Achy Obejas

Laurie Lee Moses is everywhere these days. And yet it is feels like nothing new, like Moses -- with her funky piano, her screaming sax, her snappy wit and charm...

The cover at Transit, the new Loop club just off Restaurant Row, is $20. That's $20 each. And one drink at Transit can, believe it or not, easily cost you...

This year, skip Viva! Chicago. That's right. Even if you're a huge fan of Latin music, just pass it by. Maybe it'll help the folks at the Mayor's Office of...

For rock en espanol enthusiasts, Friday's WHATCHA Tour stop at the Aragon Ballroom may be the show of the season: It features top-of-the-line artists such as A.N.I.M.A.L., Aterciopelados, Enanitos Verdes,...

`I woke up this morning ..." The thing about the Checkerboard Lounge, the venerable South Side blues bar --the tourist stop on every damn nightclub tour -- is that --...

What is most immediately surprising about Mexican rocker Julieta Venegas (besides her splendid music and her quiet beauty) is how well she speaks English. Her accent is virtually nonexistent, the...

These two guys -- let's call them Dave and Jerry to protect their identities -- don't want an article written about their favorite bar, the dive-y but wonderfully cozy Lakeview...

Have no doubt about it, Alix Dobkin is pretty wild about some young guy named Chris. Yeah, that's right. He's a guy. A biological male. A born-as-a-guy guy. Depending on...

Los Zafiros Bossa Cubana (World Circuit) The title cut alone is worth the price: "Bossa Cubana," an awe-inspiring do-wop that delicately soars and bubbles. Los Zafiros--Miguel Cancio, the sublime Ignacio...

In the public imagination Bebel Gilberto is something of a genetic marvel: the daughter of bossa nova founder Joao Gilberto and legendary singer Miucha. When critics rave, they assign her...