There’s a new trend in cinema. The faces sitting in the dark of movie theaters are lit from the soft glow of the newsroom movie playing. And they watch the excitement of journalists frantically scrambling...

For many, the high school days of playing in a garage band have been long abandoned — but not for Zachary Roth, Christian Flannery and Steven Lobkovich. The three have an interest in blues-based...

Twenty years ago, some DePaul students were still a glint in their parents’ eyes. Most of the rest of us were hardly able to talk, let alone form actual opinions about music. It would have been great...

Chicago comedian Martin Morrow’s career nearly ended before it even started. Always the ‘funny friend’ growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, Morrow decided to give comedy a shot while at Auburn...

Nothing about Jimmy Whisper’s headlining show fit together at Lincoln Hall. The small theater was home to the strangest assortment of groups performing together — but that’s not to say that it...

Maybe because Chanel-o-ween is over, Chanel and the rest of the Kappas aren’t feeling as joyful about their sisterhood as they did in the previous episode of “Scream Queens.” This week episode...

With festival attendees dancing in mid to low temperatures donning a homemade or store-bought Halloween costume, React Presents has provided the Midwest with yet another highly anticipated music festival....

"The Story of a Story (The Untold Story)," presented by Underscore Theatre Company, is an inspiring and thought-provoking experience that recently hit the stage right here in Chicago.  Written...

Leon Bridges ignited hearts and put a little pep in the crowd at The Vic on Oct. 27. Columbian born, D.C. raised and current Los Angeles dweller Kali Uchis started off the show, dancing around in...

Throughout the past 96 years since women have gained the right to vote, many young female voters have stopped caring about the political power their vote holds, and voter turnout has continued to decrease....

In my family, my dad is known for his expertise in planning trips. For each of our vacations, he researched and planned every detail in advance, from the bingo cards he created to keep my brother and...

Karissma Barrera, 19, waited in line with her younger cousin. Without hesitation, as the waiter approached to receive her order, Barrera asked for a chocolate mandyada, a chocolate milkshake made with...