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Thank you to
@clintworthing.bsky.social
for writing about the Readerâs return to print publishing for
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
!
blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/04/i...
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It's A 'New Era' For The Chicago Reader As Iconic Alt-Weekly Shifts To Monthly Magazine
The Reader has struggled in recent years amid funding gaps and administration changes. Editor-in-Chief Sarah Conway says she plans to honor the paper's history while focusing on its future.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/04/its-a-new-era-for-the-chicago-reader-as-iconic-alt-weekly-shifts-to-monthly-magazine/
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Clint Worthington
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The stalwart alt-weekly
@chicagoreader.com
, which has served the city for a half century, returns to print today in a new monthly format. I talked to new EIC Sarah Conway about what Chicagoans can expect from this new era for
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
:
blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/04/i...
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It's A 'New Era' For The Chicago Reader As Iconic Alt Weekly Shifts To Monthly Magazine
The Reader has struggled in recent years amid funding gaps and administration changes. Editor-in-Chief Sarah Conway says she plans to honor the paper's history while focusing on its future.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/04/its-a-new-era-for-the-chicago-reader-as-iconic-alt-weekly-shifts-to-monthly-magazine/
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Big ups to
@juggaloreporter.bsky.social
and
@silktanktop.bsky.social
!! For the lovely interview and photo, respectively! It was really fun to chat w Micco about my journey to where Iâm at now and how Iâm excited for my future with the label!
chicagoreader.com/music/chicag...
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Glenna Fitch, deep listening DJ - Chicago Reader
Glenna Fitch, who DJs as Sold, has had a love affair with electronic music since childhood.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/chicagoans-of-note/sold-glenna-fitch-dj-gramaphone-listening-lizard-label/
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Leor Galil
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Chicago new wave DJ and Planet Earth cofounder Dave Roberts died three years ago todayâthis story gives a window into what he brought to Chicagoâs alternative nightlife scene
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Planet Earth created queer-friendly spaces on and off the dance floor - Chicago Reader
Dave Roberts and Kristine Henglâs Planet Earth new-wave night built its community with a message board run by gay writer and actor Dave Awl.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/planet-earth-earthlings-neo-message-board-dave-awl/
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During the 2024â2025 school year, there were 6,870 instances of book bans across 87 public school districts and 23 states in the U.S. In 2025, âa new vector of book banning pressure has appearedâthe federal government,â
https://bit.ly/49DWp4R
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In A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls, Adam Morgan explores the biggest threat to American youth: books - Chicago Reader
Adam Morgan explores the trial of queer literary magazine publisher Margaret C. Anderson in 1921 on felony obscenity charges.
https://bit.ly/49DWp4R
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Philip Montoro
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In 1982, Chicago postpunk band Stations recorded a long-lost EP with Martin Hannett, architect of the iconic sound of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures. It's finally being released, and No SĂ© Discos is running a Kickstarter to finance the vinyl pressing.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/no-...
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Stations / Ghostland EP VINYL / Produced by Martin Hannett
Stationsâ unreleased 1982 3-song EP Ghostland, recorded with producer Martin Hannett (Joy Division) finally released with your support.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/no-se-/stations-ghostland-ep-vinyl-produced-by-martin-hannett
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shawn
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new: the first piece in a
@chicagoreader.com
âs series on quantum shore chicago looks at community resistance to the megadevelopment. contributor grey lucas traces the neighborhoodâs history of fighting disinvestment and environmental racism from the former south works steel plant to present-day.
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Quantum leap or community crossroads? - Chicago Reader
Residents organize around the quantum computing megadevelopment planned for Chicagoâs southeast side.
https://chicagoreader.com/news/feature-news-politics/quantum-computing-campus-south-works/
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Katie Prout
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Last year, I emailed Chicagoâs chief homelessness officer, Sendy Soto, as well as spokespeople for both Soto & Mayor Johnson, six times. I wanted to understand their approach to evicting unhoused Chicagoans from the shelters they build to survive. No response.
