A father-daughter road trip shows the distance between hope and reality in Bramble Theatre's Racecar Racecar Racecar.

Gwydion Theatre Company's revival of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts resonates mostly as an exploration of the generational effects of hypocrisy.

International Anthem’s 11th birthday party adds a Hungry Brain residency, and veteran DJ Lee Collins needs help paying for cancer treatment.

The Frequency Festival's seven concerts include Chicago or U.S. debuts by Zosha Warpeha, Angharad Davies, and Pat Thomas & ...

Molchat Doma are now based in Los Angeles, and every time they announce another Chicago concert, it’s at a bigger venue.

Now on view at Roman Susan are “baby vessel instruments” by Liz McCarthy—somewhat monstrous sculptures plastered with the detritus of life.

Bylines labeled “Chicago Reader Staff” are used for features that contain nonwritten, nonreported information like listings, ...

Frsh Waters from Chicago's Westside is a writer, performance artist, & community outreach coordinator for Chicago youth arts ...

Horsegirl’s anything-goes, anyone-can-do-it outlook, which embraces punk as a spirit rather than as a concrete genre, echoes ...

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A mass shooting in Chicago should have been inspiration for a discussion of violence prevention. Instead, some blamed Venezuelan immigrants.

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