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Cakewalk

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Fifteen years after a gut-busting debut at Lounge Ax, The Sea and Cake continue to engineer a new rock sound

The Scene at the Tribune Tower Lobby

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It’s day three of post-election/pre-inauguration, and people are still
flocking to the Tribune Tower like we’re selling iPhones. We’re not. The
folks in the lobby are selling commemorative Chicago Tribune papers
announcing Barack Obama’s win, and there are lines nearly every time of the
day. I leave for lunch and have to cut through the line. Leave after work and have to cut through
the line. Dr. Beat Soltermann (yes, that is a real name) is a Swiss radio
reporter who was in town covering the election, and he couldn’t…

The Five

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If “free jazz” sounds more like an activist’s cry than a music genre, check out the third annual Umbrella Music Festival. Here are our five picks.

That’s the Ticket: Election-Night Parties and Specials

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Move over, Black Wednesday. By our estimation, Tuesday, November 4th is shaping up to be the biggest party night of the year. Even if you didn’t score a ticket to the official Obama rally in Grant Park, there are plenty of places to party with the politicos, no matter whom you vote for. Whether you end up celebrating a win or licking your wounds, you’ll want company. Get it, along with a multitude of drink specials, at these local bars—and keep reading for a quick Halloween heads-up. . .