After the success of Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey (2022), the most recent entry in the Predator franchise, Disney decided to make him the creative head of the series. This year, Trachtenberg is credited as ...

A soldier and an acting teacher collaborate to imitate a dictator in Six Men Dressed Like Joseph Stalin at A Red Orchid ...

Samantha Crain's newest album has an unhurried energy and openness, and Crain broadens her folkie palette into more experimental and psychedelic territory.

She Who Dared centers the women behind the Montgomery bus boycott and the landmark case of Browder v. Gayle.

This synth-heavy Chicago rock band make music for people who want to have fun even when they’re morbidly concerned about the future.

The Chicago Blues Festival brings out the best in the local scene all weekend—and here are a few dozen shows to prove it.

Colleen Green Rozwell Kid joins Green for her set; Tweens open. Wed 6/18, 8 PM, Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont, $24.90, 17+ ...

Triiip is a young poet for the south west side of Chicago with a passion for words and people. Poem curated by The Third.

Matt & Ben imagines the bromance of Damon and Affleck right before Hollywood success (literally) falls in their laps.

In a digital landscape saturated with subscription paywalls and premium content, it’s easy to overlook the value of a ...

Brooklyn-based Dominican composer and guitarist Yasser Tejeda has explored myriad ways to mesh Afro-Dominican roots music with sophisticated modern arrangements while maintaining its cultural ...

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