AltWeeklies Wire
In R&B, Get Big or Go Homenew
Brooke Valentine's innovative major-label debut posted numbers any indie would kill for -- so who wants to put out her next record?
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
08-20-2007 |
Music
Mano is the Man With the Plansnew
The 23-year-old is thinking up a million ways to get his beats into your ears.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mano
'As You Like It': Wrong Turnnew
Although it's far from the worst thing I've ever watched on the small screen, this remake premiering on HBO is notable chiefly for Kenneth Branagh's puzzling creative decisions.
Chicago Reader |
Andrea Gronvall |
08-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Daniel Biss is Banking on the Netrootsnew
Online fund-raising has proved startlingly successful for the independent-minded Democrat who hopes to be an Illinois state representative.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
08-20-2007 |
Politics
The CD Bootleggersnew
One night in the life of two Chicago street hustlers.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
08-20-2007 |
Music
Tags: bootlegging
In Art, Is Public Better?new
A report from the University of Chicago concludes that the city's public art program could be better off private.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
08-13-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Taqueria Tour of Chicago's Logan Square Neighborhoodnew
A guide to some of the tiny restaurants, taquerias, and other holes-in-the-wall that dot the area.
Chicago Reader |
David Hammond |
08-13-2007 |
Food+Drink
'Moliere': A Noble Foolnew
A fantasy about Moliere is a commentary on the value of comedy.
Chicago Reader |
Ryan Wenzel |
08-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Laurent Tirard, Moliere
Yakuza's Liquid Metalnew
In a rigid genre, the band goes its own way.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yakuza
At Least One Guy is Willing to Defy Mayor Daleynew
Too bad it's over Little League baseball.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
08-06-2007 |
Politics
Terms of Concealmentnew
How transparent can a news shop be when it sends off former employees with hush money?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
08-06-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
'Killer of Sheep': The Unobserved Lifenew
The debut feature of an overlooked master gets its long-delayed commercial release.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep
When Amber Met Ambernew
An artist's complicated relationship with her look-alike sex doll.
Chicago Reader |
Kelly McClure |
08-06-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Nicole Mitchell's Improvised Lifenew
Her path has been anything but straightforward, but now she's on her way to becoming the greatest living flutist in jazz.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
08-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nicole Mitchell
Ice Cream Goes Upscale in Chicagonew
Some of the best ice cream in the city is being made and served in fancy restaurants and hotels.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Spiselman |
08-06-2007 |
Food+Drink
