2+ hour ago  (110+ words) Chicago Reader The subtlest sounds can evoke the most vivid memories; blend such sounds together, and they can become even more powerful. That's a through line in the work of UK-based Australian vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and sound designer Penelope Trappes. Her…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (64+ words) Chicago Reader Most of all, it's wonderful pro-sheep propaganda, proving more potent than endless nights of insomnia ever could. Next time you call someone a sheep, just remember: You might be paying them a huge compliment. PG, 109 min. Wide release…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (63+ words) Chicago Reader Add to this the fact that, as it goes on, Life Hack becomes increasingly bogged down by its weak and overly familiar attempts at emotional drama, and you've got a film that feels like a swing and miss....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (235+ words) Kerry Reid (she/her) has served as the Chicago Reader's theater and dance editor since 2019. During the 90s, Kerry lived in San Francisco and wrote for the East Bay Express and Backstage West. In addition to freelancing for the Reader starting…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (119+ words) Kerry Reid (she/her) has served as the Chicago Reader's theater and dance editor since 2019. During the 90s, Kerry lived in San Francisco and wrote for the East Bay Express and Backstage West. In addition to freelancing for the Reader starting…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (132+ words) Leor Galil (he/him) started writing for the Chicago Reader in 2010. He joined the staff in 2012 and became a senior staff writer in 2020. Galil mainly covers music, with a singular focus on Chicago artists, scenes, and phenomena. He's won a…...

2+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (1106+ words) Kerry Reid (she/her) has been the theater and dance editor at the Chicago Reader since 2019. Graduating from Columbia College in 1987, she worked with several off-Loop theater companies before beginning her arts journalism career by writing pro bono for Streetwise....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (919+ words) I got a fake eye that a guy gave to me. He wants it back," says comedian and singer-songwriter Ryan Oliver." I let out a whoa," like a little kid, and Oliver nods." It was at a comedy show. I'd…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (124+ words) How to Make a Killing, A24s new dark comedy about a disowned heir killing off his family in pursuit of their fortune, deftly balances humor and drama to highly entertaining results. Wide release in theaters You came (40, 000 Chicagoans); you saw (over…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (281+ words) Poor Poor Lear3/12-3/15: Thu'Sat 7 PM, Sun 3 PM; Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, walkabouttheater. org or chopintheatre. com, $20 ($15 students/seniors) Walkabout's founding artistic director, Kristan Schmidt, stages this remount. But her artistic history with Sallinen is entwined with both women's personal experiences. As Schmidt…...