Recent Entries in Arts & Events
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Billy Elliot Tickets On Sale
In case you plan your theater-going 4 months in advance, tickets for the much-anticipated Chicago-run of West End, then Broadway, blockbuster Billy Elliot went on sale yesterday. The show is scheduled to open in March and could...
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It's Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Day
Heading downtown for the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival? You won't be alone: the Trib reports 800,000 are expected at the fest which has already kicked off and runs all day, climaxing with a parade this evening...
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CPL's Bookamania Brings The Reading Fun For Kids
Special to Chicagoist from Elizabeth Mikel If we had kids, we'd certainly be bringing them to Chicago Public Library's Bookamania event on Saturday. Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., the Harold Washington Library Center will be...
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Rockin' Our Turntable: DJ / rupture & Matt Shadetek
Call it fate or label it luck, some musical pairings were just meant to happen. Solo, Jace Clayton (DJ / rupture) and Brooklyn producer Matt Shadetek have always excelled in their respective electronic pursuits. For the...
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Holiday Shopping At Do Division
If you prefer to shop local during the holiday season, then save the date for Saturday, December 5 and the return of the annual Do Division blowout. Merchants, restaurants and bars located on Division St. between...
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Philanthropy For Pachyderms
Isiolo & Kimana say hi to each other at the Elephant Orphanage When a friend of ours visited Kenya a few years ago she stopped by an elephant orphanage operated by The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust...
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Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Going GaGa
It's weird to think I've only really been aware of Lady GaGa since inauguration week when I heard "Just Dance" in a D.C. bar and marveled at how the room exploded. While I'm slightly bummed the Fame...
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Audion To Squeeze Into Smart Bar
The past month has seen a flurry of electronic musicians roll through Chicago, captivating the aural sensibilities of concert-goers around the city. We've seen Boys Noize ravage Congress's spacious dance floor, Basement Jaxx spin their deep cuts...
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Gallery
PHOTOS: Art Brut And Surfer Blood At Lincoln Hall
Once again ace photographer Laura Gray ventured out and into the fray on our behalf to capture these stunning shots off the raucous Art Brut and Surfer Blood show at Lincoln Hall last week....
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Early Warning: Hot Chip
Special to Chicagoist from Sarah Cobarrubias Fellow Hot Chip junkies rejoice: the British synth-pop quintet come to Chicago in 2010 in support of their upcoming album, One Life Stand. Word has it that this album, available...
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Cook County Jail Goes Primtime
We don't know what it is about Chicago that the Discovery Channel loves so much, but we're not complaining. Both Liar's Club and the Metro have been featured recently on the show Ghost Labs and Dirty...
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Give Girls A Chance
photo by Veronica Murtagh/Chicagoist The year's end is quickly approaching and as we reflect on the past ten months in music in an attempt to define 2009, there are certain trends that, for better or worse,...
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Rehab Nominated For America's Best Party
Rehab's Hosts, a.k.a. Team Bayside High, in the booth at Debonair. Photo by Clayton Hauck Paper Magazine has announced its nominations for its Fifth Annual Nightlife Awards, and Chicago's own Rehab is in the running for...
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Catch Skybox Before They Go Into Hibernation
We really dug the free single, "In A Dream," Skybox released earlier this year. Really dug it. Back then we noted that we had been skeptical of the band in the past for some of its...
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DOWNLOAD: The Sun
The fact that we're even listening to The Sun's new album is a bit of a miracle, since the last time we heard from them was through a cryptic post declaring "New Record Shelved, Band Disbanded:...
