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Arts & Culture
,
Small Screen
Jul 31, 2018
Bea Cordelia and Daniel Kyri’s webseries
The T
is a love letter to queer and trans friendship in Chicago
As they grapple with their sexual identities, the characters find strength and comfort in their community.
By H. Melt
Tags:
Small Screen
,
The T
,
webseries
,
Bea Cordelia
,
Daniel Kyri
,
queer community
,
queer arts community
,
trans community
,
Travis Turner
,
Evilyn Riojas
,
Salonathon
,
The Dojo
,
Fly Honey Show
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 21, 2018
The new Monday night show at Beauty Bar isn't Salonathon, it's Something Else
But the organizers promise they'll #keepmondaysweird.
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
Comedy
,
Music
,
Performing Arts
,
Something Else
,
Salonathon
,
Sonal Aggarwal
,
Bill Bullock
,
Beauty Bar
,
Eunji Kim
,
Ashley Tribble
,
Cameron Gillette
,
Evan & Mary Jane
,
Natalie G. Alford
,
performance series
,
dance party
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 15, 2018
Slideshow
Salonathon ends its weekly performance series with a joyous celebration
Salonathon & On & On & On was as much about the community as about the performances.
By Brianna Wellen and Allison Ziemba
Tags:
Arts
,
Performing Arts
,
Salonathon
,
Salonathon & On & On & On
,
Jasmine Henri Jordan
,
Bea Cordelia
,
Beauty Bar
,
Slideshow
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Feb 8, 2018
Slideshow
Salonathon says goodbye—for now
The long-running live performance series isn’t dying, it’s evolving.
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Salonathon
,
live lit
,
Beauty Bar
,
Jane Beachy
,
Slideshow
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 31, 2017
Baconfest, stencil art at Vertical Gallery, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Transgender Day of Visibility, Frontwoman Fest, and more happenings from March 31-April 2
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
Do This
,
Transgender Day of Visibility
,
Center on Halsted
,
First Tuesdays With Mick and Ben
,
Hideout
,
Xiu Xiu
,
Empty Bottle
,
Baconfest Chicago
,
UIC Forum
,
Frontwoman Fest
,
Burlington
,
Brunch So Hard
,
Annoyance Theatre
,
Ratical
,
Blek Le Rat
,
Vertical Gallery
,
Drop Leaf Dinners
,
Sportsman's Club
,
Salonathon
,
Alphawood Gallery
,
Chicago Cocktail Summit
,
Logan Theatre
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 27, 2017
The Lavender Menace poster project creates queer visibility in dive-bar bathrooms
Angela Davis Fegan creates inclusion through her letterpress-printed posters and interactive graffiti events.
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
LGBT
,
Visual Art
,
Lavender Menace poster project
,
Angela Davis Fegan
,
Cole's
,
Empty Bottle
,
Danny's
,
Salonathon
,
Beauty Bar
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 22, 2017
Video
Bethany Thomas brings her first original songs from the stage to the studio
Actor and singer Bethany Thomas celebrates the release of her debut EP,
First
, on Monday at the Hideout.
By Joshua Miller
Tags:
Do This
,
Music
,
Bethany Thomas
,
First
,
Hideout
,
John Szymanski
,
Minbal
,
Jon Langford
,
Four Lost Souls
,
Bloodshot Records
,
Tawny Newsome
,
Two Johns
,
Bethany & the Two Johns
,
Paper Machete
,
Salonathon
,
Patrick Martin
,
Packy Lundholm
,
Alex Kliner
,
Andrew Green
,
Empire
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 18, 2016
The U.S. Pizza Museum, Adler After Dark, and more things to do this week in Chicago
Burgers and Beer 5K, Summer Night Market, and more happenings from July 18-21.
By Marc Daalder
Tags:
Arts
,
Do This
,
Pitchfork
,
Republican National Convention
,
Burgers
,
Beer
,
5K
,
Soldier Field
,
Joan Jett
,
Heart
,
Blackhearts
,
Cheap Trick
,
FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
,
Museum of Contemporary Art
,
Whistler
,
U.S. Pizza Museum
,
pizza party
,
Thalia Hall
,
night market
,
John Koethe
,
David Trinidad
,
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
,
adler planetarium
,
adler after dark
,
jumpin' jupiter
,
jupiter
,
juno
,
Salonathon
,
Beauty Bar
,
Witness
,
Michael Darling
Arts & Culture
,
Theater Review
Jul 14, 2016
Salonathon: Theater with ‘a little more punk attitude’ and ‘a lot of PBR’
The Beauty Bar performance night celebrates its fifth anniversary.
By Tony Adler
Tags:
Theater Review
,
Beauty Bar
,
Salonathon
,
Jane Beachy
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 11, 2015
Get hooked on art-pop act Fee Lion, who plays the Hideout tomorrow night
Catch a fever for the art-pop of Fee Lion, aka Chicagoan Justina Kairyte.
By Leor Galil
Tags:
12 O'Clock Track
,
Music
,
12 O'Clock Track
,
Fee Lion
,
Lovebug
,
Justina Kairyte
,
Hideout
,
Salonathon
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
Nov 12, 2014
Shame That Tune celebrates its golden episode
Plus: Quinn Tsan's debut EP and a new tape from Bike Cops
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
Shame That Tune
,
America's Favorite Comedy Musical Game Show
,
Brian Costello
,
Abraham Levitan
,
Hideout
,
Mike Wallace
,
Terry Gross
,
Studs Terkel
,
Quinn Tsan
,
Salonathon
,
Good Winter
,
Bedrooms III
,
Constellation
,
Passerines
,
Kelsey Wild
,
Bike Cops
,
Close Cover Strike Gentl
,
Jurassic Pop
,
Cole's
,
Salmon Sundae
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Sidebar
Mar 5, 2014
Recommended
With Late Night at Garage Rep, Steppenwolf returns to its roots
A new weekly series promises an eclectic lineup of up-and-coming Chicago artists.
