Five Questions for Chicago Singer-Songwriter V.V. Lightbody
The indie-rock vet creates her self-described ‘nap-rock’ sound on her solo debut Bathing Peach, a quieter and more introspective turn from her work in Santah and Grandkids.
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On the Life and Death of My Brother, Dickie
Richard Greenberg was one of the great movie-title artists of all time, responsible for Alien, Lethal Weapon, The Untouchables, The Matrix, and more. And his artistic life started with coloring his sister’s bedsheets in their West Rogers Park home.
The Top 10 Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Craft Brews at the Zoo, David Blaine Live, Graham Lambkin and Joe McPhee, Renegade Craft Fair, That’s Weird, Grandma: Brand New Stories, and more
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's New Riverfront Center Formally Opens This Summer
The 20,000-square-foot Chicago Architecture Center, designed by the firm of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, will formally open on August 31, with a lot more space—and a much bigger scale model of the city.
How Charles White Rewrote the Black Narrative
Four decades after his death, a son of Chicago’s Black Renaissance gets a well-deserved survey at the Art Institute.
Q&A: Ann Lui on the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
The architect and SAIC prof is part of a big contingent of Chicagoans exploring the theme Dimensions of Citizenship at the prestigious exhibition.
A New Press. For Old Books. In the Digital Age. Seriously.
The publication kicks off its newly minted press with Henry Blake Fuller’s The Cliff-Dwellers.
The Top 10 Things to Do in Chicago This Week
A naked bike ride, Chicago Blues Festival, a food truck bonanza, and more
There's a Big Fat Rager in the Loop Tonight
You’re invited—so long as you can find it.
Ten Great Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Marvin Tate and Avery R. Young, Co-Missions Festival, Charli XCX, Chicago Ale Fest, Do Division Street Fest, and more