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On Sugar Blue and his new album, “Threshold”

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Chicago blues may be known the world over, but not many musicians have logged the miles to see just how far it has traveled. The exception is Sugar Blue, 60, the famed harmonica innovator and Grammy winner who honed his craft on the South Side from the masters James Cotton, Big Walter Horton, and Junior … Read more

Inglorious Revival

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Our top five picks for things to do this week: The original Bastards screens at the MCA … Dennehy gets chatty at the Goodman … a Louvre curator asks the big question … plus, what you get when you team a Sex Pistol and a Stray Cat with a rockabilly rebel

Laughing Matter: Jim Gaffigan on Chicago comedy, Hot Pockets, and more

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Jim Gaffigan considers his January 29th through 31st standup comedy stint at the Chicago Theatre a very, very big deal. “It’s like playing at Wrigley Field,” says the Chesterton, Indiana, native. For the uninitiated, Gaffigan’s humor falls midway between sweet and sarcastic, wholesome and devious, self-effacing and strange. And he’s better than ever: Last year’s … Read more

Missing Michael Shannon?

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Our top five picks for things to do this week: Chicagoan Michael Shannon onscreen … Joffrey’s Cinderfellas on dancing in drag … Joan Didion’s Magical Thinking at the Court … plus freebies and more

Private Time

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Our top five picks for the week of 01.06.10 through 01.12.10; plus, freebies for a fabulously frugal start to 2010

New Year’s Beat: Chicago concerts to ring in 2010

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The Fiery Furnaces play Lincoln Hall. Just because you’re pinching pennies doesn’t mean New Year’s Eve has to fall to the gutter. Chicago offers a diverse concert lineup that beats overpriced hotel events, so you can stay on budget without staying in. Local jam band Umphrey’s McGee returns to the Aragon Ballroom, accompanied by the … Read more