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Chicago's encampment closures are âunconscionableâ - Chicago Reader
Public encampments provide resources and community for people experiencing homelessness, but city crews repeatedly evict residents.
https://chicagoreader.com/news/housing-homeless-encampments-clearing-eviction/
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In November 2025, the Poetry Foundation announced it would discontinue the libraryâs adult education programming at the end of 2025 and sunset its overall public programming in 2026 to refocus on literary arts grantmaking.
https://bit.ly/3NKFp4v
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Maggie Queeney reflects on a decade building the Poetry Foundationâs adult education programs - Chicago Reader
As the Poetry Foundation sunsets its adult education programming, the poet and educator remains committed to facilitating communal poetry spaces.
https://chicagoreader.com/books/poetry/maggie-queeney-poetry-workshops/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=In%20November%202025%2C%20the%20Poe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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Leor Galil
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After a month and a half break from print, the Reader makes its debut as a monthly. Thank you to everyone who supported the paper last year when we were scraping by week to week, and all the ups and downs before then. Thank you to everyone who picks up a new issue, it means the world.
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The cover of this monthâs issue: New egg, who dis? Photographed by Kirk Williamson with creative direction by Corianton Hale.
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Nearly all of Chicagoâs movie theaters are on the north side. Even still, there has not been a fully operational movie theater within Chicago city limits north of Lawrence Avenue since August 18, 2023.
https://bit.ly/3ZahBJN
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The next iteration of the 400 Theater - Chicago Reader
The New 400 Theaters closed in 2023, leaving the far north side without a cinema. This year, new ownership will reopen the historic Rogers Park institution.
https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-feature/new-400-movie-theater-rogers-park-reopening/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Nearly%20all%20of%20Chicago%E2%80%99s%20m&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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Jones hosted the second annual Sour Patch Kiki Ball on November 16, attended by about a hundred people at the University of Chicagoâs Noyes Hall. The event was sponsored by Brave Space Alliance (BSA), the largest LGBTQ+-centered resource center on Chicagoâs south side.
https://bit.ly/4brkeOC
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'When Iâm voguing I just feel free' - Chicago Reader
Jahiem Jones (aka Prince Hiem Gorgeous Gucci) connects with youth at Brave Space Alliance and through ballroom culture.
https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/jahiem-jones-brave-space-alliance-sour-patch-kiki-ball/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Jones%20hosted%20the%20second%20a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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The Chicago Tribuneâs
bsky.app/profile/robe...
writes about whatâs ahead for the Reader! Weâre back in print on Feb. 4 in a new magazine format in the first issue from new editor in chief Sarah Conway.
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DJ Simmyâs creativity and hustle have carried the south-side native all kinds of places. Sheâs rocked the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash, sheâs served as a resident DJ for the Chicago Sky, and sheâs DJed for the likes of Playboi Carti and Westside Gunn.
https://bit.ly/4q7ZHCc
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Welcome to Sim City - Chicago Reader
DJ Simmy seems to be everywhere, all the time, doing everything. When youâre out with friends, youâre in Sim City.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/city-of-win-music-chicago/dj-simmy-sim-city-producer/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=DJ%20Simmy%E2%80%99s%20creativity%20and&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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Huge thanks to Chicago NOWâs Anthony Ponce and Kaitlin Cody at
@fox32chicago.bsky.social
for chatting with new editor in chief Sarah Conway about whatâs ahead for the Reader!
