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. Read more

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. Read more

The Silver Room Block Party Is an Institution

By Cheryl V. Jackson

Eric Williams was fed up with white-washed North Side festivals. So in 2003, he launched his own. Read more

Six Very Spicy Posters from the Chicago International Film Fest Archives

By Marcia Froelke Coburn

Ahead of his retirement, CIFF founder Michael Kutza shares his favorite images from a long collaboration with Victor Skrebneski Read more

Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week

Green City Market Chef’s BBQ, Lucas Foglia: Human Nature, Dear Carmencita, Art Institute Block Party, Chicago Oddities & Curiosities Expo, and more Read more

The 411 on the 312 at Pitchfork Fest

By Josh Terry

Your guide to the weekend's local acts—juuust in case Lauryn Hill doesn't show Read more

So You Need Help with Pitchfork 2018: a Schedule

By Josh Terry

A Support Group, for Men. Stay With Us Now.

By Kaylen Ralph

A new play at the Goodman imagines a hopeful model for masculinity. Read more

See 80 Years of Outsider Art in Chicago

By Abhinanda Datta

A new exhibition at Intuit spotlights Chicago's role in nurturing artists on the fringe. Read more

Four Questions for Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter Half Gringa