice What Daley Did for Literacy?

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast As Daley’s on his way out, there’s a lot being said about what he did (or didn’t do) for our city. While most of the hot topics include Chicago Public Schools, privatization...
Pencil This In

Music The CHIRP Record Fair is upon us! It’s a two-day one-stop shop for all your musically obsessive needs, filled with tunes in every conceivable format and all sort of related merchandise. Oh, and there’s some...
A Triple-Decker Oprah Roundup (Yes, We Know How That Sounds.)

Man, there's gonna be one hell of a celebrity void come May when Mayor Daley leaves office and Oprah leaves town. Oh, Oprah, we're gonna miss your bug-eyed, spastic responses to questions, like when NBC5's Mary...
Bloodshot Records Offers Free Songs of Love

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Bloodshot Records is offering a free sampler of love songs on Amazon. It's a tight selection of what Bloodshot calls "the good the bad and the ugly" in their love...
It's New To Us: States As Represented By Movies

With a tip of the hat to my predecessor, who shared this on his Twitter feed yesterday, comes this map of the United States and the movies that best represent each individual state. There are some...
New Party Loose Change Gets Fresh

Recurring events/nights/parties are a dime a dozen in Chicago. Check out a venue's website and there's surely a night this week on their event calendar that signifies some perpetual, self-described "very best, amazing, outrageous, balls-to-the-wall" party. So when I let you in on one of the newest ones, you might politely scroll past, tired of the same old. But don't. What I have for you is a little different; a little nostalgic and a little fresh at the same time. It goes by the name of Loose Change and its first night is this Thursday at The Continental in Humboldt Park.
Where Oh Where Has The Musical Theater Gone?

Musical theater has been on our minds lately because frankly, we’re having trouble finding it in Chicago. Not just any musical theater - new work that originates in the second city. Sure Wicked had a nice...
Bill Callahan's Recording Process ... Revealed!

Bill Callahan recently sent out a painstakingly crafted description of his recording process to the press to explain how his most recent effort, Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle, was crafted in the studio. We'll pass...
The Parlor: Call for Emerging Writers

Photo by radiospike photography So, you think you can write? Prove it by entering The Parlor Reading Series’ second annual call for emerging writers. Now’s your chance to unleash your 3,000 to 5,000 word short work...
Neko Case Is Full Of Sound Opinions

Based on response to the cover alone, it's safe to assume Neko Case's new disc Middle Cyclone is going to be a critical juggernaut. Get a sneak peek into her own thoughts about the album and her...
StoryStudio Offers Up Annual Retreat

Break out your college-lined notebook and your frilly pink pen, StoryStudio Chicago is hosting its fourth annual In-Town Writers Retreat. StoryStudio bills itself as a “growing community of writers building Chicago’s premier center for writing and...
Schooled By Steinski

Gregg Gillis owes Steinski his career. Hell, most producers owe Steinski an awful lot for the aural aesthetic he and partner Double Dee helped cement when it came to cutting and splicing source tracks to create...
Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Kick That Ball

Left Field is a documentary about a very adult version of kick ball played primarily by folks from the old school crustier side of the Wicker Park rock and/or roll bar scene. (There are no hipsters to...
Not Heard From Lately: Elderly Strippers

This Tuesday, try an alternative to melting into the couch while flipping between American Idol and The Biggest Loser and check out the one-night-only, one-woman performance of Last Days of Desmond ‘Nani’ Reese: A Stripper’s History...
Do This: "Soup-Off" at Custom House

Hosting ad-hoc soup kitchens have been all the rage this winter. From 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Custom House (500 S. Dearborn, 312-523-0020) the big boys get in on the act. Custom House's "Soup-Off" will pit local chefs...

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Recent Entries in Add category

Did Anyone Notice What Daley Did for Literacy?

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast As Daley’s on his way out, there’s a lot being said about what he did (or didn’t do) for our city. While most of the hot topics include Chicago Public Schools, privatization...

Pencil This In

Music The CHIRP Record Fair is upon us! It’s a two-day one-stop shop for all your musically obsessive needs, filled with tunes in every conceivable format and all sort of related merchandise. Oh, and there’s some...

A Triple-Decker Oprah Roundup (Yes, We Know How That Sounds.)

Man, there's gonna be one hell of a celebrity void come May when Mayor Daley leaves office and Oprah leaves town. Oh, Oprah, we're gonna miss your bug-eyed, spastic responses to questions, like when NBC5's Mary...

Bloodshot Records Offers Free Songs of Love

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Bloodshot Records is offering a free sampler of love songs on Amazon. It's a tight selection of what Bloodshot calls "the good the bad and the ugly" in their love...

It's New To Us: States As Represented By Movies

With a tip of the hat to my predecessor, who shared this on his Twitter feed yesterday, comes this map of the United States and the movies that best represent each individual state. There are some...

New Party Loose Change Gets Fresh

Where Oh Where Has The Musical Theater Gone?

Musical theater has been on our minds lately because frankly, we’re having trouble finding it in Chicago. Not just any musical theater - new work that originates in the second city. Sure Wicked had a nice...

Bill Callahan's Recording Process ... Revealed!

Bill Callahan recently sent out a painstakingly crafted description of his recording process to the press to explain how his most recent effort, Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle, was crafted in the studio. We'll pass...

The Parlor: Call for Emerging Writers

Photo by radiospike photography So, you think you can write? Prove it by entering The Parlor Reading Series’ second annual call for emerging writers. Now’s your chance to unleash your 3,000 to 5,000 word short work...

Neko Case Is Full Of Sound Opinions

Based on response to the cover alone, it's safe to assume Neko Case's new disc Middle Cyclone is going to be a critical juggernaut. Get a sneak peek into her own thoughts about the album and her...

StoryStudio Offers Up Annual Retreat

Break out your college-lined notebook and your frilly pink pen, StoryStudio Chicago is hosting its fourth annual In-Town Writers Retreat. StoryStudio bills itself as a “growing community of writers building Chicago’s premier center for writing and...

Schooled By Steinski

Gregg Gillis owes Steinski his career. Hell, most producers owe Steinski an awful lot for the aural aesthetic he and partner Double Dee helped cement when it came to cutting and splicing source tracks to create...

Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Kick That Ball

Left Field is a documentary about a very adult version of kick ball played primarily by folks from the old school crustier side of the Wicker Park rock and/or roll bar scene. (There are no hipsters to...

Not Heard From Lately: Elderly Strippers

This Tuesday, try an alternative to melting into the couch while flipping between American Idol and The Biggest Loser and check out the one-night-only, one-woman performance of Last Days of Desmond ‘Nani’ Reese: A Stripper’s History...

Do This: "Soup-Off" at Custom House

Hosting ad-hoc soup kitchens have been all the rage this winter. From 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Custom House (500 S. Dearborn, 312-523-0020) the big boys get in on the act. Custom House's "Soup-Off" will pit local chefs...