In Nick Payne's Incognito at Tin Drum Theatre, a scientist steals Einstein's brain—and then things get really weird.

In Theatre Y's dark and absurdist Frontieres Sans Frontieres, a group of children face the consequences of imperialism.

Lauren M. Gunderson's world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare celebrates Billie Jean King's challenges and achievements, on and ...

Jessica Risker returns after seven years with a dreamy new album, Grunts Rare Books launches a sound-art series, and more.

Brea Fournier & the Dream Ballet's 2024 debut album is a borderline rock opera that mixes pop punk, indie rock, new wave, and alt-pop, with lyrics that relate a loose narrative of a manic pixie dream ...

Animated Australian psych rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are touring on their orchestral album Phantom Island, released in June via their p(doom) label.

Unlike some modern saxophonists, Patrick Shiroishi doesn’t emphasize the physicality of the instrument, but he does like to push its range.

Family Junket sprinkle their exuberant collisions of neosoul, funk, and R&B with spacey textures and touches of psychedelia, and the joy they take in making music together bursts through every note.

This year's Lolla lineup is one of the worst in recent memory.

The writer, artist, philanthropist, and activist leaves a lasting legacy in Chicago's theater and LGBTQ+ communities.

Illinois basically has two regions: Chicago and “downstate.” Dense Chicago is reliably Democratic, whereas downstate skews ...

Jimmy Rogers first made his mark playing alongside Muddy Waters and Little Walter in the 1940s, but he didn’t have the hits to end up as famous.