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Local performers to take the stage at bookclub this Friday

Avery Heeringa, February 15, 2024July 16, 2024

A collection of performing artists and DJ’s will be performing at bookclub Chicago this Friday,…

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WHEN MUSIC AND MATHEMATICS COLLIDE

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2023January 8, 2024

LUIS NASSER | THE MUSIC PHYSICIST. Hipster Columbia professor creates challenging music. Born in Mexico…

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Arts and Culture

Review: Slayyyter transforms Chicago’s House of Blues into the opulent ‘Club Valentine’

Avery Heeringa, November 7, 2023July 16, 2024

The pop sensation took the stage at Chicago’s House of Blues for a euphoric night to remember.

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Joe Powers releases his debut album Power Moves

Chicago Talks, March 22, 2023March 22, 2023

On March 25th, Joe Powers will perform his debut album Power Move live with his…

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‘Deadheads’ keep the hippie spirit alive

Chicago Talks, November 1, 2021December 21, 2021

Stories of hitchhiking from Kelowna, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon. Naked hippies shopping in a…

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Events

Rattleback Records 2nd birthday, expanded storefront

Chicago Talks, November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

When Paul Ruffino and his husband, Mike Weaver, decided to expand the storefront of Rattleback…

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Arts and Culture

House of Vans provides platform for local artists

Chicago Talks, March 18, 2019March 21, 2019

[URIS id=62934] Skaters and music lovers alike flocked to a spacious warehouse in the West…

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Community

Punk and Purpose: an Interview with David Anthony

Chicago Talks, May 30, 2017July 25, 2018

David Anthony, former music editor for A.V. Club and current managing editor for Chicago Ideas,…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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