Chicago Pulp opened this past September, and offers classes, open studio sessions, and custom pulp to artists and curious ...

More than 40 years after noisy no-wave band Bag People broke up, Drag City released a collection of their blistering ...

The U.S. Department of Energy launched the Weatherization Assistance Program in 1976 under the Energy Conservation and Production Act to help low-income families contend with rising utility costs and ...

Midwestern vaudevillian Dennis Scott discusses his early memories of music, his mentor, and the joys of playing during the ...

The incentives in music journalism say it makes economic sense to cover popular artists. But loving music isn’t about making ...

At iO, the Orbit, an "artful, immersive show," experiments with long-form improv in the round that puts vulnerability first.

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

A newbie to The Nutcracker considers the Joffrey's Chicago-centric production on its tenth anniversary outing.

TUTA returns for the holidays with a moving and thoughtful production of Thornton Wilder's The Long Christmas Dinner.

Open Space Arts provides a queer celebration and deconstruction of Oscar Wilde's life and his most famous work in Dorian.

Young People's Theatre of Chicago's production of A Year With Frog and Toad is a delightful holiday outing for families.

Hell in a Handbag gives a satirical and seasonal twist to Bravo's long-running franchise with The Real Housewives of the ...