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Indigo Nation Denim Festival and more of the best things to do this weekend

by Marissa De La Cerda on October 12, 2018 at 6:00AM

Kristofferson. But the 2018 script is also sharper because it's more grounded in the dynamics of labor."

Chicago rocker Adam Schubert recorded alone for years before getting sober and going public as Ruins

by Leor Galil on October 9, 2018 at 6:00AM

and I really try to work on things together and make it kind of this brotherly thing. Why has it become more serious?

Mendoza and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Marissa De La Cerda on October 5, 2018 at 6:00AM

Fri 10/05: Cardinals Folly: "This murky, heavy, hairy Finnish trio are a known quantity on every outing, and on their fourth full-length, Deranged Pagan Sons (released last year on Nine), they continue with their reliable formula of weaving the heavy, groovy riffage of a Sabbath and Pentagram pedigree through a distinct homeland sensibility pioneered by their forebears, Reverend Bizarre," writes the Reader's Monica Kendrick. 8 PM, Reggie's Music Joint, 2105 S. State, $12.

Michael Zerang explores time, tone, and light with a musical coffin from Moby-Dick

by Bill Meyer on October 3, 2018 at 7:00AM

How does the piece relate to the way the light shines through the chapel's stained glass windows? When I started working on this composition, I did remember—because I have seen some concerts at May Chapel—especially in the afternoon, the light is really beautiful in there, and it shifts.

Lala Lala and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Julia Hale on September 28, 2018 at 6:36PM

Fri 9/28-Sun 9/30: UrbanTheater Company uses humor and empathy to offer a range of perspectives on gentrification in Humboldt Park in Not For Sale.

An ESPN podcast documentary gets a first-of-its-kind premiere party in Chicago

by Ryan Smith on September 26, 2018 at 11:00AM

ESPN's series of 30 for 30 audio documentaries has been praised as "This American Life but for sports." The podcast's producers are leading their third season with the world premiere of the episode Juiced—also the name of Canseco's controversial 2005 memoir about his 17-year baseball career and use of performance-enhancing drugs, to which he owns up in the book. Juiced also infamously named names of various teammates of Canseco who also allegedly used steroids. The podcast is described by the producers as a behind-the-scenes look at the messy making of the book: "The fallout from the publication is well documented—it is the first book to ever spark a congressional hearing.

Jean-Pierre “Jupiter” Bokondji and the band Okwess, playing at the World Music Festival this weekend

Reeling Film Festival, 312 Block Party, and more to do in Chicago this weekend

by Brianna Wellen on September 21, 2018 at 12:30PM

Through Sun 9/23: The World Music Festival wraps up this weekend. Final performances of the festival include nyckelharpist Emilia Amper and Jupiter & Okwess, of which the Reader's Jamie Ludwig writes, "If the churning rhythms of Jupiter & Okwess don't quicken your pulse at least a little, you're probably literally dead—so put on those dancing shoes and fall in."

Deadpool jumps from the silver screen to the silver ball thanks to Stern Pinball

by Ryan Smith on September 14, 2018 at 12:12PM

The pinball game favors the comic-book version of Deadpool over Ryan Reynolds and the silver-screen version of the "Merc With the Mouth," as the character's called, and the cartoonish art—hand-drawn by a freelance artist who goes by the moniker Zombie Yeti—appropriately feels like it's ripped from a graphic novel. My favorite little touch is a guest appearance by Dazzler, the much-derided but beloved disco-themed superheroine.

Atmosphere plays the Radicals Stage 9/13 at 6:45 PM.

Riot Fest and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Steve Heisler on September 14, 2018 at 6:00AM

energetic dance routines with azmari vocal numbers on which singers work oblique commentaries upon current events into lyrics," writes the Reader's Bill Meyer. 2 PM, Artifact Events, 4325 N. Ravenswood, $5, all-ages

Sketch show Black Boy Joy and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

by Tyra Nicole Triche on September 10, 2018 at 6:00AM

Mon 9/10: After eight years in Seattle, Derek Erdman is back in Chicago, and he’s having a show. The artist/writer/prankster has moved beyond city rat poster parodies to a gallery. Living Room Realty, 1530 W. Superior, 312-226-3020, livingroomrealty.com, free.

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