Our top five picks for things to do this week: Peter + pirates = Lookingglass . . . the waking dead stroll Berwyn . . . Cousteau chats at the Field . . . plus, Martin Mull, Karl Wirsum, and weekend plans from the MSI’s new live-in roomie
COMEBACK CREW: After a hiatus and some internal drama, the band hopes their new record will help lure back fans.
POCKET GUIDE: A cultural short-list for November, in order of buzz
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Conan’s other sidekick moves on . . . everything that glitters at the Field . . . free rock ’n’ roll from one-half of Local H . . . the local author Adam Levin’s weekend-ish plans . . . and more
WORD!: An ambitious young writer emerges with a megapage masterpiece
THE ESCAPE ARTIST: Treat yourself to the shivers at a haunted mansion this Halloween
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Theatre’s most depressive Russian, times two . . . Lebowski, the musical . . . Schwimmer’s Trust on film . . . free Toni Morrison . . . and what Sound Opinions’ Jim DeRogatis is doing this weekend
On the occasion of a new book by Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis, we explore the musical smackdown of the ages by asking a few other prominent Chicagoans to weigh in. Choose a side in the comments below.
Among the tens of thousands of runners in the Chicago Marathon this Sunday, see if you can spot local improv comedian E.J. Scott, who will be wearing number 15115—and a blindfold. A regular performer at iO and The Annoyance Theatre, Scott suffers from choroideremia (CHM), a…
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Silk Road smolders . . . Emily Johnson stinks it up . . . Chrissie Hynde goes rogue . . . plus, free pie ingredients and Richard Hunt’s weekend plans!
