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Staff Picks: Ani DiFranco, Jen Durkin and the Business, and Musical Drag

Staff Picks: Ani DiFranco, Jen Durkin and the Business, and Musical Drag

by Advocate Staff | Nov 14, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Music

Ani DiFranco at Calvin Theatre • Thursday The Calvin got their A back just in time for feminist’s favorite A-word … Ani! And what better time to go see folk-punkster, DiFranco, than now. If you’re still teary-eyed over Hillary and need a hug, or some woman...
Staff Picks: Ani DiFranco, Jen Durkin and the Business, and Musical Drag

Staff Picks: Pajama Slave Dancers and Gourmet Mushroom Dinners

by Advocate Staff | Oct 31, 2016 | Articles, Arts, News, Newsletter

Prozacs/Pajama Slave Dancers • Saturday Shenanigans Pub in Westfield is the place to be Saturday night if your heart is made of punk rock. For the first time in 30 years, Pajama Slave Dancers come back to their roots and perform in their original birthplace. If that...
Blaise’s Bad Movie Guide: Someone should have said oh-no to ‘Omoo’

Blaise’s Bad Movie Guide: Someone should have said oh-no to ‘Omoo’

by Blaise Majkowski | Oct 31, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Blaise's Bad Movie Guide, Columns, Film, Newsletter

The old adage “you can’t tell a book by its cover” still rings true. However, does this advice apply to movies and their titles? Let’s partake in a little quiz and see if you can guess the film’s plot by its moniker. Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla. Hands...
Staff Picks: Fall festivals, and Fear Nuttin Band’s last leg

Staff Picks: Fall festivals, and Fear Nuttin Band’s last leg

by Advocate Staff | Oct 17, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Music, Newsletter

Halloween Thrash Bash 3 • Friday Maximum Capacity’s 3rd Halloween costume party is among us. Come dressed as anything but yourself! I may be in attendance sporting a blue wig. Drink specials all night and not to mention a killer line-up who may appear on  stage in...
Cinemadope: The Nanny’s Gaze, discovering the secret world of little known Chicago street photog Vivian Maier

Cinemadope: The Nanny’s Gaze, discovering the secret world of little known Chicago street photog Vivian Maier

by Jack Brown | Oct 10, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film, Newsletter

A lifetime ago — maybe two lifetimes now — I was an art school student. I was a hard worker but probably too concerned with what others thought of my work, and even then I knew that was a problem. That feeling seemed confirmed by the work being done by a classmate of...
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