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.

Women in Chicago dance are shaping the field by creating new works and fostering new generations of artists onstage and off.

Kelly Moran has taken the piano far—and vice versa. Born and raised in Port Washington, New York, Moran began studying the instrument at age six and expanded into bass, guitar, clarinet, oboe, and ...

With the new Singin’ to an Empty Chair, Ratboys have become a national act—but their commitment to Chicago remains as strong ...

Anne Hills played with Tom Paxton and Bob Gibson in Best of Friends, worked with songwriter Mike Smith, and cofounded folk institution Hogeye Music.

Forever Deaf Fest remains committed to uplifting local talent, but this year’s bill features artists from across the country.

Experimental bass clarinetist Emily Rach Beisel loves to get musicians in a room together. Among their many accomplishments in Chicago experimental music and jazz, Beisel founded the monthly Pleiades ...

When we look back on Chicago music of the 2020s, it’ll be defined in part by the kids who borrowed the title of the Neu! song ...

Trap Door Theatre both honors and sends up their love for Stanisław Witkiewicz in The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview.

Sydney Genco shines in The Posthumous Trial of Giulia Tofana, based on the legend of a 17th-century Italian woman.

Since last summer, Heung Seng Corporation’s staff have told tenants they will nearly double the rent on their next leases.

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