The 25 Absolute Best Things to Do in Chicago Right Now By Cassie Walker Burke, Jason Foumberg, Jonathan Messinger, Graham Meyer, Tomi Obaro, Erin Osmon, and Catey Sullivan December's Chicago Guide has the music, art, film, theatre, and holiday happenings to send 2013 out with a bang. Read more
The Five Best Things to Do This Week See Chance the Rapper, Holiday Fantasea at the Shedd, the Wreathing of the Lions, and more. Read more
Seven Concerts to See on Thanksgiving Weekend in Chicago By Erin Osmon It's normally such a dead time for shows. Not this year! Read more
Chicago's 31 Best Classical, New Music, and Opera Events in December By Graham Meyer La Traviata is at the Lyric, Chanticleer is at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, and there are holiday shows all over town. Read more
Four Questions for Andrew Bird By Erin Osmon The singer explains the name of his new EP, I Want to See Pulaski at Night, and previews his intimate, sold-out Chicago shows in December. Read more
Ten x Ten Mixes Music and Design This Weekend By Graham Meyer Visual artists and composers come together in an unusual collaboration project at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art on Saturday night. Read more
Catch Kelly Hogan at Old Town This talented local artist's recent work with Neko Case caught everyone's attention. See her perform tonight. Read more
Go See The Blind Boys of Alabama By Erin Osmon The legendary musicians play a show promoting their new album at the Old Town School of Folk Music November 9. Read more
The Venn Diagram Guide to Chicago's Hot New Concert Halls By Erin Osmon A trio of fresh music clubs combines the best qualities of three beloved Chicago haunts. Read more
Lyric Opera Falls Victim to the Curse of Otello By Graham Meyer The high-profile cancellations in Lyric Opera’s production look like part of an eerie pattern in Verdi's adaptation. Read more