Fontaines D.C.: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. delivers a four-song set from Chicago’s Irish American Heritage Center.
Culture & The Arts
Wondering about Chicago music, festivals, arts, theater and food? WBEZ brings together the best stories about Chicago’s arts and culture scene. Together with our music station, Vocalo 91.1, we explore the stories that make the second city a vibrant world-renowned cultural destination.
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Food Friday: Portillo’s Garden Dog and other vegan, vegetarian options in Chicago
The restaurant added the plant-based Chicago-style dog to its menu this week.
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At a sold-out screening of ‘The Janes,’ Chicagoans get a history lesson — and marching orders
The new documentary chronicles the underground abortion collective of the ’60s and ’70s. But it’s a story that feels eerily modern.
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‘There’s definitely something in the water in Chicago’: Ravyn Lenae on local musicians and her new album
The singer-songwriter talks about her rise to stardom and her new tour, which includes a stop at the Metro in Chicago on June 22.
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The Field Museum reckons with its own history in a new exhibition
The Field Museum spent four years redesigning its Native North America hall. That involved looking inward at the harm the museum had done.
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Noah, meet Olivia, the other most popular baby name of 2021 in Illinois
Liam, Oliver, Henry, Benjamin, Emma, Sophia, Charlotte and Amelia round out the top 10. But, wait, there’s more…
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Nick Cave’s first career retrospective opens at MCA Chicago
“Forothermore” runs through Oct. 2 and is the artist’s biggest show yet.
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Bad Bunny embraces his Caribbean roots in new album ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’
The reggaetón artist’s fourth album hit No. 1 on Billboard 200 albums chart. It’s the second time his album has debuted at the top spot.
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Nick Cave may be the artist we need right now
His groundbreaking response to the 1991 police beating of Rodney King was the Soundsuit — a largescale abstract costume that allowed him to hide. Now, in a major show at the MCA, Cave takes a full swing at the country’s current trauma.
