Issue Archives
Apr 26 - May 2, 2018
Issue Archive for Apr 26 - May 2, 2018 Vol. 47, No. 29
Home Land, Promised Land, Candy Land
Yvette Mayorga’s art depicts Mexican immigrants’ vision of the American dream
By Kerry Cardoza
Memorial to fascist Balbo stays put
MLK mural mystery in Bronzeville
News & Politics
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Peek inside these local bookstores—then visit in person on Indie Bookstore Day
by Jamie Ramsay | Apr 27, 2018
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A serial adulterer makes a case for himself, and gets reamed 1
Plus: What’s good for the gander is good for the gander.
by Dan Savage | Apr 25, 2018
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Monument to fascist Balbo likely to remain, but aldermen could still rename street 16
A plaque explaining the controversial Italian aviator's legacy could be added to the lakefront memorial, officials said.
by John Greenfield | Apr 23, 2018
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Are Zika and toxoplasmosis related? 3
by Cecil Adams | Apr 27, 2018
Music
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The protest songs that drove the Wobblies a century ago are still lighting fires 4
More than a century ago, Joe Hill wrote some of the most enduring anthems in the radical union’s Little Red Songbook—and today’s activists carry on that legacy of struggle through music.
by Kim Kelly | Apr 26, 2018
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Entertainment lawyer Jay B. Ross fought for the people who made the music he loved 1
An expert negotiator, he went to bat for stars as big as James Brown and Muddy Waters, but he also clawed back royalties for countless forgotten artists who’d never gotten their due.
by Yana Kunichoff | Apr 19, 2018
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Guitarist and oudist Gordon Grdina adapts to shifting contexts but always sounds like himself
by Peter Margasak | Apr 20, 2018
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Nashville’s Lost Dog Street Band makes ragged-but-right folk music
by Noah Berlatsky | Apr 20, 2018
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Trombonist Ryan Keberle puts up political resistance on Find the Common, Shine a Light
by Peter Margasak | Apr 20, 2018
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Folk-rock veteran John Prine retains his wisdom and wit in his first original songs in more than a decade
by Peter Margasak | Apr 20, 2018
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Chicago psych band Post Animal soak up rock’s stylistic history on their debut album
by Leor Galil | Apr 20, 2018
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American Pleasure Club changed their name but left their heart-wrenching indie-rock intact
by Leor Galil | Apr 20, 2018
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As Anteloper, Jaimie Branch and Jason Nazary push in a bruising, electronics-kissed direction
by Peter Margasak | Apr 20, 2018
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Joan Shelley transforms a variety of folk and country songs on Rivers and Vessels
by Peter Margasak | Apr 20, 2018
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Chicago rockers Peel breathe new life into old sounds on Never Not Dead
by Leor Galil | Apr 20, 2018
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Clarinetist Ben Goldberg and keyboardist Michael Coleman bring new perspectives to work by experimental jazz composer Steve Lacy
by Peter Margasak | Apr 20, 2018
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Jaden Smith effortlessly covers the hip-hop spectrum on his debut album, Syre
by Luca Cimarusti | Apr 20, 2018
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Thirty years is a long time to live with a Thrill Kill Kult
Plus: White Mystery keep on celebrating their first decade, the All Smiles hip-hop showcase reaches its sixth birthday, and more.
by J.R. Nelson | Apr 25, 2018
Arts & Culture
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The American dream, in frosting: the art of Yvette Mayorga
Do immigrants really find a better life in the U.S., or is it just a fantasia of prosperity full of barely concealed threats?
by Kerry Cardoza | Apr 25, 2018
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What ever happened to the King Memorial Mural at 43rd and Langley? 1
The artist, Eugene "Eda" Wade, wants to know, but nobody seems to have any answers.
by Jeff Huebner | Apr 24, 2018
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At Lucky Plush's 'Tab Show,' anything can happen
The dance troupe recreates the spirit of an old roller rink and a traveling road show.
by Oliver Sava | Apr 25, 2018
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Ashes of Light is a family drama as moody, moving, and graceful as a plume of cigarette smoke
Its Spanish title, La Luz de un Cigarrillo, is more fitting.
by Jack Helbig | Apr 25, 2018
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In A Blue Island in the Red Sea, the best intentions go badly awry
An honest conversation gets buried in too many layers of contrivance.
by Dan Jakes | Apr 27, 2018
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The plot is ripped from the headlines, but The Cake lets in a whiff of ambiguity
Bekah Brunstetter's play takes its characters to exquisitely complicated places.
by Justin Hayford | Apr 26, 2018
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Ghosts of War narrates more than it represents
This adaptation of an Iraq war memoir by a "GI Joe Schmoe" is strangely lifeless.
by Irene Hsiao | Apr 27, 2018
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Frost/Nixon depicts the thoughtfulness and grace of . . . Richard Nixon? 1
Oh, the good old days when a former president admitted to criminal complicity on prime-time television!
by Dmitry Samarov | Apr 26, 2018
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Check into this five-star Grand Hotel
Like the original production, Kokandy Productions' revival weaves serviceable material into a compelling story.
by Albert Williams | Apr 26, 2018
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Oklahoma! throws a bright, golden haze over history
But it’s sweet, sweet nostalgia porn.
