Tartuffe, or, the Charlatan, 5/8-6/7, the Conspirators at Stars & Garters The post Conspiring with ‘Style’ appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Chicago multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and recording engineer Angel Marcloid is so prolific that a list of the credits for all her many projects would be as heavy as a phone book. Longtime Reader readers will know Fire-Toolz, the name Marcloid uses for an alter ego that smashes together prog, screamo, plunderphonics, smooth jazz, and pop […] ...

At 26, Inga has emerged as one of Chicagos most compelling new voicesa singing artist whose work lives, as she puts it, where art meets ritual. Born Inga Mutimura and shaped by her Rwandan heritage, she roots her singing career in spirit, care, and self-examination. Her 2025 release Leo Venus, the first single from her […] The post Inga steps into her own ...

This story is part of Quantum Crossroads, a series examining the impact of the quantum computing megadevelopment in South Chicago. The push to transform Chicago into a world leader in quantum computing research and development has been yearslong and required collaboration among local, state, and federal governing bodies, universities, tech companies, and ...

There is something crude in attempting to locate a theme or thesis of whats going on in the pluralistic art world while the rest is seemingly going belly up. Exhibitions in Chicago seem to ask very different questions; some concern our shared existence, others reshape the logics of symbolic order, testing the context and conventions […] The post Whats on ...

Liz Cooper Thu 5/7 at Empty Bottle The post Liz Cooper steps up her songwriting and embraces her true self on New Day appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart Thu 5/7 at Constellation The post Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart form a trio of great Chicago string improvisers appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Chicago String Jazz Summit Fri 5/8 - Sun 5/10 at Constellation and Hungry Brain The post The 12th Chicago Jazz String Summit celebrates the diversity of string-mediated improvisation appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Gia Margaret Tue 5/12 at Thalia Hall The post Chicago ambient-pop sensation Gia Margaret goes wide-screen with Singing appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Fifty years ago, congressional staffer Jeanie Jew attended the bicentennial celebration of the United Statesand noticed the absence of recognition given to Asian Americans. Jew was a fourth-generation Chinese American whose great-grandfather had helped build the railroad as an immigrant before being murdered during a period of anti-Chinese violence in ...

There is something old-world and whimsical about a Chicago woman pulling beauty through fire and shaping metal into a precious animal, as if the act itself were part of a private mythology, using a gentle touch to coax something ethereal from the material. Julyssa Rose, a Latina artisanal metalsmith and a north sider, has built […] The post How Julyssa ...

On September 29, a newish music festival called Slide Away announced its first Chicago event, to be held at the Aragon Ballroom in late May. Champaign space-rock band Hum, whose highest-charting Billboard single came out more than 30 years ago, will headline. The other midwestern projects on the bill at that pointSunshy, Cloakroom, and Lovesliescrushingtend ...

May Day was born out of the fight for an eight-hour workday in Chicago. Over the preceding decade, an international movement had grown to regulate the length of a working day, which could often run around 16 hours.  Joining the fight, the American Federation of Labor set May 1, 1886, as the date that U.S. […] The post Chicago’s May Day events celebrate ...

Last year, when an armed and violent gang of government-enabled goons stormed through the city kidnapping Chicagoans, some of their easiest targets were street vendors. The chaos and fear emptied the streets, depressing the foot traffic and spending power that sustains this vulnerable but mighty economic engine. In some ways, it was nothing new. For […] ...

In the project 60 wrd/min art critic, writer Lori Waxman explores how art writing can serve an expanded field of artistsincluding those incarcerated, trying to gain visas, working to establish themselves professionally, or just wanting feedback for a secret hobby. For this iteration, Waxman reviews work by artist Natalia Titova. Natalia Titova What would ...

Michael in wide release in theaters The post Review: Michael appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Mother Mary in wide release in theaters The post Review: Mother Mary appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Twista with the Cabrini Kings Sat 5/9 at City Winery The post West-side rap pioneer Twista plays two intimate hometown sets with a full band appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Mehrnam Rastegari Wed 5/13 at Old School Town of Folk Music The post Singer and violinist Mehrnam Rastegari fires up a Persian psychedelic fusion appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Temple of Void Sat 5/16 at Reggies Music Joint The post Michigan death-doom crew Temple of Void get more focused and filthy on The Crawl appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Anjimile Wed 5/20 at the Hideout The post Anjimile welcomes love and liberation on Youre Free to Go appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Warm Love Cool Dreams Music & Arts FestivalSat 5/23 and Sun 5/24 The post Warm Love Cool Dreams builds the case for the Salt Shed as a hub for music fests appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Marisa Anderson Sat 5/30 at Constellation The post Guitarist Marisa Anderson follows the global gaze of folklorist Harry Smith appeared first on Chicago Reader.

The Movement You Need, through 5/10 at Steppenwolf Theatre The post The Beatles and Brendan Hunt appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Eelpout!, through 5/30, Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit The post Ice fishing in America appeared first on Chicago Reader.