Pitchfork 2018 Day 2: Funkier, Louder, Still Wet
Raphael Saadiq and Blood Orange got people moving while Circuit Des Yeux and the War on Drugs bowled them over with festival-grade volume. Our shots from Day 2, below.
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Pitchfork 2018 Day 1: Drizzly and Mellow with Lots of Confetti
Even for a Friday afternoon, the festival got off to a distinctly peaceful start, with energetic sets from Saba and Courtney Barnett sandwiched between otherwise laid-back billings (Tame Impala, Julien Baker). The day in photos, below.
The Silver Room Block Party Is an Institution
Eric Williams was fed up with white-washed North Side festivals. So in 2003, he launched his own.
Six Very Spicy Posters from the Chicago International Film Fest Archives
Ahead of his retirement, CIFF founder Michael Kutza shares his favorite images from a long collaboration with Victor Skrebneski
Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week
…including the last-ever run of the Vans Warped Tour.
The 411 on the 312 at Pitchfork Fest
Your guide to the weekend’s local acts—juuust in case Lauryn Hill doesn’t show
So You Need Help with Pitchfork 2018: a Schedule
Don’t know every last band on the lineup? Here’s who to see.
A Support Group, for Men. Stay With Us Now.
A new play at the Goodman imagines a hopeful model for masculinity.
See 80 Years of Outsider Art in Chicago
A new exhibition at the Intuit spotlights Chicago’s role in nurturing artists on the fringe.
Four Questions for Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter Half Gringa
Carbondale native Izzy Olive discusses her debut album Gruñona, her upcoming opening slot for the Flaming Lips, and more.