Musician Steve Albini — ‘provocateur, troublemaker, firestarter’ — had an outsized influence on Chicago’s sound
“He helped put Chicago on the map. He said a lot of things in the press that were very provocative, but he made people listen.”
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“He helped put Chicago on the map. He said a lot of things in the press that were very provocative, but he made people listen.”
The Chicago musicmaker was the sound engineer behind albums for thousands of bands and singers, including Nirvana’s “In Utero,” the last studio album recorded by Kurt Cobain and company.
Schantelle Alonzo creates animated films for and about underrepresented communities like the deaf, Asian Americans and immigrants.
The Northwest Side neighborhood is home to great thrifting destinations, community gardens and a long list of ethnic restaurants.
The club held a soft reopening April 26 and 27 featuring 2024 Grammy-nominated Chicago blues legend John Primer and his band the Real Deal.
The two Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organizations garnered the Local Reporting prize on Monday for the “Missing in Chicago” series, and Invisible Institute won a second Pulitzer for audio reporting. Eig’s ‘King: A Life’ won in the Biography category.
The rare fossil of a birdlike creature went on display Monday at the museum.
The author joined us in front of a live audience to discuss his new collection ‘Table for Two.’
The Chicago native is having a full circle moment with a triple lineup on local stages.
“Fossil wonderland” opens in 6,000-square-foot facility that will also house life-sized 3D renderings of ancient animals and multipurpose areas for community programs.