by Tony Adler | Apr 25, 2018
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The inchoate new MPAACT show Blood Mural misses what’s right in front of it
There’s plenty of drama in the story of Chicago’s street murals—but not here.
by Tony Adler | Apr 25, 2018
Movies
Food & Drink
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Old Habits is bar food reborn
The kitchen at Avondale’s Ludlow Liquors is so good it gets its own name.
by Mike Sula | Apr 20, 2018
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Astoria Café is home to some heroic buns
Irving Park's Serbian bakery has savory pastries of epic proportions, and much more.
by Mike Sula | Apr 26, 2018
Reader
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Sophie Phillips of Sprocket & Stone
Faces of 53rd Street
| Apr 26, 2018
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Print Issue of April 26, 2018
Volume 47, Number 29
| Apr 26, 2018
Blogs
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Facility Theatre transforms The Little Match Girl Passion from a vocal piece into a meticulously pitched spectacle
by Peter Margasak | Apr 19, 2018
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Weapon H smashes together two of Marvel's most beloved heroes into a brilliant new series
by Luca Cimarusti | Apr 20, 2018
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Chairwoman Preckwinkle's Machine takeover a far cry from days of Fast Eddie 2
by Ben Joravsky | Apr 19, 2018
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Public outcry kills proposed FOIA law tweak that would’ve hidden police misconduct records
by Maya Dukmasova | Apr 26, 2018
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Here’s how to make BellyQ chef Bill Kim’s excellent Korean pesto
by Mike Sula | Apr 23, 2018
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The Music Box kicks off a season of Michael Curtiz revivals with the silent melodrama A Million Bid
by Ben Sachs | Apr 20, 2018
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Whatever happened to the ‘cannabis candidate’? 3
by Hunter Stuart | Apr 20, 2018
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A new food website aims to help give minority women a seat at the table
by Julia Thiel | Apr 24, 2018
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Chicago students plan another walkout Friday despite suspension threat 1
by Ashley Mizuo | Apr 19, 2018
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Dispensary block parties, THC dinners, and more 4/20-friendly events
by Steve Heisler | Apr 19, 2018
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How we got all those pot leaves for our #420Day issue 1
by Vince Cerasani | Apr 23, 2018
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Natural Affection at the Athenaeum Theatre and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
by Steve Heisler | Apr 23, 2018
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Trump’s war on medical marijuana putting Illinois dispensaries at 'risk' 1
by Ben Joravsky | Apr 24, 2018
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FilmStruck’s ‘Early Hitchcock’ shows the master of suspense mastering suspense
by Patrick Friel | Apr 24, 2018
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Is this the final chapter for the great Evanston Public Library used book sale? 1
by Deanna Isaacs | Apr 23, 2018
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When a reporter sees right through her subject
by Aimee Levitt | Apr 23, 2018
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Dorothy Brown will make history as first black woman elected mayor, supporters say 4
by Ashley Mizuo | Apr 23, 2018
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Dog Day brings the best (in show) to Guaranteed Rate Field [PHOTOS]
by Sue Kwong | Apr 23, 2018
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Lathrop launches lottery for affordable housing at revamped CHA complex 2
by Maya Dukmasova | Apr 24, 2018
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The film shorts program ‘I’m Not Sure What You Mean?’ spotlights queer coming-of-age experiences
by Ben Sachs | Apr 24, 2018
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Oakland’s Once & Future Band stage a battle between obnoxious prog and massive hooks 3
by Peter Margasak | Apr 23, 2018
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Jeff Rosenstock talks about his notorious Pitchfork set and how he’s sticking to his DIY punk principles
by TJ Kliebhan | Apr 24, 2018
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Joe Rode wasn’t a great artist, but he lived a great Chicago life 4
by Aimee Levitt | Apr 24, 2018
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Deacon Jones cofounded the legendary Baby Huey & the Babysitters—and that was just for starters
by Steve Krakow | Apr 25, 2018
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When your third eye is your only eye on the gig poster of the week
by Luca Cimarusti | Apr 25, 2018
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Life inside a supermax prison 10
by Maya Dukmasova | Apr 25, 2018
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Black Pegasus just dropped two unreleased early Common cuts—and you can only hear them on vinyl 1
by Leor Galil | Apr 26, 2018
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Theaster Gates is reopening a slicker Arts Bank this weekend 1
by Deanna Isaacs | Apr 25, 2018
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Hardcore throwdown the Rumble returns after five years, picking up the change where it left off
by Kevin Warwick | Apr 25, 2018
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Investing in peace: I Grow Chicago celebrates four years of helping residents heal in Englewood
by Evan F. Moore | Apr 27, 2018
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The life and death of Laverne Williams
by Aimee Levitt | Apr 26, 2018
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A Scene at the Sea is an early masterpiece from Takeshi Kitano 3
by Ben Sachs | Apr 27, 2018
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How to meet and greet little green men
by Steve Heisler | Apr 27, 2018
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The Sugar and Spice Summit is one college student’s attempt to empower her generation of women
by Julia Thiel | Apr 27, 2018
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Jenny Hval collaborator Håvard Volden digs deeper into abstract sound in his own projects
by Peter Margasak | Apr 27, 2018
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American Pleasure Club at the Beat Kitchen and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
by Steve Heisler | Apr 27, 2018