Saxophonist, flutist, and composer Henry Threadgill has transformed the music over and over with Air, the Sextett, Very Very ...

Sound & Gravity founder Mike Reed talks about building a new festival to light up a whole neighborhood with adventurous music.

The 2025 Chicago Theater Bike Ride commemorates the many members of the performing arts community lost in the last year.

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Noir City: Chicago is back at the Music Box Theatre, celebrating determined and duplicitous dames on the big screen.

It was only a matter of time before AI companionship became a common, everyday reality, and here we are. While not all of us ...

As White Sox organist for 40 years, Nancy Faust shaped enduring traditions—including the playful use of “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

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Here’s another thing: Chicago needs continued investment from the global business community, but not at the expense of our southeast side’s environmental and community health footprint. Keep an eye on ...

Mykele Deville celebrates his first album as a dad, another weekend of music festivals arrives to wring the last drops from summer, and more.

Strawdog Theatre Company's world premiere of Susan H. Pak's The F*ck House is a riveting and unflinching look at adolescence and friendships.