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Moth Cock provide a weird antidote to typical holiday cheer ↗

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Full house ↗

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.
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Feral postpunks Bag People finally have a proper album release ↗

More than 40 years after noisy no-wave band Bag People broke up, Drag City released a collection of their blistering rehearsal recordings.
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The incentives in music journalism say it makes economic sense to cover popular artists. But loving music isn’t about making economic sense.

The best overlooked Chicago records of 2025 ↗

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At iO, the Orbit, an "artful, immersive show," experiments with long-form improv in the round that puts vulnerability first.
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The circle game ↗

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In addition to her ongoing project “in c/o: Black women,” Andrea Yarbrough is at work on a community arts center, through Cooperation Racine.
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The unstoppable Andrea Yarbrough ↗

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The CHAAD Project's hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons.
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The CHAAD Project’s restaurant preparedness tool kit puts la migra on ice ↗

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It’s a dinner party with Divs when Umami From Scratch returns to Monday Night Foodball ↗

Divs Ray invites you to a Silk Road dinner party—like she does it at home—when Umami From Scratch returns to Monday Night Foodball.
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