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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

South Side comedy club Jokes and Notes to close

Jokes and Notes, Chicago's only black-owned comedy club, will close after an 11-year run, owner Mary Lindsey said Tuesday on the "You and Me" morning show. The club, at 4641...
Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Chance the Rapper announces upcoming tour dates

Chicago's Chance the Rapper announced dates for his upcoming "Magnificent Coloring World Tour" on Twitter Tuesday. The tour is slated to kick off Sept. 15 in San Diego and wrap...
Parade participants wave flags and chant during the 46th Annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 28, 2015.

10 ways to celebrate Pride Month

Chicago's annual Pride Month is back. Here are 10 things to do in celebration: Worship service The Chicago Council of Welcoming Churches has invited the Rev. Drawnn Pirani Brumfield to...
Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Vic Mensa calls out Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric’

Chicago Rapper Vic Mensa spoke out against Trump's "hateful rhetoric" following the politician's response to the Orlando club shooting incident. "I'm not blaming the shooting on Trump. But the hateful...