Ryan Weinstein is Coffin Prick, the remaining prick of Coffin Pricks. In the early 2010s, four Chicago punk stalwarts came ...

This outdoor concert is part of a series presented by the University of Chicago’s Arts + Public Life organization as part of a summer tribute to big bands.

Heat On is a jazz quartet led by Chicago-born drummer and organizer Lily Finnegan. She returned to her hometown in 2022 after completing a master’s degree at the Berklee College of Music, and she’s ...

Born in Columbus, Georgia, and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Fred Wesley got his start on piano and trumpet, but after his father brought home a trombone when he was 12, he got hooked.

We had to bring you some of the imaginative stuff as always. Our cover story this week comes from film contributor Kat Sachs, ...

The Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including releases by Bear Mace, Cocojoey, ...

The Reader is free. Producing it isn’t. And without your support, we can't continue. So we need you to chip in, even if it’s ...

A good book can make the sweltering hours pass a little more pleasurably. So here’s a handful of recommendations for beach ...

Chicagoland research labs and community clinics are navigating illegal funding stoppages, censorship, and increasing ...

Rockers the Puta-Pons only managed one album, but their two irrepressible front women endured tragedy and a messy breakup to ...

In “Living Without the Gods,” Chicago-based Indian artist Shaurya Kumar probes the removal of spiritual artifacts under colonial occupation.

The former NBA player's unconventional self-expression had an impact on LGBTQ+ people when he played for the Chicago Bulls.