Makaya McCraven on Improvised Music, Hip-Hop, and Moving to Chicago By Reuben Unrau The jazz drummer and beatmaker will be performing weekly shows at the Hideout. Read more
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago Daymé Arocena, Ensemble Español, Chicago Pride Fest, Pilsen Taco Fest, and more Read more
If Anyone Deserves a 100-Year Graduation Party, It's Ernest Hemingway By Nicole Schnitzler This Saturday's soiree in Oak Park celebrates the legendary writer. Here's what you might not know about him. Read more
A North Side Tour of Chicago's Sordid Gangster History By Mark Schipper Beyond that guy named Capone, a new book details a more complete history of Prohibition-era misdeeds. Read more
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week Moby Dick, Chicago Film Archives Media Mixer, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lizzo, Chicago Blues Festival, and more Read more
A Peek at Gwendolyn Brooks's Chicago, Then and Now By Adam Morgan The masterful poet and South Side legend would have turned 100 years old today. Read more
Rhymefest and Billy Branch on the State of Blues Interview by Matt Pollock The Blues Fest collaborators discuss the lineage of blues and hip hop and why Chicago breeds "facts of life" music. Read more
Four Pieces You Must See at Takashi Murakami's Chicago Debut By Jason Foumberg The Japanese pop painter premieres his new retrospective at the MCA this month. Read more
Marcos Raya Transforms Ghastly into Gorgeous By Jason Foumberg The Pilsen-based artist’s work is on display through next month. Read more
Carlos Javier Ortiz on His New Film and Pop-Up Magazine By Jamison Pfeifer The filmmaker screens part of his new movie Shikaawkwa this weekend. Read more
