In Music Doc ‘Born in Chicago’ Chicago Blues Cross Color Line
Music documentary Born in Chicago captures the white musicians who bristled at 1950s American conformity and turned to Chicago blues for a whole new world.
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Chicago’s ‘Born For This Moment’ Leaves a Lasting Impression
If Chicago’s Born For This Moment is the last album of new material from the group, they exit with a welcome collection that imparts their worthy reputation.
‘Queer Legacies: Stories from Chicago’s LGBTQ Archives’
From the rich archives of Chicago's Gerber Hart Library, John D'Emilio's Queer Legacies offers an inspiring overview of individual perseverance; poignant losses, and stirring collective gains.
Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power (By the Book)
In Move On Up, Aaron Cohen tells the remarkable story of the explosion of soul music in Chicago. This excerpt gives a taste of his engaging research into the rise of teenage culture and soul music's resistance against the city's infrastructural racism.
Jessica Hopper’s ‘Night Moves’: Prose Poetry for the Punk Rock Masses
Jessica Hopper's Night Moves is a dozen thorny roses for the city that keeps blowing its windy-ness beneath her darkly comic wings.
Ready for Her Cue: An Interview with Soul Legend Valerie Simpson
With dazzle, flair, and "all that jazz", Songwriters Hall of Fame legend Valerie Simpson makes her Broadway debut as Matron "Mama" Morton in Chicago: The Musical.
David Mamet in the Age of Prohibition
With his first novel in nearly 20 years, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright tackles Chicago gangsters in the roaring '20s, with mostly successful results.
Chicago Jazz Fusion Purveyors Marbin Preview New Album With “Swamp House” (premiere)
Marbin pauses its never ending touring schedule long enough to record new album, Israeli Jazz.
Was Vivian Maier’s Work About Getting a Life or Recording Life?
Pamela Bannos has written a careful, touching, delicate biography that escorts Maier out of the shadows and into the light without risking overexposure.
Vic Mensa: The Autobiography
While it may not be his most innovative offering, detailed execution and honesty make it worthwhile.
The Curls – “Prickly Feelings” (audio) (premiere)
The Chicago art rock sextet returns with a quirky and sophisticated gem that's sure to give you goosebumps.
Hiber – “What You Wanted” (audio) (premiere)
"What You Wanted" offers a great introduction to Hiber's indie/pop/rock sound.