By Taylor Tolbert
Tags:
Performing Arts Sidebar
,
Steppenwolf Theatre
,
Late Night at Garage Rep
,
James Franco
,
Salonathon
,
Say My Name
,
DJ Swaguerrilla
,
Jane Beachy
,
Duo: 1 Is 1; 2 Is Math
,
Suzanne Petri
,
Roger Anderson
,
The 'Go Live: A New School Variety Show
,
Young Chicago Authors
,
Kevin Coval
,
Jack Helbig
,
Wiggerlover (White Boy + Black Dad = Grey Areas)
,
James Anthony Zoccoli
,
Italy
,
Poland
,
Write Club
,
Ian Belknap
,
Bring Me the Head of James Franco, That I May Prepare a Savory Goulash in the Narrow and Misshapen Pot of His Skull
,
Natural Gas
,
Garage Rep
,
Follow the Reader
,
Chicago Dance Crash
,
Recommended
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 19, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Sat 10/19: Janeane Garofalo, Fall Ball, and Home Movie Day
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Saturday, October 19
By Jillian Sandler
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Janeane Garafalo
,
Mayne Stage
,
Empty Bottle
,
Salonathon
,
Jane Beachy
,
Fall Ball
,
Logan Square Auditorium
,
Mucca Pazza
,
Erin Kilmurray
,
Fly Honeys
,
Swaguerrilla DJs
,
Home Movie Day
,
Chicago History Museum
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
Oct 16, 2013
Gossip Wolf: No more Winters in Osaka
Plus: New music from Bully in the Hallway, the first annual Fall Ball, and more.
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
Winters in Osaka
,
Adam Jennings
,
Smegma
,
Empty Bottle
,
Bongripper
,
Rectal Hygienics
,
MT Coast
,
Bully in the Hallway
,
Samiam
,
Superchunk
,
Crooks and Their Castles
,
the Burlington
,
Matt Kennedy
,
Enlightened Procrastination
,
Mike Lust
,
Mannequin Men
,
Seth Bohn
,
Kevin Kujawa
,
the Fall Ball
,
Salonathon
,
Jane Beachy
,
Mucca Pazza
,
Kokumo
,
Tom Musick
,
Man Is Man
,
Christa Creps
,
DJ Swaguerrilla
,
Fly Honeys
,
Erin Kilmurray
Arts & Culture
,
Theater Review
Mar 6, 2013
Are you going to the After Party?
Steppenwolf Theatre Company gives audiences something to see after Garage Rep.
By Jena Cutie
Tags:
Theater Review
,
The After Party
,
Garage Rep
,
DJs
,
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
,
Salonathon
,
Spektral Quartet
,
Paper Mice
,
Shannon Matesky
,
She Think She Grown
,
Route 66 Theatre
,
Next Stop: A New Chicago Musical
,
Diana Lawrence
,
City Life Supplement
,
Windy City Sould Club
,
TAP
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 20, 2012
Reader
's Agenda, Thu 12/20: Thrill Jockey turns 20, "Holiday Fantasia," and Cameron Esposito
What's on the Agenda for Thursday, December 20, 2012
By Drew Hunt
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Thrill Jockey
,
Tortoise
,
the Sea and Cake
,
Man Forever
,
Empty Bottle
,
Salonathon
,
You’re Gonna Die: A Holiday Fantasia
,
Metro
,
Baathhaus
,
Grades
,
Shea Coulee
,
Big Dipper
,
Details
,
Leor Galil
,
Los Angeles
,
Cameron Esposito
,
Lincoln Lodge
,
Bobby Minelli
,
Adam Burke
,
Rhea Butcher
,
Roasted Chestnuts: A Holiday of Jokes
Arts & Culture
,
Culture Vultures
Dec 12, 2012
This week's Culture Vultures recommend:
The Morse/Glenwood entertainment corridor, Salonathon, and Chicago storytelling
By Jerome Ludwig, Silvia Chavez, and Niel Spidle
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
Kevin O'Neil
,
CTA Tattler
,
Rogers Park
,
Morse and Glenwood
,
Jessica Marks
,
Eve Rydberg
,
Good Night Ladies
,
Salonathon
,
Claire Wellin
,
Scott Stangland
,
Youth in a Roman Field
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 4, 2011
Video
Salonathon
The Chicago Underground Film Festival curates a program of "fantastical, funny, friendly, freakish films" from this year's lineup Monday 8/8 at Beauty Bar.
By Ed M. Koziarski
Tags:
Film
,
Free Shit
,
Food & Drink
,
Swag
,
Chicago Underground Film Festival
,
CUFF
,
Beauty Bar
,
Salonathon
,
Andrew Mauset-Mooney
,
Lazslo Lassu
,
Hawk and a Hacksaw
,
Peripetei'em
,
Andrew Rosinski
,
Beads
,
Kari Corbett
,
Crispin Rosenkranz
,
Uncontrollable Joy for Life
,
Steven Summers
,
The Forest
,
John Bonham
,
Daniel Martinico
,
Be Kind Rewind
,
Blockbuster Tapes
,
Moby Dick
,
Tony Balko
,
Mike Olenick
,
Spaceboy
,
Unicornhole
,
Kerry Lataila
,
chromographic
,
3D
,
Lusas Dimick
,
Dax Norman
,
Video
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