David Nagler Sets Carl Sandburg’s Poems to Music
His new album, Carl Sandburg’s Chicago Poems, pays homage to some of the poet’s work.
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How Bob Dylan Could Cram the History of American Music Into One Song
“It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleedin’)” pulls from Allen Ginsburg, Elvis Presley, the Carter Family, Woody Guthrie, and Robert Johnson, and it all makes sense—and continues to evolve.
Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Apollo’s Fire, Joffrey Ballet, Zombie Broads, The Seldoms, and Music Box of Horrors
Five Must-See Films at the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival
Natalie Portman plays Jackie Kennedy in Jackie, and four other can’t-miss films
Inside the Friendly Confines
The late ’90s were a relaxed time in baseball, before the steroids crisis and camera phones put players on their guard. That’s when photographer Andie Giafaglione captured these poignant moments of the Cubs’ day-to-day lives.
The Top Five Things to Do This Week
Ear Taxi Festival, Fall Bulb Festival, Kanye West, Music Box Theatre Special Screenings, and Merge
Joe Swanberg's Favorite Chicago Things, as Guessed from Blatant Plugs in Easy
Did ya hear, the new Netflix series Easy was filmed in Chicago? It's a little hard not to notice, since local filmmaker Don’t Fret makes a cameo appearance when Matt and Jeff ask him to do all the art for their new business. From that point forward, his artwork is showcased on everything from sweatshirts to the garage … Read more
Keke Palmer Is Pretty Sick of Being Boxed in as an Actor
The Robbins native dishes on ditching childhood stardom, getting in the music game, and watching Chicago from afar.
RIP Agnes Nixon, the Legendary Creator of "One Life to Live" and "All My Children"
The pioneering writer translated the social tumult of the 1960s and beyond into broad (and subtly progressive) story lines. It was an approach she learned under the soap queen Irna Phillips in Chicago at the birthplace of the genre.