Singer-songwriter Angel Abaya became Gelli Haha by flipping her own script. Born in Hawaii and raised in Boise, Idaho, she ...

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene ...

Chicago takes its public art seriously—which is why a Big Tech-funded mural of slain Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska has drawn scrutiny.

ALA Workers United would be joining the 13 cultural institutions that have unionized in Chicago since the pandemic shutdown.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater gives The Merry Wives of Windsor a contemporary vibe that feeds the extreme silliness of the story.

South Chicago leaders break ground on the long-awaited Black midwife–led birth center, slated to open in 2027.

Plus: The Empty Bottle hosts release concerts by Mina Mills and Double Extra Large, the Black History Future Folk Symposium ...

Eddie Condon's sharp wit, swinging banjo, and propulsive guitar helped shape the hot sound of Chicago jazz in the 1920s and ...

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Micco Caporale: How did you first meet, and what compelled you to ...

The lineup includes seven operas, three concerts, two movies, and the return of the spring musical with Guys and Dolls.

In February 2025, Swedish producer and songwriter Johan Nilsson talked to digital-music distributor Nina about his band Horse Vision, where he and Gabriel von Essen make blissful, bittersweet indie ...

Chicago musicians and composers Dustin Laurenzi and Matt Gold have their hands in many pots. Gold is a versatile guitarist ...