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Itâs been 20 years since Lyric last presented this opera, but Salome is the second McVicar madwoman on the companyâs stage this season, following a powerful Medea in the fall.
https://bit.ly/4bj3mtk
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Losing your head at Lyric - Chicago Reader
Lyric stages Richard Strauss's twisted but thrilling Salome, based on Oscar Wilde's play, for the first time in 20 years.
https://bit.ly/4bj3mtk
11 days ago
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Play will make its debut as a new monthly series this Friday at 8:30 PM. The lineup features longtime Dannyâs DJ Jeremy Alvarez, aka JS Alvarez, who founded Smart Barâs dark electro night Research & Development. Heâll be joined by Shanti and Dan B. Hood.
https://bit.ly/3O8T9pB
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Public Works pulls together a replay for Play - Chicago Reader
A replay for Play: The beloved weirdo dance-music night at Dannyâs, gone nearly 20 years, returns at Wicker Park gallery Public Works.
https://bit.ly/3O8T9pB
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During the 2024â2025 school year, there were 6,870 instances of book bans across 87 public school districts and 23 states in the U.S. In 2025, âa new vector of book banning pressure has appearedâthe federal government,â noted PEN America.
https://bit.ly/49DWp4R
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In A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls, Adam Morgan explores the biggest threat to American youth: books - Chicago Reader
Adam Morgan explores the trial of queer literary magazine publisher Margaret C. Anderson in 1921 on felony obscenity charges.
https://bit.ly/49DWp4R
15 days ago
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Justin Purcellâs Magic Is People combines wry commentary with mind-boggling tricks.
https://bit.ly/3Zq3DTY
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Wonder and wiseassery - Chicago Reader
Justin Purcell's Magic Is People at Chicago Magic Lounge combines insider humor about the craft with astounding close-up tricks.
https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/magic-is-people-justin-purcell-chicago-magic-lounge/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Justin%20Purcell%E2%80%99s%20Magic%20Is&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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shawn
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with subzero temperatures on the horizon, nowâs a good time to revisit
@katieprout.bsky.social
âs 2022 piece about the lack of 24-hour warming centers in chicago. four years later and nothing has changed.
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Lukewarm welcome - Chicago Reader
The warming areas donât just exist to warm you upâhoused within DFSS community service centers, theyâre also access points from which Chicagoans can be connected to other services that have the potent...
https://chicagoreader.com/news/lukewarm-welcome/
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âGraham was the most famous, most controversial, and most prolific of all the modern dance pioneers, and her school and company the longest in operation in the modern dance worldâ
https://bit.ly/3NmnrFg
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Martha Graham at 100 - Chicago Reader
As the Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates its 100th birthday, five Chicago dance artists reflect on the founder's influence and legacy.
https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/dance/martha-graham-dance-company-100-oral-history/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=%E2%80%9CGraham%20was%20the%20most%20famo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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From the archives: Friday, April 5, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. was dead, and thousands of young protesters stalked the streets of Chicago, exhibiting a harsh, unbridled rage the likes of which the city had never seen.
https://bit.ly/3YMQqEG
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On April 5, 1968, the west side was on fire - Chicago Reader
Twenty years later, the Reader looked back and wondered why no one else had done the same.
https://chicagoreader.com/blogs/on-april-5-1968-the-west-side-was-on-fire/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=From%20the%20archives%3A%20Friday&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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The Unknown Variable takes a personal look at immigration and family separation.
https://bit.ly/3YL6y9x
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The Unknown Variable takes a personal look at immigration and family separation - Chicago Reader
Nahal Navidar's play about an Iranian daughter and father separated for years is tender, poetic, and moving.
https://bit.ly/3YL6y9x
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After five years, 2dcloud has resurrected its alt-comics anthology Mirror Mirror. Once a thick tome produced from 2016â2020, the fourth installment of Mirror Mirror has been reimagined as more of a magazine, not only in its size and length but also in content and cadence.
https://bit.ly/3YBaNo3
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Mirror Mirror 4 reflects 2dcloud's rainstorm - Chicago Reader
Longtime indie publisher 2dcloud has resurrected its alt-comics anthology Mirror Mirror, reimagining it as more of a magazine.
https://bit.ly/3YBaNo3
24 days ago
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Facets kicked off its screening series with a double feature of Dr. Caligari and Café Flesh on 1/9, which will be followed by Terminal USA and Mod Fuck Explosion on 2/13, and will conclude with My Degeneration and Numbskull Revolution on 3/13.
