It was one of those nights for the books. After catching a great show Saturday by the Redwalls at the Sheffield Garden Walk, I headed over to Metro’s 25th anniversary party, held at the Smart Bar. The invite-only party was thrown for Metro friends and alumni-people like Peter Katsis, one of the spot’s first bookers … Read more
After pledging my entire weekend to Pitchfork three years in a row, I consider myself a pro. I know where to set up camp and get the best sound. I know that you need to stuff Charmin in your satchel because the LepreCans run out on the first day. And I know that Pitchfork, in particular, is the best place to witness veritable street style. At one point during the weekend, a friend from New York even turned to me and said, totally unprompted, “Chicago has waaaaay more hipsters than New York.” So true. Here were some of our favorites, photographed by Maria Bianco. PLUS: What the critics said
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It’s a musical experiment on the grandest of scales: Tonight the Portland-based rock band The Decemberists sit down with 82 classical musicians from the Grant Park Orchestra to play an hour-long set in Millennium Park. Pre-concert, I chatted with The Decemberists’ lead singer, Colin Meloy, who collaborated with classical composer Sean
O’Loughlin on the arrangements.
Old Town School goes for Guinness record
Free Chicago dance festival a bigger-than-New York event
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In her debut novel, Nancy Horan resuces Frank Lloyd Wright’s ill-fated mistress from the footnotes of history.
Sit back and listen in on a Range Rover ride to the West Side with breakout rapper and Renaissance nerd Lupe Fiasco. You’ll get an earful on history, sociology, anthropology, and the artist’s muses, from Tchaikovsky to Noam Chomsky to Ice Cube
Since 1837, the city of Chicago and the art of photography have come of age together. Here, in a timeline that stretches across parts of three centuries, a look at several important local photographers, as well as some significant dates in the history of Chicago (in red) and photography (in blue)
The old warehouse guarded its secrets for three-quarters of a century, until a developer came along with plans to turn the space into lofts. In one final burst, a time capsule of opera history was opened to the public. History >>How it all started-and ended Equipment >>Where (and how) the magic happened Costumes >>A little girl’s-and collector’s-utopia Props >>All … Read more
