Side effects of smiling and dancing occurred as fans devoured the riffs, licks and fills that Ex Hex delivered at Chicago's Thalia Hall on April 10. Playful melodies overlapped serious shredding provi…
Sharing faith and a good laugh are two cornerstones of Tracy DeGraaf's comedy. She mines her own life and those of her husband Ron and their five boys – who she lovingly refers to as her muffin and mi…
Belfast singer-songwriter Naomi Hamilton – known as Jealous of the Birds – defies definition with her personal and poetic music. Whether encompassing the sounds of rebellion with blistering rockers or…
Framed in billowy white and blanketed in a soft fog, Robyn took the stage at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom for a sold-out concert on March 6, 2019, and proceeded to sweep fans away to a land ruled by drea…
Comedian. Actress. Podcaster. Star. Chicago comedian Taneshia Rice flourishes in every title she possesses, but you can call her, Just Nesh. Rice picked up the short and snappy moniker at the start…
A good concert reanimates the heart and soul through the power of art. Audiences find connection in a mass of strangers while, on stage, gutsy performers lay it all on the line revealing the complex t…
Throughout time, the patriarchy has associated being ladylike with such words as genteel, polite, refined and even elegant. Comedian Gena Gephart is redefining the term to mean whatever the hell she –…
'Tis the season for making personal promises to improve our lives in the coming year. One easy and enjoyable way to guarantee more smiles in 2019 is to see, read and listen to more comedy. Througho…
'Twas a Friday before Christmas, when all through The Vic, every fan was wondering what songs would be picked; the stockings were hung by the keyboard with care, as the evening's headliner soon would …
From performing sketch comedy at Second City to burlesque dancing at the Annoyance Theatre to generating laughs on the stand-up stage, Jillian Ebanks has comedy covered. She pushes herself to find the…
