Downtown Sound
Downtown Sound, the annual indie rock and roots music-leaning concert series in Millennium Park, has announced the 2014 lineup. Like last year, the goal is to attract a post-work audience with shows...
View ArticleCan't get to food? Go online!
The Windy City awoke one October morning to news that a friend with more than 72 locations and 6,600 employees, a friend we'd known since 1918, was leaving. A friend named Dominick's.During my 6-plus...
View ArticleNorth Coast Music Festival 2014 lineup
Heads, begin nodding.Snoop Dogg, Kid Cudi and Bassnectar are among the headliners for the 5th annual North Coast Music Festival, promoter React Presents revealed exclusively to RedEye. As in past...
View ArticleGet out of here, 'Spider-Man 2'
* (out of four)The 2012 franchise reboot "The Amazing Spider-Man" was pretty good, so stop complaining about it. Instead, let all legitimate bashing commence for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," an...
View ArticleChicago's first taste of Moody Tongue
The first thing Jared Rouben does when we meet is suggest we talk over a lunch of charcoal-grilled chicken, refried beans and arroz amarillo. We're here to chat beer-specifically, his coming-soon...
View ArticleSURPRISE! Uptown Sonic now open
Surprise tots, Chicago. Thanking the city for its patience after delaying the opening date multiple times, the Sonic at 1022 W. Wilson Ave. in Uptown announced this morning via Facebook that it is open...
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The self-proclaimed 'white Chief Keef'
Here's a video from a guy named Brewski. (Yup, Brewski.) In the promo e-mail I got earlier containing this video, he was dubbed "The white Chief Keef." After reading that, I made this face: Now, if...
View ArticleJudging neighborhoods
It was to be my small, lofted Shangri-La. My Fortress of Urban Solitude. After weeks of scouring the hellish depths of Craigslist's real estate section and nearly every apartment-hunting website known...
View Article'Bad Johnson' says your dick is a dick
*** (out of four)A naked man gets into Rich's (Cam Gigandet) car. "Hi," the man says. "I'm your dick."He's not kidding. Rich, a good-looking Chicago personal trainer unable to resist any sexual...
View ArticleDo straight women enjoy giving too?
Hey Anna,I read your column last week about going down on women and it made me wonder, do straight women like giving head? Or is it mostly just something they do to keep us happy? I'm certainly not...
View Article2014 Chicago fest season news
Like marathon trainers on the lakeshore path and free music in Millennium Park, Chicago's street festivals are a sure sign that summer is coming. From Rogers Park to Hyde Park, neighborhoods north,...
View Article'It is my life, bro'
YG's major-label debut "My Krazy Life" unfolds like an early film by John Singleton ("Boyz n the Hood"), tracing a day in the life of the West Coast rapper as he crashes parties, fights with his...
View ArticleRedEye's rappelling adventure
"Breathe. I can do this. I can do this."My mantra was on repeat Saturday as my feet shuffled on the rooftop of the Wit Hotel, 27 stories above State Street downtown. My heart raced. My palms were...
View ArticleNostalgia porn
Consider yourself a big fan of '90s rock? OK slick, name this tune:Do-Do-Do-Do-Do-Duh-Do, Do-Do-Do-Do-Duh-Do-Do!Give up?It was the hook from Third Eye Blind's "Semi-Charmed Life." Or was it the...
View ArticleCheers! Cinco de Mayo, more plan ideas for tonight
EATCinco De Mayo and Patio Opening Tacos Tequilas2919 N. Milwaukee Ave. 773-278-9901Take the party to the patio with a Latin DJ and an all-you-can-eat taco package featuring two meat-based...
View ArticleNot-so still life
Forget recording every meal on Instagram. Colin Beckett has made a career of the food portrait. Juicy oysters at Quartino, a slew of tapas at Black Bull and a perfectly foamy craft beer for the cover...
View ArticleBeer or cocktail?
The Bulls' season is history and Chicago baseball isn't exactly lighting it up, so it's a safe bet that the city is ready to raise a glass for the Blackhawks.Generally when hockey fans pull up in front...
View ArticleHot Doug's closing its doors permanently
Last call for duck fat fries. In an announcement with little fanfare Tuesday morning, Hot Doug's owner Doug Sohn said the restaurant was closing for good on Oct. 3. "For me it's just time to do it,"...
View ArticleEmanuel accepted gifts but fewer
Mayor Rahm Emanuel accepted free transportation, sports tickets and a stay as a house guest from friends and political supporters last year, but the number of gift givers was fewer than in years...
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