https://bit.ly/3N95N7Q
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Reject the mainstream with Optical Noise at Facets - Chicago Reader
Film programmer Raphael Martinez promotes discomfort, context, and conversation with Optical Noise, a trio of cult double features at Facets.
https://bit.ly/3N95N7Q
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A eulogy for Danny's Tavern, the cozy candlelit Bucktown bar that for decades nurtured a devoted community of music loversâit couldn't survive the pandemic, and now the building is set for demolition.
https://bit.ly/4pAusPV
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A eulogy for Dannyâs Tavern - Chicago Reader
For decades, Dannyâs nurtured a devoted and welcoming community of music loversâbut it couldnât survive the pandemic.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/a-eulogy-for-dannys-tavern/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=A%20eulogy%20for%20Danny%27s%20Tave&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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During the 1960s and â70s, Chicano muralists and Ukrainian mosaicists were turning public space into colossal works of art. Through symbols, motifs, and colors drawn from folklore, artists used large-scale images as identity statements during a time of cultural suppression.
https://bit.ly/49hMZM7
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Pilsen murals and Ukrainian mosaics teach us about artistic survival - Chicago Reader
As funding cuts threaten Pilsenâs murals and war destroys Ukrainian mosaics, two communities are learning what makes public art endure.
https://bit.ly/49hMZM7
26 days ago
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Fillet of Solo Festival has transitioned from an annual multi-venue event at Lifeline Theatre to a weekly showcase at Bughouse Theater
https://bit.ly/4sCPAbc
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Fillet of Solo moves from annual festival to weekly showcase - Chicago Reader
Chicago's long-running solo festival evolves into a weekly showcase at Bughouse Theater and Beau O'Reilly addresses the times.
https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/ghost-light/fillet-of-solo-2026-that-ugly-thing-you-might-do/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Fillet%20of%20Solo%20Festival%20h&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
26 days ago
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While Latiné theater in Chicago has been having a renaissance in recent years, uplifting and supporting the voices of Latiné writers has taken on a new urgency because visibility is still lacking overall on national stages.
https://bit.ly/4sz8L5C
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The Vivero celebrates new Latiné voices at City Lit - Chicago Reader
A Three Queens Bouquet shows off new work from the cofounders of a theater services company focused on Latine, queer, and disabled voices.
https://bit.ly/4sz8L5C
27 days ago
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Wayne Bennett is usually identified as a blues guitarist, but he never wanted to be stuck in that box. Bennett is best known for accompanying Bobby âBlueâ Bland for many years, but with his wide-ranging talent, he appeared on funk, jazz, gospel, and soul records.
https://bit.ly/49zwlXq
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Guitarist Wayne Bennett soared at side stage - Chicago Reader
Wayne Bennett put a shine on beloved recordings by Otis Rush and Bobby âBlueâ Bland, but he only cut one single under his own name.
https://bit.ly/49zwlXq
27 days ago
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Indie rocker Joe Glass celebrates an early candidate for your list of the yearâs best Chicago albums.
https://bit.ly/4jCvGsU
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Glass plays rock ânâ roll like itâs the only thing that matters, even when it sounds like a rickety lean-to that could collapse on his head.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/joe-glass-empty-bottle/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Indie%20rocker%20Joe%20Glass%20ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
about 1 month ago
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Chicago theaters offered communal respite, rage, and reflection in a year that was a lot harder than most.
https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/ghost-light/2025-theater-year-in-review/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Chicago+theaters+offered+&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
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A cure for doomscrolling - Chicago Reader
In a disheartening year, Chicago theaters stepped up with shows that offered rage, respite, and support for the audience.
