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The core duo of Chicago indie-rock band OK Cool, Bridget Stiebris and Haley Blomquist Waller, managed to fit a big, honking sound into compact songs on their 17-minute 2023 EP, Fawn. For their ...

Tetchy are a rising Brooklyn four-piece who make dreamy, anguished pop punk, and they’ve gradually matured their style over time.

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Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories delves into spooky Chicago history and painful aspects of modern urban life.

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A props designer and a director talk about the challenges and payoff of working with food (and faux food) onstage.

Artist and writer Chris Ware reports on our state of disunion in this republication from the Nation magazine.

Trailblazing Chicago hip-hop group He Who Walks Three Ways helped the local scene grow into an identity of its own in the early 90s.

Stephen Adly Guirgis's 2000 play about faith and punishment, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, feels newly relevant at City Lit Theater.