The weekend before the holidays this year, December 15th, 16th, and 17th saw a run of performers from some familiar faces for Operagoing Chicago folks, but under a different name.…
Posts published in “Art”
I recently seized the opportunity to shadow a friend for a couple days at her tattoo shop. Atomic Tattoo is a chain, though I stayed at the one in the…
Meet Gnat Rosa Madrid, Chicago-based artist, designer, and creator of a collection of femme-centric fetish and bondage gear labeled ‘GNAT.’ Gnat got started designing femme-centric fetish wear while she was…
Last night Opera on Tap Chicago premiered its first annual Diva-Off, a competition-themed night of arias and singing with Drag King and Queen judges. “It is probably one of the…
Early Saturday mornings at BOT Bakery customers are greeted by fresh flowers on tables, a handwritten menu featuring weekend specials in blue marker, and a smiling figurine robot under a…
On November 27th Uptown saw an addition of a coffee shop in an area that had been lacking one for a while. The area, dubbed Asia on Argyle, is home…
Chicago transplant Hope Littwin is a singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who uses her music as a form of exploration in a variety of themes. Her newest album Wild Beast is her exploration…
Rad as Fuck, Agency-Driven. Meet Kayleigh Butcher. You may know her from Chicago-based Quince: An All-Female Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, the badass girl group that you can catch singing a wide range…
Magic is real. Or so says Fletcher Pierson, creator of the podcast Some Small Magic. The art of podcast is the magic of many things. The intimacy of listening to…
by Daniel Johanson As it reaches its 15th year, the Andersonville Art Walk will expand to a week-long celebration from October 10th to the 15th. The event is put on…
by Daniel Johanson On Saturday, September 23rd, the Chad’s Choice Music Festival will hold its second annual a couple blocks from the corner of Western and Harrison. The lineup is…
Sharing Notes Founder Allegra Montanari and AirTurn CEO Lester Karplus by Daniel Johanson The local Chicago Charity Organization Sharing Notes just announced its newest sponsor, AirTurn, a technology company specializing…