On Blair Thomas and His One-Man Show, “Hard Headed Heart”
STRING AWAKENING: Blair Thomas is making up his own performance genre as he goes along
STRING AWAKENING: Blair Thomas is making up his own performance genre as he goes along
Last season’s standouts
HAVE A SEAT: We study four chairs and the designers’ influences on one another
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Theatre, photos, film, and more in your own backyard
A new outdoor film fest with an indie vibe pops up at the Pullman State Historic Site
POCKET GUIDE: A cultural short-list for August, in order of buzz
Pitchfork, the city’s second largest summer music event (behind Lollapalooza), drew 54,000 to Union Park over the weekend. The usual specimens were all there: the erudite indie rock fans, the gaggles of teens, the boys in moustaches, the hipster parents with their babies in headphones…
From Chicago’s best fries to its best cup of coffee, contributing editor Noah Isackson highlighted some prominent picks from the August 2010 issue of Chicago magazine on WGN’s Morning News.
Three writers for Pitchfork, the Chicago-based music review site behind the annual festival, each share their daily schedules and give us two can’t-miss picks…
Our top five for things to do this week: Thrift-store cinema at the Empty Bottle … two Steppenwolf mainstays storm Victory Gardens … beer onboard … plus, our pick for a free Pitchfork afterparty