March 31, 2009, 5:40 pm
Cat in the Hat cake from Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library It’s always satisfying to finish a good book, but at the 10th Annual Edible Books Show and Tea we might want to pace ourselves. Voracious readers and eaters alike can take part in the culinary creations of skilled pastry artists. The rules are simple: “it can look
March 31, 2009, 4:15 pm
Photo by mechanikat Lost in the chatter over Lollapalooza 3-day passes, the Flaming Lips playing Pitchfork (but not taking requests), and bankruptcy call-outs at both major dailies was yesterday's announcement that Ne-Yo, Buddy Guy, Counting Crows, and the Wallflowers will be headlining this year's Taste of Chicago along with a major player to
March 31, 2009, 3:20 pm
maestros turn Bridgeport arts complex Co-Prosperity Sphere into sweaty mayhem. We've had Fist of God, MSTRKRFT's hard-hitting, highly danceable new release on repeat and definitely won't be missing this rare opportunity to bypass the neon lights of the clubs and relive the glory days of packed Chicago loft parties. MP3: MSTRKRFT
March 31, 2009, 12:00 pm
Photo from the Museum of Contemporary Art This Saturday night, the Brazilian bossa nova master Leny Andrade and her trio will perform at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Andrade has been likened to Ella Fitzgerald, a comparison that goes beyond a slight physical resemblance and scatting abilities (which rival those of Ms. Fitzgerald). Her
March 31, 2009, 11:40 am
Remember when you could just buy a six-pack of something, like Hanes underpants or Hamm's beer, use one of two of the pack, then condemn the rest to the landfill? Wasn't that fun? Almost as fun as throwing trash out of car windows. Well, those wasteful days are gone, Gatsby -- at least temporarily -- thanks to The Great Depression: Internet
March 30, 2009, 7:40 pm
Photo by Smeerch Sometimes you just get tired of working with rock stars...especially if you happen to be one. Instead of combing the Hollywood handbook of freelance musicians for new members, Smashing Pumpkins leader and sole remaining member Billy Corgan is putting out the word that the job of timekeeper is open to anyone who can sling a
March 30, 2009, 7:10 pm
Chin Up Chin Up -- a long time favorite local groups of ours -- has announced they are breaking up and will play their final show at The Empty Bottle on May 15. In a press release sent out today, singer Jeremy Bolen said, "I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we really had intentions to keep making music together for an infinite
March 30, 2009, 5:20 pm
The return of Monday means another entry into the Chicagoist Podcast Series - this week, in Stereo! This week: After all the coverage from our own Lizz Kannenberg directly from the South By Southwest festival and all her fantastic photo spreads, we talked with Lizz to get the final wrapup of how this year's fest went down. The
March 30, 2009, 4:30 pm
was a brooding, hunky vampire, he acted in a little indie film called How to Be, playing an angsty musician going through a quarter-life crisis. A screening was held as part of CIMMfest last month and sold out almost immediately. So here's some advance notice: the Music Box is holding a special screening Wednesday, April 22 at 8:00pm.
March 30, 2009, 3:25 pm
in which case your presale starts tomorrow. [Sun-Times]
