The floral arrangements of Serena Madrigal effortlessly intertwine nostalgia, romance, culture, and modernity.

Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including releases by Levity, Laura Jane Grace, ...

J.R.C.G. is the solo project of Justin R. Cruz Gallego, a stalwart of the Pacific Northwest indie-rock scene who’s best known ...

Tasha returns from her new hometown to celebrate her third album, and Marian Runk reunites players from her second record for ...

Mirror, mirror on the wall—why don’t you leave me alone?!

The founders of Giggle Hour want to create a showcase for poetry and comedy where everyone feels welcome, heard, and included ...

In “Blinked Twice” the first solo exhibition by Vani Aguilar, the artist elaborates on the beauty within working-class Latinx ...

Vocalo sends off summer with a top-tier lineup of free music, and Golden Egg offers round one of its retirement-support ...

The opera season kicks off with a stunning Rigoletto at Lyric, with Fidelio, COT's Leonora, and Haymarket's Tamerlano in the ...

Cupcakke has appeared on tracks with stars as big as Charli XCX, taken shots at the likes of Shawn Mendes and Lizzo, and fought a very nasty battle of the bars with sex-worker-turned-rap-antihero ...

Get away from the noise and stress of campaign season and check out some of the best options this fall in theater and dance.

Interest groups are ramping up their support of candidates as Chicagoans prepare to elect the board for the first time this November.