How To Survive the Pitchfork Music Festival
Some tips on what to bring, what to leave at home, how to listen in from outside the show, and where to park a pricey bike.
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Here's What Everyone Going To Pitchfork Needs To Know
This handy primer has the intel on the best after parties, food vendors, and advice on how to scalp a ticket.
What To Do in Chicago This Week
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Jennifer Tanaka on Windy City Live
Executive digital editor Jennifer Tanaka appeared on Windy City Live to share Chicago magazine’s Best of Chicago picks, as featured in the August 2013 issue.
Stefan Sagmeister's The Happy Show Is at the Chicago Cultural Center
The graphic artist and noted TED speaker has a new exhibit that studies the elusive emotion called happiness.
Dennis Rodkin Discusses Frank Lloyd Wright Homes for Sale
Dennis Rodkin appeared on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight to discuss area Frank Lloyd Wrights for sale, as featured in the August 2013 issue.
Best Dancing
Primary 5 W. Division St., 312-888-2471, primarychi.com Electronica: The year-old basement club offers chest-vibrating escape from the usual Gold Coast obnoxiousness. With its curated calendar of top-notch music artists, friendly barkeeps, and come-as-you-are vibe, this is a downtown electronica lounge you can love. Subterranean 2011 W. North Ave., 773-278-6600, subt.net Reggae: Purists might scoff at … Read more
Best Dancer
Victoria Jaiani Catch her on August 23 in a solo showcase at the Museum of Contemporary Art; chicagodancingfestival.com Ghost-like. Haunting. Celestial. Critics have used spectral adjectives to describe this ethereal, long-limbed prima. Plucked from the Joffrey training program to join the company before she was even 17, the Rogers Park resident, born in Tbilisi, Georgia, … Read more
Best Emerging Comedy Troupe
Kill All Comedy killallcomedy.com You can’t swing a rubber chicken without hitting the two-year-old collective Kill All Comedy. The group of Chicago young guns seems to be everywhere these days: The upstarts have two albums, multiple podcasts and video shorts, a monthly residency at the Upstairs Gallery, and a weekly show at Quenchers Saloon. They’ve … Read more