This is the most important fundraising moment of the year for the Reader. As a nonprofit, we count on donors like you to ...

Philip Dawkins's The Comedians traces a queer love story between comedians through contrasting nightclub sets.

Works by artist vanessa german on view at the Logan Center aim to transport viewers into a space of vulnerability, curiosity, ...

In a 2015 interview on the AirGo Radio podcast, host Daniel Kisslinger called Jasmine Barber, who raps as J Bambii, ...

Writers Theatre's revival of Every Brilliant Thing asks us to find the small things that shine light in the darkest times.

Chicago indie-rock outfit Spun Out have always drawn inspiration from UK postpunk of all stripes—especially its tendency to create drama by adding a sudden ray of sunshine to a dark, austere ...

The O’My’s are celebrating Trust the Stars with a record-release show at Metro, and they’ve curated a vibe-stuffed lineup for the occasion, including gifted singer-songwriter Shawnee Dez (also a ...

Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a Vancouver-based hip-hop duo who use their music to explore their Indigenous identities, dismantle stereotypes and misconceptions, and shed light on the ongoing impacts of ...

In both the teleplay and film version of 12 Angry Men, juror two is initially seen to be timid and impressionable, though he ...

Chicago house veterans Ten City's Metro show will include performances by White Knight, Curtis McClain, Harry Dennis, and the Good Girls.

This revival succeeds on all levels, delivering a show that puts the sparkle back in Irving Berlin’s tunes and works as an ...

Xeno & Oaklander’s brand-new eighth album, Via Negativa (In the Doorway Light), may be titled and themed around “a study of what not to do,” but musically speaking, the duo get plenty right.