Best of Rock and Pop 2012: Chicago Bands Rocked the Charts
From psych rock and power pop to the best hip-hop collaboration of the year: Angel Olsen, Kids These Days, California Wives, and more
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William Shatner Spent a Chicago Weekend in a Swinger’s Apartment
The Star Trek legend shared some of his favorite memories of life and the Windy City in advance of his Aurora show in January.
C-Chats: ‘The Book of Mormon’ Debuts in Chicago
The Broadway show finally makes its Windy City debut. So did it live up to the hype? And how did it compare to the original NYC production?
Your Top 5 Plans This Week
On your agenda: A play featuring a puppet horse… a film about soldiers during wartime… free art, plus the weekend plans of the No Small Productions principal Kristen Kaza
‘Gallerybrewing’ Is Now a Thing in the Chicago Art Scene
A brewing local trend: homemade hooch… as art?
DJ Earworm, Hood Internet Release Their 2012 Pop Song Mashups
The famous DJs and mashup kings pit the top songs of 2012 against each other in very different ways—one a lengthy party mix, the other a synthesis of the year’s most popular music into its own pop song.
David Bernstein Discusses Big-Spending Politicians on NBC 5
David Bernstein visited the set of NBC 5 to discuss Illinois politicians who are living large on their campaign funds.
Chicago’s New Music Groups Fundraise for Sandy-Destroyed New Amsterdam Records
Eighth Blackbird, Ensemble Dal Niente, and more join together at the Empty Bottle this weekend to raise money for the Brooklyn-based New Amsterdam Records, which was devastated by Hurricane Sandy
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' Is Actually Happening Right Now at the University of Chicago
The U. of C.’s admissions department received a lovingly detailed replica of Abner Ravenwood’s diary, the fictional professor from the Indy movie. Where’d it come from? Probably somewhere from the surprisingly active community of Indiana Jones propmakers.
What Bob Dylan's Voice Looks Like
A spectrographic analysis of Bob Dylan’s voice from his early years, through the 1970s, and through his late career suggests he’s finally found the scratchy, bluesy voice he heard from the musicians he’s always loved.