Lollapalooza 2009

January 6, 2021August 8, 2009 by Chicago Magazine

Photos, style, bests and worsts from the music fest

Honest, Abe

December 29, 2020August 5, 2009 by Chicago Magazine

Don’t miss picks for 08.05.09 through 08.11.09: Speed dialing Steppenwolf … bidding farewell to a true Chicago character actor … Bill Kurtis on Abraham Lincoln … a Vampire Weekend sighting … and more

The Plan for Today: Mekons’ In-store Gig

December 29, 2020July 30, 2009 by Chicago Magazine

Introducing a newcomer to chicagomag.com: Chicago Guide: The Plan for Today—or, as the case may be, Tonight, Tomorrow, or This Weekend—an infrequent, not-at-all scheduled newsflash we’ll post whenever we’ve got an unmissable event worth sharing. These might be …

Queen Dee

December 29, 2020July 29, 2009 by Chicago Magazine

Don’t-miss picks for 07.29.09 through 08.04.09: The Loop gets its long-awaited sexual Awakening … Lakeview drowns its sorrows at the thought of a beer-free Wrigley … The hands-down-best singer in Chicago belts in back-to-back gigs … SNL’s “Pat” returns—now 100-percent woman … A local lit darling lays out the carpet squares … and more

Where Credit Is Due

December 29, 2020July 27, 2009 by Chicago Magazine

A trio of rereleases prompt musicians to pay quiet homage to an ex-Wilco member, Jay Bennett

File Under “Free”

December 29, 2020July 22, 2009 by Chicago Magazine

Put the “free” back in “free time” with these don’t-miss picks for the week of 07.22.09 through 07.28.09: harrowing derring-do in the heart of downtown … family road trips, now with more lasers … a small-town fest with a taste for kitsch—and pierogis