Beat Happening
Hip-hop poets Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval are taking the mic at Yale and at Steppenwolf—and, along the way, attempting to change your definition of rap culture.
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That’s Entertainment
Need a break from your nightlife routine? Here are some of the freshest, funkiest, funnest slices of the local scene, along with a few old favorites
Tales From the Velvet Rope
The not-so-secret secret about the Chicago nightlife scene is that the velvet rope is more or less a formality. However, there are some rules—as we discovered on a recent Saturday night. PLUS: Trendspotting
Reserve: The Guided Tour
Since opening Reserve has become a magnet for celebrities, scenesters, and marketers looking for a hot spot. With a rope outside and another inside leading to the upstairs club, Reserve works hard to live up toits name. Here is a guided tour.
Hanging Out with the Redwalls
What happens when a hot local band goes out for a night on the town with a reporter: they drink a few beers, shoot some pool—and do nothing even remotely stupid.
The Short List – September 2006
Megan Mullally joins the talk show fray; a few “kinks” in a new Playboy book; hot for teacher; and more for September
David Jakubiak
Chicago-reared MCs Rhymefest and Lupe Fiasco met two years ago while on the same flight home from Los Angeles, where each worked on Kanye West’s album Late Registration. Chicago brought the two together again to talk about Kanye, the city’s moment in the hip-hop spotlight, and the responsibility of an MC.
New Kids on the Block
Lori Holton Nash makes her daytime TV début.
Joe Meno Grows Up
The heir to Salinger shows his soft side.
Chorus Line
You swore off musicals after Cats. With a resurgence of quality “tuners” on local stages, it may be time to rethink that vow. Here are four local theatre companies putting their own spin on the genre.