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Drink My Words: Dog Therapy

November 2, 2011

When providing psychotherapy, one must be sensitive to cultural differences. A cartoon by Amelia Sauter.

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While You Were In: Gillian Welch

October 24, 2011

Gillian Welch returned to the State Theatre after a five-year absence, bringing her longtime musical companion David Rawlings as well as a two-set show that interspersed her greatest hits with a large chunk of new songs from her recently-released record “The Harrow and the Harvest.”

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Dignified & Old

October 23, 2011

Almost 40 years from the date of his first recorded music, Jonathan Richman is still singing with his heart on his sleeve. The only thing that has changed is the color of his hair. An appreciation by Luke Fenchel

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Words of Peace & Protest by Peter Yarrow

October 21, 2011

Peter Yarrow on the Occupy Wall Street movement, peace and protest.

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Neat Show

October 18, 2011

The Kitchen Theatre’s twenty-first season continues with a production of “Neat” a compelling one-woman show.

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While You Were In: The Johnson Museum

October 16, 2011

Cornell University’s Johnson Museum welcomed the public to the opening of its new wing, an expansion that remains architecturally true to the integrity of the original I.M.Pei building while adding more space to include a lecture hall, two new galleries and a grand swirling staircase. Ed Dittenhoefer was there for the opening.

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What’s Happening Now in America

October 14, 2011

Can such soul-cultivating lead to genuine community-building on a massive scale, or might we get stuck in a Baudrillardian nightmare of ongoing protest-process, pursuing the discourse of desire and mistaking it for Reality? By Danielle Winterton

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Drink My Words: Occupy Mother Nature

October 13, 2011

Can we stop this unfeeling dictator and her unrelenting seasons? A cartoon by Amelia Sauter.

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Two Poles of Contemporary Psychedelic

October 12, 2011

For twenty years Chicago’s Thrill Jockey label has been a home to some of the most experimental of mainstream rock; at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, two of the roster’s bands will drop by Angry Mom Records for a free in-store. ALSO: Another installment in the Experiment Without Borders Series, with Hyrrokkin, Nick Millevoi, Alter Koker, and Keir Neuringer.

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While You Were In: Wilco

October 11, 2011

Heather Ainsworth catches Wilco and Nick Lowe at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland, September 25, 2011.

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