https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/ghost-light/2025-theater-year-in-review/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Chicago%20theaters%20offered%20&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
about 1 month ago
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Check out Leor Galil's list of the best overlooked Chicago records of 2025:
https://bit.ly/4qBWBak
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The best overlooked Chicago records of 2025 - Chicago Reader
The incentives in music journalism say it makes economic sense to cover popular artists. But loving music isnât about making economic sense.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/music-feature/overlooked-records-best-year-clausen-coleman-rigid-juicin-crisis-actress/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Check%20out%20Leor%20Galil%27s%20li&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
about 1 month ago
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After seven years, longtime indie publisher 2dcloud has resurrected its alt-comics anthology Mirror Mirror.
https://bit.ly/3Z2HP0s
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Mirror Mirror 4 reflects 2dcloud's rainstorm - Chicago Reader
Longtime indie publisher 2dcloud has resurrected its alt-comics anthology Mirror Mirror, reimagining it as more of a magazine.
https://bit.ly/3Z2HP0s
about 1 month ago
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On Friday and Saturday, the inaugural Fork Arts festival convenes nine indie-rock acts at a DIY venue. The event benefits two Chicago-based prison-abolition organizations: the nonprofit Midwest Books to Prisoners and the community arts center Walls Turned Sideways.
https://bit.ly/3LBdrY3
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Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move - Chicago Reader
Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move, and two festivals this weekend take over three venues with 40 diverse bands.
https://bit.ly/3LBdrY3
about 1 month ago
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Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move.
https://bit.ly/49ovWa2
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Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move - Chicago Reader
Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move, and two festivals this weekend take over three venues with 40 diverse bands.
https://bit.ly/49ovWa2
about 1 month ago
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Leor Galil
about 1 month ago
First Chicago music news column of 2026: -Pinwheel Records plots a move after a post-Xmas flood! -I Donât Wanna Go Fest 3 takes over Reedâs Local and the Burlington starting Thursday! -indie-rock prison abolition mini-fest Fork Arts makes its debut Friday!
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Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move - Chicago Reader
Pinwheel Records holds a sale to help with its imminent move, and two festivals this weekend take over three venues with 40 diverse bands.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/gossip-wolf/pinwheel-records-dont-wanna-go-fest-fork-arts-festival/
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Philip Montoro
about 1 month ago
The inimitable
@maciestewart.bsky.social
begins a monthlong Wednesday residency at Color Club this week. For her first show, she'll play solo and in a duo with Zander Raymondâand we've got all the lineups here:
chicagoreader.com/music/concer...
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Ever-evolving musician Macie Stewart plays a January residency at Color Club - Chicago Reader
Each weekly performance is sure to be a deeply felt display of her deft musicianship and her profound connections with her fellow musicians.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/macie-stewart-january-residency-color-club/
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Zachary Lee
about 1 month ago
I love reviewing and interviewing, but also wish I could do more reported pieces. Working with Shira Friedman-Parks for
@chicagoreader.com
during CIFF where we spoke with eager cinephiles who waited in line for the
@criterion.bsky.social
mobile closet was a gift:
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Criterion Mobile Closet drives long lines at Chicago International Film Festival - Chicago Reader
People share their movie picks after waiting in long lines to experience the mobile version of the famous Criterion Closet.
https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/criterion-mobile-closet-chicago-ciff/
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Zachary Lee
about 1 month ago
I always love talking to Chicago talent (see also interviews with Michael Shannon and Chase Infiniti), and it was extra special to talk with Alex Thompson about his medical thriller, ROUNDING, for
@chicagoreader.com
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Rounding is relevant, collaborative, and monstrous - Chicago Reader
Rounding, local director Alex Thompsonâs hospital horror film, screens at the Music Box Theatre from February 14â20.
https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-feature/rounding-alex-thompson-health-care-horror/
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Artist Ziyi Zhang turned found digital photos into an exploration of reality and fiction.
https://bit.ly/4bkbg5B
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Digital footprints - Chicago Reader
In her multimedia artwork Pandora Box, Ziyi Zhang uses photo-recognition technology and social media to find the people pictured in ten-year-old photo files discovered on a new hard drive.
