Achy Obejas

The violinist is adjusting his stance. He's got the thing tuned already -- the wha, whaaaa, wheeeeee of the string still ringing in the room. And now the drummer --...

Rock en espanol keeps rolling through Chicago. No sooner did the WHATCHA tour storm the Aragon, then the city's World Music Fest showcased Los de Abajo as one of its...

Marga Gomez says she knows that in the next 24 hours, she's going to break down and cry. It will not be about a lost love, a death in the...

Sussan Deyhim is a dramatic-looking woman -- there's an ancient beauty and intensity about her that speaks of power and spirit. But until very recently, Deyhim has been best known...

Mono Blanco, one of the most important groups playing son jarocho (not to be confused with Cuban son, which Chicago has been enjoying so much of lately), played three rousing...

Following the traditions of her mother's people -- the Mixtec "cloud people" -- Lila Down's grandmother buried her belly button under a maguey plant in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico....

There's no question that modern science has had a dramatic effect on the art of drag. Where once, for example, biologically conceived males struggled to create the illusion that they...

ART "Taoism and the Arts of China": The first major exhibition more than 150 scroll paintings, sculptures, textiles, examples of calligraphy, ritual objects, books - on the achievements of the...

Cafe Tacuba: Monday, Tuesday, House of Blues. See "Best Bets" on page 5. Compay Segundo: Sept. 18, Symphony Center. See "Best Bets" on page 5. Chico Cesar: Sept. 23, Old...

The folks behind the Buena Vista Social Club have created something of a myth around their rediscovery of a handful of important but under-appreciated senior Cuban musicians. Now the Buena...