Mathilda Zeller draws on local lore and her own family history in her horror novel, which expands on short story “Kushtuka." ...

Two estranged friends and business partners bond over booze and sci-fi in Factory Theater's exploration of science fiction ...

Dani Robles throws shows and runs a recording studio at DIY space Ericka’s House, leads the band CalicoLoco, and works for Ur Mom Records.

Chicagoan Ryan Davis drums in noise-pop project Astrobrite, led by American shoegaze lodestar Scott Cortez. He also has a few bands of his own that employ a similarly deft touch with walls of sound: ...

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.

A triptych of pieces from the groundbreaking company's repertoire, including John Taras's revelatory Firebird, lit up the Auditorium.

Sen Morimoto grounds their new album in sure-handed gentleness, newly minted Chicagoan Greg Freeman comes through town on ...

Announcing the highlights of this year’s Black Harvest Film Festival, hosted at the Siskel Film Center from November 6–15 ...

Family and friends reminisce about Jimmy Boyce, the ferocious drummer and kindly soul from one of the great bands of ...

Known as Billy offstage, Bullion built a life in storefront theater with wit, intelligence, heart, and "the Style." ...

Charlie Parr has been making stark, arresting music for two and a half decades, and he seems to be able to summon the aesthetic of any era he wants.

I’m not sure I could’ve invented a better gateway jam band than Taper’s Choice. For the jam-band curious who are bored by Widespread Panic, baffled by Umphrey’s McGee, or intimidated by the vast ...