Best of Fall: The Crafty Activist
Dorothy Burge stitches historical significance into her quilts of Black veterans.
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Best of Fall: The Graphic Stenographer
Tony Lewis connects the dots between language and art.
Best of Fall: The Soul Searcher
Back to her country roots, singer Stella Lefty is out to prove she’s no one-hit...
Heather Headley
The Grammy and Tony winner, 51, on adulation addiction, performance jitters, and suburban life
Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on...
December Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
The Root of a Word
A new stage version of the classic noir Gaslight illuminates how people cope with manipulation.
Punk Meets Country
In an excerpt from his new memoir, a Bloodshot Records founder recounts the birth of...
Five Things to Do: November 7-9
What to do in Chicago this weekend.
Ted Allen
The Chopped host, 60, on the knife you need, cable-level fame, and his weakness for...
November Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
Tortoise’s Next Movement
Fresh off their first album in nine years, the longtime rock innovators perform with the...
A Sweeping Yoko Ono Immersion at the MCA
Here’s why you shouldn’t miss the exclusive U.S. appearance of the Music of the Mind...