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Seven Days in Chicago
Hip-hop poet Kevin Coval reads "Everyday People" at Victory Gardens+ Chicago Artists Resource looks to build artists' lofts in Woodlawn
(2008-07-22)
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Bars of Summer 2008
It's summertime and the drinking is easy
Moody's Pub, Plymouth Restaurant & Bar, Eco-drinking and more
(2008-07-22)
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Reality Bites
Constructing "American Teen" with Nanette Burstein
"American Teen" debuted at Sundance 2008, and some viewers begrudged the sale of Nanette Burstein's eminently entertaining, beautifully constructed snapshot of the lives of several teenagers across a senior year at a Warsaw, Indiana high school
(2008-07-22)
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Big Hard Sun
With Pitchfork, music-fest season really commences
Bridging the gap between Pitchfork and Lollapalooza in two weeks is this weekend’s Wicker Park Fest, which in its fifth year offers a solid two-day lineup of indie acts
(2008-07-22)
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Eye Exam
Crime by Design
A cabinetmaker’s dumpster is often a good source for the thin wood planes that Cody Hudson likes to use in his street-art installations. He paints the boards cyan or hot orange, and leaves others with the wood exposed, rounds their edges and stacks them in the gritty alleyways of Chicago, Philadelphia and Columbus, Ohio
(2008-07-22)
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Crash's Course
The inter-stylistic Chicago Dance Crash tackles “Faust”
Kyle Vincent Terry is a capoeirista, breakdancer, actor and the artistic director of Chicago Dance Crash, a company that unites the talents of ballet dancers, b-boys and martial artists in raucous, wildly engaging performances. Terry talked with me about their show opening this weekend—a modernization of Goethe’s “Faust,” their “Keeper of the Floor” battles and the responsibility of artists to grow alongside their audiences
(2008-07-22)
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Down with the Drawing Room
A new sheriff’s in town at the Rush Street spot
While the pecking order may not have changed under the new management of Three Headed Productions, the food and drink had
(2008-07-22)
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By Design
Sunday Brunch Chic
Coco Irene is the brainchild of Chicagoans Veronica Sheaffer and Taryn Parker, two friends who wanted to combine their love of vintage movies and classic clothing into a line of attire for women
(2008-07-22)
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Spin Control
Daedelus
This year has been busy for the Los Angeles-based DJ and producer known as Daedelus. January saw the emergence of “Live at the Low End Theory,” a first attempt at capturing the live Daedelus experience on wax. Then, last week came a brand-new studio effort via Ninja Tune titled “Love to Make Music To.” He then plans to drop another album before the year is out, a collaboration with his wife called “The Long Lost.” Keeping the momentum going, Daedelus is currently circling the globe on a live tour that will find him hitting The Wicker Park Fest this weekend after previous stops this month in London and Tel Avi
(2008-07-22)
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