Jahiem Jones (aka Prince Hiem Gorgeous Gucci) connects with youth at Brave Space Alliance and through ballroom culture.

DJ Simmy seems to be everywhere, all the time, doing everything. When you’re out with friends, you’re in Sim City.

From Independence to Now Lecture Series “insist[s] on African cinema as a site of formal experimentation and critical thought.” ...

Lyric stages Richard Strauss's twisted but thrilling Salome, based on Oscar Wilde's play, for the first time in 20 years.

Optic Sink have stuck with the dark hypnotic synths and danceable grooves from their debut but they’re now more melodic and ...

Like so many albums, Runo Plum’s debut full-length, November’s Patching (Winspear), was inspired by a breakup and the ...

Duke Tumatoe has played in REO Speedwagon and worked with John Fogerty, but after 60 years he’s still making most of his fans ...

Jon-Carlo Manzo’s Fire Talk imprint Angel Tapes embodies the values of the underground by investing in artists long before they’re sure bets.

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

The beloved weirdo dance-music night at Danny’s, gone nearly 20 years, returns at Wicker Park gallery Public Works.

Justin Purcell's Magic Is People at Chicago Magic Lounge combines insider humor about the craft with astounding close-up ...

I’ve been watching the fire as it comes from far away, wondering if I should stay,” she sings over gentle fingerpicked guitar ...