Experimental Sound Studio uses all 24 channels of the Pritzker Pavilion audio system. Plus: Further fests this week include ...

Hailing from Hangzhou, China—a scenic city that’s now a major tech hub—Celine Lam comes by her wistfully critical painting ...

Nearly 70 properties are in receivership after Jiazhao ‘Frank’ Chen defaulted on at least $119 million in real estate loans. A proposed landlord registry could help the city track irresponsible ...

As a songwriter, Susie McCollum’s influences include jazz, opera, R&B, theatrical music, and folk tunes—a repertoire that ...

Revocation have been blasting out fiendishly intricate technical death metal for more than a quarter century. Led by ...

A new Russian Circles album is always something to look forward to. The instrumental metal trio’s most recent album, 2022’s ...

Orange County duo the Garden make punk rock like they were raised on the Internet. Wyatt Shears plays bass and guitar, his twin brother, Fletcher, plays drums, and they both contribute vocals and ...

Surveying the mess that the best human minds had made of the world, the bandleader, pianist, electronic musician, composer, and philosopher known as Sun Ra took a dim view of consensus reality.

Chicago theater alumni and other local talent shot the low-budget indie rom-com Block Party this summer in Bowmanville.

Chanda had left W.I.T.C.H. by the end of the decade, and keyboardist Patrick Mwondela took on a leadership role. Their songs, including 1980’s “ Freedom Fighter ,” developed a more overt disco flavor, ...

A lifelong Chicago Transit Authority user, Joanna rode to the Pink Line stop in Pilsen from her family home in West Ridge. Iliana, who currently lives in the northwest suburb of Wheeling, was a Pilsen ...

What to watch in theaters and at home. Top film, TV, and streaming picks from the Chicago Reader.