Neo Sora, director of Happyend (2024), spoke to the Reader about Japanese history, fascism, and how near the film's “near ...

Last month, Chicago-born, New York–based art-pop unit Water From Your Eyes released It’s a Beautiful Place, their second album for Matador.

On their debut full-length, 2023’s Stay Safe!, La Sécurité devise winning combinations of minimalist dance rhythms, catchy vocals (with smart, sometimes biting lyrics in French and English), and ...

History doesn’t seem to know what to make of emo band Elliott, whose biography suggests a group consistently out of place.

In three short years, Blackbraid has made an indelible impression with three intense, densely packed albums of atmospheric black metal. The project began as a solo endeavor by Jon Krieger, who was ...

Matthew Shipp’s transcendental course hasn't wavered since the New York–based pianist began recording his first album nearly 38 years ago.

No Stars in Jefferson Park, by Maggie Andersen, documents the early 00s, when a new wave of ensemble companies stepped into the spotlight.

Regrettably, we can’t cover even a fraction of the incredible things happening locally in books and lit, let alone nationally. But for this issue, our third annual fall books preview, we offer a ...

Rajiv Joseph's play at Steppenwolf anatomizes the emotional impact and aftermath of the reappearance of a child thought dead.

The history behind the legend of alleged serial killer Erzsébet Báthory comes to life with Idle Muse's The Blood Countess.

Like so many things we love about Chicago, the World Music Festival's ten days of spectacular free concerts are threatened by Trump’s racism.

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