A triptych of pieces from the groundbreaking company's repertoire, including John Taras's revelatory Firebird, lit up the Auditorium.

Sen Morimoto grounds their new album in sure-handed gentleness, newly minted Chicagoan Greg Freeman comes through town on ...

Family and friends reminisce about Jimmy Boyce, the ferocious drummer and kindly soul from one of the great bands of ...

Charlie Parr has been making stark, arresting music for two and a half decades, and he seems to be able to summon the aesthetic of any era he wants.

Suzy Sheer make electroclash for pillow fights. The duo splatter their gauzy, ethereal synth melodies with harsh electronic percussion as though they’re opening a shaken-up can of Mountain Dew onto a ...

Announcing the highlights of this year’s Black Harvest Film Festival, hosted at the Siskel Film Center from November 6–15 ...

Known as Billy offstage, Bullion built a life in storefront theater with wit, intelligence, heart, and "the Style." ...

Local vendors and collectors say the appeal of physical media isn’t just nostalgia; it’s ownership streaming platforms can’t revoke.

V.V. Lightbody poured sweat into a serene new album, photographer Jim Newberry celebrates a new book of Chicago music ...

Amid the wall-to-wall media coverage of Kanye West’s promotional events for Donda in August, you could be forgiven for imagining that the only notable new Chicago hip-hop release had come from a ...

Annoyance's Murder at Moidah Manor has some solid laughs but could use sharper instruments for delivering the whodunit whimsy ...

Next year will be Reeling’s 45th festival. Succeeding and growing as a queer film festival feels nothing short of miraculous ...