'Life After Death': Damien Echols on Surviving Death Row
Music critic Selena Fragassi previews her Q&A with Echols, one-third of the notorious West Memphis Three.
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Chicago Magazine's December Issue: Your Best Holiday Ever
Story highlights from the December 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
MDW Fair Returns with Independent, Locally Grown Art
This past weekend, Mana Contemporary in Pilsen hosted the third iteration of the MDW Fair, named for the underdog airport in Chicago.
Review: Amanda Palmer at the Metro
The former Dresden Dolls member entertains—and emotes—at her Saturday night performance.
Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’
Eclipse Theatre Company’s Long Day’s Journey into Night puts the emphasis on long.
It’s Raining Jazz: Umbrella Music Fest Returns
The annual jazz fest runs this weekend throughout the city. Check out our list of the must-see concerts.
Piano Prodigy Daniil Trifonov Debuts with the CSO
A celebrity before he could drive, the 21-year-old wunderkind plays Chicago three years after making Carnegie Hall
Top 5 Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: A weekend full of jazz… a stage crowded with singing nuns… a free art opening, plus the weekend plans of the Rebuild Foundation’s Charlie Vinz
At the Obama Victory Party, Moving Forward (to the Oldies)
The newly re-elected President Obama took the stage shortly after midnight, but music and dancing began long before that. Here’s a playlist of songs we heard at the Obama victory rally.
Adlai Stevenson, Early Victim of Terrible Political Advertising
The brainiac Illinois voter faced down Ike and his Madison Avenue minions, relying on Americans’ interest in 30-minute Stevenson infomercials to carry the day. Obviously, he lost coming and going, but not before leaving a trail of failed pandering.