Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including by Dreamer Isioma, Third Coast ...

Joshua Harmon's Prayer for the French Republic looks at anti-Semitism and the Jewish diaspora through one French family's ...

At night, I dream of a thousand Timothée Chalamets setting fires in the streets to declare that a country under fascism is ...

Chicago rapper and mental health advocate Kaicrewsade builds tracks by connecting musicians and builds safe spaces by ...

Chicago musician and artist Keenyn Perry displays stellar style in Gucci, vintage, and Run-D.M.C. as he shops at Trader Joe’s ...

A new exhibit and a mini festival presented by Jane Addams Hull-House Museum connects Hull House Theatre's history with today ...

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Black Women Collectors Shaping Cultural Heritage in Chicago” is the latest chapter of the South Side Community Art Center.

Leya, the New York duo of violinist and vocalist Adam Markiewicz and harpist Marilu Donovan, strike a curious balance between medieval folk, classical music, and avant-garde pop.

Brian Friel's Translations receives a lovely and thoughtful revival at Writers Theatre under Braden Abraham's direction.

Kayla Drescher and Harrison Lampert want their new improv and magic venue to be a place for community and emerging talent.

Bassist and pianist Kristian Dunn is half of prolific postrock duo El Ten Eleven, and drummer Damon Che is best known from ...