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04/15/2026

Review Snail Mail Welcomes Spring at the Riviera Theatre

Snail Mail the acclaimed indie rock moniker of singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan, made their second stop on their North American tour at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre last Saturday night. Jordan has proven time and time again that she has a knack for that classic indie-rock bedroom sound that so many audiophiles yearn

Snail Mail the acclaimed indie rock moniker of singer-songwriter Lindsey Jordan, made their second stop on their North American tour at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre last Saturday night. Jordan has proven […]

04/15/2026

Interview: Filipina Actor Angel Aquino on Her New Film April, the Importance of Sharing Multicultural Stories, and Portraying Motherhood on Screen

This article was written by Thomas Hodgkins.

The Asian Pop-Up Cinema has recently concluded, with films from all over Asia screening for audiences in Chicago. One of the festival’s highlights was a screening of April, directed by Taiwanese filmmaker Freddy Tang and featuring Filipina actor Angel Aquino.

The film follows a Filipina

This article was written by Thomas Hodgkins. The Asian Pop-Up Cinema has recently concluded, with films from all over Asia screening for audiences in Chicago. One of the festival’s highlights […]

04/15/2026

Review: Through a Different Lens: Finding Redemption in OPUS: Prism Peak

Screenshot: OPUS: Prism Peak

There’s a part of me that associates video games with platformers and shooters, despite the fact that I spent a chunk of my childhood playing narrative-heavy games like OPUS: Prism Peak. While I’d never heard of the OPUS series of visual novels before, I’m glad I got in

There’s a part of me that associates video games with platformers and shooters, despite the fact that I spent a chunk of my childhood playing narrative-heavy games like OPUS: Prism […]

04/15/2026

Preview: Lyric Opera's 2026/27 Season Will Be Adventurous and Epic

The Lyric Opera's adventurous 2026/27 season will feature seven operas and some nontraditional operatic fare. The season opener will be Mozart's Don Giovanni, which promises to be spectacular with Christian Van Horn in the title role. Omar by composers Rhiannon Giddens of Silkroad Ensemble and Michael Abels will premiere in

The Lyric Opera’s adventurous 2026/27 season will feature seven operas and some nontraditional operatic fare. The season opener will be Mozart’s Don Giovanni, which promises to be spectacular with Christian […]

04/15/2026

Keeping C2E2 Local with Lizzie Baumgartner and Brian Rowe of Emo Social Club

With C2E2 happening last weekend I took my time to steer away from the drama surrounding its owners, ReedPop, and instead decided to focus on the people building communities locally. The ones who use the venue to create safe spaces and explore how they can better their neighborhood. So this

With C2E2 happening last weekend I took my time to steer away from the drama surrounding its owners, ReedPop, and instead decided to focus on the people building communities locally. […]

04/15/2026

Keeping C2E2 Local with Darick Maasen and Josh Rogers of Grotesque Burlesque

With C2E2 happening last weekend I took my time to steer away from the drama surrounding its owners ,ReedPop, and instead decided to focus on the people building communities locally. The ones who use the venue to create safe spaces and explore how they can better their neighborhood. So this

With C2E2 happening last weekend I took my time to steer away from the drama surrounding its owners ,ReedPop, and instead decided to focus on the people building communities locally. […]

04/15/2026

Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 7: Poetic Justice

To survive this gameDon’t question Coach’s honorIt’s gonna cost you

Well, that may not be entirely true, but I have to acknowledge and pay tribute to Benjamin “Coach” Wade’s series of haikus in this week’s episode of Survivor 50. The self-proclaimed “Dragon Slayer” is perhaps the show’s most pretentious and biggest

To survive this gameDon’t question Coach’s honorIt’s gonna cost you Well, that may not be entirely true, but I have to acknowledge and pay tribute to Benjamin “Coach” Wade’s series […]

04/14/2026

Feature: We Visit Neighbors Vol. 1, an Art Fair That Explores How Art Works in a Domestic Space

If you have ever walked down Astor Street on the near north side (the Gold Coast), you may have noticed a large house with a private courtyard in the 1300 block. From the sidewalk, you can’t see into the courtyard (shown in photo above). I live in that neighborhood and

If you have ever walked down Astor Street on the near north side (the Gold Coast), you may have noticed a large house with a private courtyard in the 1300 […]

04/14/2026

Review: Rapp and Pascal Revisit Rent (and More) at the Athenaeum Center

Around 30 years after Rent first appeared in New York, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal brought an anniversary concert to the Athenaeum Center last Thursday night and delivered an electric evening built on shared experience and warm friendship. The material that launched their careers still heats up a room, and

Around 30 years after Rent first appeared in New York, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal brought an anniversary concert to the Athenaeum Center last Thursday night and delivered an electric […]

04/13/2026

Your Guide to Record Store Day 2026 in Chicago and Beyond

We're approaching the middle of April so you know that means its time for reccord collectors big day! Record Store Day this Saturday, April 18, is the time where record shops take advantage of a full day to celebrate the hobby of listening to music on physical media with tons

We’re approaching the middle of April so you know that means its time for reccord collectors big day! Record Store Day this Saturday, April 18, is the time where record […]

04/13/2026

Review: Giordano Dance Chicago Brings the Heat with Ignite the Soul at the Harris Theater

Giordano Dance Chicago lit up the Harris Theater last week with Ignite the Soul; the program featured three world premieres and restaged dances that felt fresh and well-placed. The last performance I covered in 2025 had the same title, but it was more of a greatest-hits set. This time, the

Giordano Dance Chicago lit up the Harris Theater last week with Ignite the Soul; the program featured three world premieres and restaged dances that felt fresh and well-placed. The last […]

04/13/2026

Review: A “Bad Woman” or a Free Woman, Two New Editions of Fidelity, by Susan Glaspell

It’s the early 20th century in the small Midwestern city of Freeport. Dr. Deane Franklin is a member of its upper crust, but strong-minded enough to occasionally go against the social grain. Indeed, one character who consults him for medical treatment because he’s “the best doctor in town” can’t help

What gives the novel its grit is Glaspell’s willingness to look at another aspect of the title, an aspect that has to do with collateral damage.

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