This article has been adapted from Head Arts Editor Natalie Manley’s previous versions, published in 2021 and 2022.
Student publications at the University of Chicago are about as old as the University...
As the weather continues to be unbearably hot, there’s one drink that many campus caffeine (but non-coffee-drinking) lovers find themselves reaching for: an iced matcha latte. As matcha enthusiasts,...
All UChicago students know that feeling: the 12:30 p.m. indecision that strikes after the end of a long lecture. It’s time for lunch, and the biggest challenge is often figuring out where to go. If the...
Thousands of music lovers around the Midwest went to sleep on the night of July 20 dreaming of the next three days. Come the following Friday morning, their dream-generated energy aggregated into a force...
By Miki Mukawa, Associate Arts Editor
/ September 2, 2023
“How was your weekend?” I was asked by several people the Monday after I went to see Chopin Theatre’s The SpongeBob Musical. Upon my reply that I’d gone to see the show on Friday, July 7, I was...
From July 21-23, Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Union Park with a diverse and exciting slate of established artists and up-and-comers. The festival promises a sampling of the best acts in indie rock,...
By Lainey Gregory, Associate Arts Editor
/ June 23, 2023
On March 23, American rapper Markeyvius LaShun Cathey, better known as Key Glock, stopped at Radius Chicago on his 2023 Glockoma Tour. The 25-year-old performer, hailing from Memphis, Tennessee, distinguishes...
Jay Españo is PrideArts’s artistic director. In this interview, Maroon Arts Reporter Toby Chan sits down with Jay Españo to talk about his latest musical, Aztec Human Sacrifice, which ran from May...
On May 14, I took the Metra up north to City Lit Theater in Edgewater to watch the premiere of City Lit’s 144th show, the musical Aztec Human Sacrifice. Directed by Jay Españo and written by Kingsley...
On May 5, American psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips played at the Salt Shed. Accompanied by an array of lights and lasers, lead vocalist Wayne Coyne appeared centerstage, inside his signature bubble,...
Upbeat electronic notes rang through the Aragon Ballroom, marking the start of Lewis Capaldi’s April 19th show. Capaldi’s band took their places beneath flashing lights as the intro to his highly anticipated...
From the photo pit, I looked over my shoulder at Aragon’s crowd, chattering, smoking, and impatiently waiting for 100 gecs to step on stage. A woman leaned toward me, her loose curls spilling onto her...
![In a simple white T-shirt and black jeans, [Lewis Capaldi] leaned into the audience, his hair seemingly blowing in the breeze.](https://chicagomaroon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lewis-1200x800.jpg)
