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Music, Music Feature Dec 13, 2018
Honoring the vanishing musical culture of Wicker Park

In some ways, Dorian’s is just one more boutiquey bar and restaurant. But its record store and music bookings connect it to the neighborhood’s 1990s arts community.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Dorian’s, Dorian’s Through the Record Shop, Wicker Park, Double Door, Riot Feast, Lake Shore Dive, Saved by the Max, Zack Eastman, Steve Harris, Derek Berry, Debonair Social Club, Beauty Bar, Brian Fisher, John Hess, Scott McNiece, International Anthem, Uncanned Music, Subterranean, Chop Shop, Danny’s Tavern, Joe Bryl, East Room, Sonotheque, Sportsman’s Club, the Whistler, Alejandro Zerah, Leja Hazer, Gramaphone Records, Hesperian Sound Division, Shazam Bangles, Boogie Munsters, Tone B. Nimble, Isaiah Collier, the Twilite Tone, Tim Zawada, Star Creature Universal Vibrations, Reverb LP, David Tropicalazo, Shake Rattle & Read, Ric Addy, Esoteric Pro Audio

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Aug 9, 2017
Schwa, now with fewer drugs and more adult responsibility

Once infamous for its excesses, the influential restaurant from mercurial chef Michael Carlson has transformed into a fertile proving ground for Chicago’s next generation of young culinary talent. Now that it’s all grown up, has Schwa lost its edge?
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Schwa, Michael Carlson, Wilson Bauer, Noah Sandoval, Grant Achatz, Alinea, Roister, Black Truffle Explosion, Brian Fisher, Saved by the Max, Parachute, El Ideas, Elizabeth, tasting menu, 42 Grams

Blogs, Bleader Jul 7, 2017
Riot Fest’s pop-up restaurant Riot Feast has taken over the Saved by the Max space

The team behind the Saved by the Bell-themed spot is back with a pop-up restaurant with a Riot Fest theme.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Food & Drink, Music, News, Riot Fest, Riot Feast, Jawbreaker, Saved by the Max, Gwar, Brian Fisher

Blogs, Bleader Feb 20, 2017
Bit Bash’s Filthy Pixels, Taco Fest 2017, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Presidents' Day Benefit Dinner, TRL Live, and more happenings from February 20-23.
- By Isabel Ochoa Gold
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Presidents' Day Benefit, Saved By the Max, Ladylike, Cafe Mustache, Taco Fest 2017, Mago Cantina & Grill, Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Reggie's Rock Club, One-Minute Play Festival, Den Theatre, Filthy Pixels, Bit Bash, Bottom Lounge, Hyperception: Illusions for the Sense, Lincoln Park Zoo, TRL Live, Hideout

Arts & Culture, Summer Guide May 20, 2016
The best things to do in Chicago for June 2016

June's top events include Ferris Bueller's Day Off in Millennium Park, Bob Dylan, the Pride Parade, and more
- Tags: Summer Guide, Best things to do, Chicago, Best events, Summer, Summer Guide, Avondale Restaurant Crawl, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Ravinia, Chicago Pride Parade, Independence Day: Resurgence, Chicago Cubs, Saint Louis Cardinals, Mavis Staples, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Colin Jost, Funny Women Fest, Chicago Nightlife Awards, Copa America Centenario, Frank Lloyd Wright Edifies, Brew to Be Wild, Blonde Redhead, Ryley Walker, America After the Fall: Painting in the 1930s, The Propeller Group, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Grindhouse Film Festival, Saved By the Max

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