On Monday, Chicago-born character actor Michael Shannon — famous for his turns in films like “Mud,” “Nocturnal Animals” and “The Shape of Water” — visited DePaul..
When it came to music, I lived in a divided household. My sister loved dancing to The Backstreet Boys and treasured a pink Britney Spears..
The North Side golden hour encompasses a small condo with a view of the city below at the corner of Addison Street and Lake Shore..
It’s rock’s age-old trope: a bunch of high schoolers want to start a band — perhaps inspired from sifting through dad’s old record collection or..
In 2015, filmmaker Kim Longinotto released her documentary “Dreamcatcher“ at the Sundance Film Festival. After initially rejecting the idea of taking on this project because..
Many musicians start their musical experience by first practicing in a garage. When Joe Lardieri opens up his business for the day, he has aspiring..
It was the fall of 2004 and moviegoers everywhere were captivated by a murderous puppet who uttered the phrase “I want to play a game.”..
The sounds of nature take over the droning of airplane engines above the Catherine Chevalier Woods, not far from the O’Hare airport. Rima Mellal gets up from..
Few colors stood out in Studio A — one of the two studios at engineer Steve Albini’s recording complex, Electrical Audio. The walls were gray...
The Stage Locked doors, flaked wall painting, construction ladders at the entrance. This is how the Uptown Theatre, once the largest movie palace in the..
