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Spells, Crystals, and a Bridge From Reality: vanessa german’s Fellowship Exhibition

Spells, Crystals, and a Bridge From Reality: vanessa german’s Fellowship Exhibition

By Lara Orlandi / January 13, 2025

Crystal-encrusted faces, figures, and fantastical objects glinted with a sense of delight, intrigue, and above all magic at vanessa german’s Gray Center fellowship exhibition. Upon entry to her exhibition...

Source: Under the Rug Press Release

Swept Under the Rug: Newest Album Shines on Stage, Falters in Studio

By Adera Craig / January 13, 2025

Austin-based indie rock band Under the Rug recently wrapped up their 2024 tour with a show at Chicago’s Beat Kitchen. In an electrifying and heartfelt performance, the band’s latest album, happiness...

(L-R) Rachel Zegler, Fred Durst, Lachlan Watson, Jaeden Martell

Blood, Robots, and Nostalgia: A Conversation with Director Kyle Mooney on A24’s ‘Y2K’

By Miki Mukawa / December 23, 2024
“Seconds after ringing in Y2K, a fan is lodged in somebody’s head, a toy car burns off a face, and a Tamagotchi murders another.” Head Arts Editor Miki Mukawa reviews A24’s ‘Y2K’, and interviews director Kyle Mooney.

The Arts Podcast, E4: What’s under Chromakopia’s mask?

By Elizabeth Eck, Tiffany Li, and Nolan Shaffer / December 6, 2024

It’s episode four of the Arts podcast! Arts reporters Elizabeth, Nolan, and Tiffany discuss the highs and lows of Tyler the Creator’s latest project. Tune in to hear about Tyler’s discography,...

Maggie Rogers Isn’t Just Coffee Shop Indie

Maggie Rogers Isn’t Just Coffee Shop Indie

By Lainey Gregory and Sofia Hrycyszyn / November 21, 2024
Rogers’s “Don’t Forget Me” tour emphasized her drive to leave an impact on the community through her music and her fear of getting lost to history.
Alice Phoebe Lou plays the Salt Shed.

Alice Phoebe Lou Invites Us to Her Garden

By Harmonie Ramsden / November 19, 2024
Alice Phoebe Lou, an image of whimsy in a sea of subtlety, charmed as the opening act for Clairo on October 16 at the Salt Shed.
Kishi Bashi performs at Offset. Photo by Georgia Wluka.

Kishi Bashi Wants You to Celebrate With Him

By Evy Wyman / November 18, 2024
Evy Wyman covers Kishi Bashi’s “joyous and golden” performance at Chicago’s new venue Offset.
Kassie Rivera (far left) asserts authorship of a fan fiction by reciting it from memory and claims a coveted summer internship from her frat brothers Anthony Stefani (second from right) and Simon Lenoe (second from left).

Theater[24] Is Coming Soon to a Theater Near You

By Lucy Whitehead / November 4, 2024

Theater[24], a quarterly production from University Theater, is a showcase of new plays that have been written and staged in the preceding 24 hours. The quick pace of the production process enables every...

Escaping to another world with Sarah Kinsley

Escaping to another world with Sarah Kinsley

By Miki Mukawa / November 4, 2024

If you were to look up the internet’s description of Sarah Kinsley’s music, you would often come across three words: ethereal, otherworldly, relatable. All three of those descriptors fit her music;...

The Arts Podcast, E3: The Future of Pop

By Elizabeth Eck, Tiffany Li, and Nolan Shaffer / October 30, 2024

We’re back with episode three of the Arts podcast! This week your hosts Elizabeth, Nolan, and Tiffany discuss Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter and their respective...

Sigur Rós and the Wordless Music Orchestra play Auditorium Theatre on September 21, 2024. Credit Harmonie Ramsden.

Sigur Rós: A Love Letter to the Ensemble

By Harmonie Ramsden / October 21, 2024
Senior Arts Writer Harmonie Ramsden spends an evening with Sigur Rós at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre.

The Arts Podcast, E2: BRAT Summer

By Tiffany Li and Elizabeth Eck / October 14, 2024

Tune in to hear the second episode of the Arts podcast, where Elizabeth and Tiffany talk all things Brat (Charli xcx’s newest album) and the Sweat tour with Charli xcx and Troye Sivan with Shygirl as...

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