South-side Latino postpunk and darkwave trio Imperfections are certainly a band worth catching early in their career.

At this solo concert, part of Experimental Sound Studio’s Option Series, Kim will perform “Silk Echoes Beneath the Light,” a ...

Stepping into the world of sugar dating can feel equal parts intriguing and intimidating. It’s not something that is often ...

All We Remember is a Chicago fashion collective that considers every stitch—and each hand that helped create the clothing.

Kevin Woodard, who rapped as K-Smoove in the 90s, continues to serve the west side with the “Chicago-style turkey” at KS ...

A props designer and a director talk about the challenges and payoff of working with food (and faux food) onstage.

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

Over the past two years, Worldrenownfailure has built a reputation for shooting local underground shows with a VHS camcorder.

If there’s one DJ to know out of all the talent that emerged from New York’s early-2000s nightlife culture, it’s Eli Escobar. The veteran producer and song-selector extraordinaire is as famous for his ...

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

Ever since local indie-rock project Options debuted with 2014’s What You Want, main man Seth Engel has continued to release short-and-sweet songs that are equal parts hooky and glum.

Animated Australian psych rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are touring on their orchestral album Phantom Island, ...