Maureen Ryan

Fans of the Dayton, Ohio, band Guided by Voices always looked forward to the songs by Tobin Sprout on each of the band's albums. The songs by Sprout were sparkling...

- Meet Will Shakespeare, chat with Don Juan and be entertained by various free romantic events Friday evening at Elmhurst City Centre in downtown Elmhurst. The Renaissance-flavored affair - part...

Chicago is one of the world's leading showcases for historic architecture, so why has it taken so long for the city to have a gallery devoted solely to architectural art?...

Ever feel that artistic urge rising within you? Don't doodle it away on the back of an envelope, use those creative impulses to create something beautiful. The Center in Palos...

We may be in the depths of the winter doldrums, but there's still fun to be found at three downtown locations: - Navy Pier hosts Motor Sports Chicago, a custom...

Shudder to Think Music from the motion picture "First Love, Last Rites" (Epic) Most soundtracks these days are marketing campaigns masquerading as film music, but this compelling collection of tunes...

Unruly patrons, sticky floors, temperamental artists and late, smoky nights are only a few of the hazards of regular rock and pop reviewing. Our critics, however, found a few moments...

Oasis The Masterplan (Epic) If only Oasis had released this disc instead of their last full-length offering, the turgid "Be Here Now" -- if they had, maybe people would have...

This summer, the DreamWorks studio (with Paramount) scheduled its apocalyptic space-chunk extravaganza, "Deep Impact," to beat Disney's "Armageddon" to the megaplexes. Then DreamWorks rushed the release of its computer ant-imation...

The International Museum of Surgical Science is offering a spine-tingling Halloween that actually may live up to its billing as a "Poe-Pourri of Terror." On Saturday the museum, located in...