https://bit.ly/4bkbg5B
about 1 month ago
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A National Museum of Mexican Art exhibition highlights the little-known history of Mexican railroad workers.
https://bit.ly/4qdoFRq
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The legacy of America's traqueros - Chicago Reader
âRieles y RaĂces,â at the National Museum of Mexican Art, connects the historical experiences of traqueros to contemporary conversations.
https://bit.ly/4qdoFRq
about 1 month ago
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Kitty Haywoodâs voice helped shape Chicago music for decades. She and her sisters sang on countless songs and jingles, including some of the greatest albums the city ever producedâand one hit of their own.
https://bit.ly/491GIEi
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Kitty Haywoodâs voice helped shape Chicago music for decades - Chicago Reader
Kitty Haywood and her sisters sang on countless songs and jingles, including some of the greatest albums Chicago ever producedâand one hit of their own.
https://bit.ly/491GIEi
about 1 month ago
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Chicago Film Archives has preserved and digitized Bill Stametsâs Super 8 films.
https://bit.ly/3LlyT30
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Chicago Film Archives has digitized Bill Stametsâs Super 8 films - Chicago Reader
Bill Stamets is a local filmmaker and cultural anthropologist who made dozens of home-movie-style videos capturing Chicago history.
https://bit.ly/3LlyT30
about 1 month ago
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Beginning January 1, the City of Chicago will ban unhoused people on the sex offense registry from seeking shelter on public buses and trains.
https://bit.ly/4qu8ZsP
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âAn impossible situationâ - Chicago Reader
Beginning January 1, the City of Chicago will ban unhoused people on the sex offense registry from seeking shelter on public transit.
https://bit.ly/4qu8ZsP
about 1 month ago
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Chicago theaters offered communal respite, rage, and reflection in a year that was a lot harder than most.
https://bit.ly/4q1HEyi
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A cure for doomscrolling - Chicago Reader
In a disheartening year, Chicago theaters stepped up with shows that offered rage, respite, and support for the audience.
https://bit.ly/4q1HEyi
about 1 month ago
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Inspired by her grandmother, Gould cooks American southernâsoutheast Asian cuisine while giving back to her community.
https://bit.ly/3LotFUi
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Step into Chloe Gouldâs Bronzeville home at DixiePura Kitchen - Chicago Reader
Chloe Gould cooks American southernâsoutheast Asian cuisine at DixiePura Kitchen while giving back to her community.
https://chicagoreader.com/food/food-drink-feature/chloe-gould-dixiepura-kitchen-bronzeville/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Inspired%20by%20her%20grandmoth&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
about 1 month ago
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Outrage your favorite Philadelphians when Morgan Street Snacks returns to the next Monday Night Foodball.
https://bit.ly/4piTxPe
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Morgan Street Snacks preps Kimksi coup at Monday Night Foodball
Ryan Cofrancesco previews his cheesesteak Kimski takeover at the next Monday Ight Foodball, the Readerâs weekly chef pop-up at Thattu
https://chicagoreader.com/food/monday-night-foodball/morgan-street-snacks-philly-cheesesteak-ryan-cofrancesco-kimski/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=Outrage%20your%20favorite%20Phi&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reader-bluesky
about 1 month ago
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Philip Montoro
about 1 month ago
The biggest DeffJam yet arrives tomorrow! The locals celebrating the memory of Ryan Deffet include Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan from Ratboys, Kathy Patino of Girl K, Sima Cunningham of Finom, V.V. Lightbody, and Cosmic Country mastermind Andrew Sa.
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DeffJam honors its late founder with its biggest fest yet - Chicago Reader
Ryan Deffet made friends everywhere he went in Chicagoâs indie scene. Now those friends are celebrating his life with this all-ages blowout.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/gossip-wolf/deffjam-ryan-deffet-thalia-space-gators-faux-furrs/
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