Tag: Chicago

Despite the moniker, Chicago rapper Noname is gaining nationwide fame. Noname thrust herself into the underground hip hop consciousness with a melancholy, show-stealing, roughly-40-second verse…

I saw a lot of great shows in 2016, and I couldn’t have asked for a better one to punctuate the year’s end. Chicago indie…

It may come as a surprise to many that the Orwells have no relation at all to the classic “1984” novel. Then again, it may…

It seems a bit odd that I only know the First Unitarian Church by its basement. A space that is well suited for church bingo…

It was an all-Chicago affair at South Broad’s Boot and Saddle May 20. Jimmy Whispers and Ne-Hi opened the show for Twin Peaks, who are…

I have never understood the appeal of “Twin Peaks.” It had a weird aesthetic and seemed like another token hip and cool television show whose…

The city of Chicago recently announced a new nine percent cloud tax. To make a long story short, this tax would apply to “patrons of…

A protest occurred April 25 on University of Pennsylvania’s campus demanding justice for Rekia Boyd. Rekia Boyd is yet another black citizen who was shot…

The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, in the URBN Annex Building, held an opening ceremony Oct. 9 for the new Bill Walton “artist to artist” exhibition. Curated…

On June 18, 2007, the lowly Philadelphia Flyers lost the NHL Draft Lottery despite being the worst team in the league. The Chicago Blackhawks, only…