Flowersatherfeet have been building their audience with a stream of local shows at Reggies, Cobra Lounge, the Hideout, and ...

Devaul Neal, aka Detroit rapper Bruiser Wolf, can wind humor, sadness, and charm into the same bar. He’s a member of Danny ...

The Bug Club make smart, bouncy indie rock whose flavors of garage, protopunk, and new wave get an extra zing from their quirky humor.

In October, Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter Jay Som released Belong, her first full-length since 2019’s Anak Ko.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Dick, an animated short by Jiadi Tang, owes much to Milan Kundera’s 1984 novel of almost the same name.

For decades, the state has offered limited avenues for rehabilitation and shorter sentences. It’s time lawmakers fix it.

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.

Bylines labeled “Chicago Reader Staff” are used for features that contain nonwritten, nonreported information like listings, for event and organization announcements by noneditorial personnel, and for ...

On Monday, Cook County swore in the first new chief judge in more than two decades. Charles Beach replaces Timothy Evans as leader of the nation’s second-largest unified court system.

The short run of A Magical Cirque Christmas made the case for the show becoming a holiday tradition in Chicago.

Nate Coleman and Videowaste create music videos, live onstage visuals, and AV installations using CRT TVs and analog video ...

The Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Museum loses its home, the Ugly Hug and Post-Trash throw an indie-rock fest, and more.