Cdot Honcho races through his songs as quickly as he’s rising through Chicago’s hip-hop ranks

by Leor Galil on August 3, 2017

Chicago saxophonist Gerrit Hatcher steps into the spotlight with an impressive solo practice

by Peter Margasak on August 3, 2017

Cellist Daniel Levin returns to Chicago with quartet music and an improvised duo with Tim Daisy

by Peter Margasak on August 3, 2017

Senegalese superstar Youssou N’Dour lights up Millennium Park with the most beloved voice in Africa

by Philip Montoro on August 3, 2017

Aurelio Voltaire gives gothic cabaret the jolt of over-the-top silliness we all knew it needed

by Monica Kendrick on August 3, 2017

Tenor saxophonists Artie Black and Hunter Diamond play sophisticated postbop in the quartet Black Diamond

by Peter Margasak on August 3, 2017

Veteran Chicago producer and rapper Tyree Cooper shows there’s more to him than hip-house

by Leor Galil on August 3, 2017

Kentucky fingerstyle guitar master Mark Fosson stays connected to his American Primitive roots

by Peter Margasak on August 3, 2017

On Sevenfive, Chicago quintet Gaudete Brass explores the influence of composer John Corigliano

by Peter Margasak on August 3, 2017

On Weddings & Funerals, Chicago indie rockers the Kickback make ugliness sound sweet

by Leor Galil on August 3, 2017

Suzanne Thorpe and Bonnie Jones raise funds to introduce young women to electronic music

by Bill Meyer on August 3, 2017

Argentine sound artist Andrea Pensado dispenses with classical composition to turn toward raw electronic soundscapes

by Peter Margasak on August 3, 2017

Khalid’s small-scale groundedness sets him apart from the contemporary R&B pack

by Austin Brown on August 3, 2017

Garage rocker Mac Blackout hangs his cosmic caricatures at Ampersand’s first art show

Plus: The National Steppers Society comes to Summerdance, and raunchy rapper Cupcakke hits an all-building party at Metro and Smart Bar.

by J.R. Nelson on August 8, 2017

Singer-songwriter Micha on an old song for Puerto Rico’s new struggle

Plus: Izzy Olive of Half Gringa on the Weather Station’s growing pains, the Reader’s Leor Galil on Midwife’s mercurial dream-pop, and more

by Leor Galil on August 8, 2017

Hair, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and six more new stage shows to see now 1

"The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" and the unhinged Albee classic are among this week's best bets.

on August 10, 2017

The Neo-Futurists’ latest is too much like Too Much Light . . .

Served in bites, The Food Show supplies just a few good tastes.

by Tony Adler on August 9, 2017

Immigration: The next wave of craftivism for a Pussyhat Project cofounder

At the Smart Museum of Art, “Jayna Zweiman: Welcome Blanket” crowdsources handmade blankets for incoming migrants.

by Aimee Levitt on August 9, 2017

The Floating Museum literally becomes a floating museum

The nonprofit’s latest exhibit “River Assembly” sits atop a barge that will journey up the Chicago River.

by Kate Sierzputowski on August 9, 2017

At pour-your-own-beer bars, nothing but technology stands between you and your beer

Tapster and Navigator Taproom offer a buffet for beer lovers.

by Julia Thiel on August 8, 2017

At HaiSous, Thai Dang mounts the restaurant comeback of the year

The former Embeya chef leads a peasant revolt in Pilsen with homey, unfussy Vietnamese food.

by Mike Sula on August 8, 2017

Schwa, now with fewer drugs and more adult responsibility

Once infamous for its excesses, the influential restaurant from mercurial chef Michael Carlson has transformed into a fertile proving ground for Chicago’s next generation of young culinary talent. Now that it’s all grown up, has Schwa lost its edge?

by Michael Gebert on August 9, 2017

An African-American female police officer on why more Chicago cops should look like her

"To improve the relationship between police and the youth, you have to start young," officer Janice Wilson says.

by Anne Ford on August 4, 2017

Governor Rauner’s school-funding Hunger Games 1

The Illinois governor is once again toying with the futures of Chicago Public Schools students.

by Ben Joravsky on August 8, 2017

Could legislation curb displacement along the 606? 2

A proposed ordinance aims to ensure new recreation trails and transit-oriented development don’t force out longtime residents.

by John Greenfield on August 8, 2017

Who was the real Whitney Houston?

A new documentary about the famous singer doubles as a study of identity.

by Tal Rosenberg on August 9, 2017