Quad City DJs’ “What You Want” is the Best Christmas Song You Ain’t Listening To
As radio stations across the country look to ban “Baby, It's Cold Outside” from the Christmas season airwaves, I'd like …
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Drury Lane and Joffrey Use Music to Convey the Magic of Two Classics
The holidays are a time when most Americans seek happiness and hope. You know, that magical feeling where anything is po…
Photos & Review: Ingrid Michaelson Fills Chicago’s Vic Theatre With Holiday Cheer
'Twas a Friday before Christmas, when all through The Vic, every fan was wondering what songs would be picked; the stock…
Author Linda Kay Klein on the Lasting Impact of the Purity Movement
In the 1990s, the Purity Movement spread across the United States encouraging young people to remain abstinent until mar…
A Star is Born and the Women’s Movement is Dead Per Bradley Cooper Film
The music is good, Lady Gaga can act, the dog is adorable, and Bradley Cooper looks pretty sans shirt. That, and the cha…
Simply Told, Lushly Illustrated ‘Lorraine’ is a Feel-good Escape for Kids & Adults Alike
“Lorraine: The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away” by Ketch Secor, illustrated by Higgins Bond c.2018, Sourcebooks $17.99 /…
Raven Theatre’s New Season is for the Birds — And That’s a Good Thing
Birds, broads, babes and MILFs are among the many slang words used to describe women. You know, the minority sex that ma…
Florence + The Machine’s Hope Flies High at Chicago’s United Center
“Hope is an action” and “a revolution in consciousness starts with individuals,” declared front-woman Florence Welch aft…
Photos & Review: Belly flies high at Chicago’s Vic Theatre
“Do you want to party like it's 1992?” asked Belly frontwoman Tanya Donelly, doing a spot-on impression of bassist Gail …
Three Books to Inspire, Inform Young Activists
“What Can a Citizen Do?” by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris c.2018, Chronicle Kids $17.99 / $24.25 Canada 40…
