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Bleader
Jan 25, 2018
Video
Fret not about Don’t Fret’s pop-up bar. It doesn’t exploit Chicago dive bar culture.
The Light Times Club is a warmly nostalgic tribute to a disappearing part of Chicago nightlife: the working-class watering hole.
By Ryan Smith
Tags:
Booze
,
Food & Drink
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News
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Don't Fret
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Emporium Chicago
,
gentrification
,
Stranger Things
,
Upside Down
,
Logan Square
,
Gold Star
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 27, 2016
Joe Swanberg’s
Easy
is easily the most north-side-centric Chicago show of all time—but that’s not so terrible
The writer-director’s personal portrait of the city fulfills the contract of auteur television.
By Jake Malooley
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Arts
,
Film
,
Small Screen
,
Easy
,
Joe Swanberg
,
Woody Allen
,
Dick Wolf
,
north side
,
Chicago Fire
,
Chicago P.D.
,
Chicago Med
,
Chris Ware
,
Paul McGee
,
T.J. Jagodowski
,
Dave Pasquesi
,
Dark Matter Coffee
,
Portlandia
,
Chicago Filmmakers
,
Piece pizza
,
Don't Fret
,
Jesse Diaz
,
Tinder
,
Half Acre
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 26, 2016
Easy
is spot-on Chicago
Joe Swanberg's new Netflix series is for everyone, but there's a little something extra for locals.
By Brianna Wellen
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Arts
,
Film
,
Small Screen
,
Television
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Joe Swanberg
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Easy
,
Netflix
,
Chicago Filmmakers
,
Dark Matter Coffee
,
Koval
,
TJ Jagodowski
,
Punch House
,
Don't Fret
Blogs
,
Bleader
Apr 1, 2016
Street artist Don't Fret has turned Wicker Park's Gold Star into a 'conceptual watering hole' called the Light Times Club
Get a look at the street artist's latest project, a celebration of Chicago dive-bar culture.
By Dennis Lee
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Arts
,
Visual Art
,
Food & Drink
,
Don't Fret
,
Dennis Lee
,
Light Times Club
,
Gold Star
,
Ryan Holwerda
,
Cindy's
,
Pat Grosso
,
Berkshire Room
,
Pipeworks Brewing
,
Kate Brankin
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 14, 2014
Why is Don't Fret painting a building that's about to be torn down?
The Chicago street artist turns an old hardware store into a pop-up gallery for one night only.
By Lucy Wang
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Arts
,
johalla projects
,
don't fret
,
street art
,
fulton market
,
There are Two Seasons in Chicago: Winter and Construction
,
heather gabel
,
anna cerniglia
,
halsted street
,
lake street
,
chicago wholesale hardware
Arts & Culture
,
Feature
Jul 16, 2014
Street artists peek out from the shadows
Creators of some of the city's most ubiquitous sidewalk images tell their stories.
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Twitter
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Don't Fret
,
Lacuna Lofts
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New York City
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Malort
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Pabst Blue Ribbon
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PBR
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Fulton Market
,
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San Francisco
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Miami
,
Left Handed Wave
,
prints
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stickers
,
painting
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LHW
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FugScreen Studios
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University of Kentucky
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Wicker Park
,
Lexington, Kentucky
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Facebook
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gallery owners
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Ukrainian Village
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Penny Pinch
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Cubs hats
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Ziggy
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found supplies
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Saro
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Uncle Fun
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Lon Chaney
,
ChiClops
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Chicago flag
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Stef Skills
,
Maine
,
Stephanie Garland
,
flyers
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Stef G
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Logan Square
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Three Hearts Club
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Hash Crew
,
Bloomingdale Trail
,
murals
,
CPD
,
Chicago Park District
,
muralists
,
arts educators
,
Krista Franklin
,
Miguel Aguilar
,
Logan Center for the Arts
,
University of Chicago
Arts & Culture
,
Feature
Jul 16, 2014
Patrick Hull's journey from the boardroom to the gallery
A mild-mannered former marketing exec is becoming one of Chicago's most prominent exhibitors of street art.
By Laura Pearson
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LinkedIn
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Birkenstock USA
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Caboodle Cartridge
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Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
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Michael Varela
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White Walls
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San Francisco
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Don't Fret
,
Hebru Brantley
,
Clam Nation
,
skateboards
,
Xenz
,
graffiti artists
,
graffiti
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Gus Russo
Arts & Culture
,
Feature
Jul 16, 2014
Street art photographers 'gram the scene
One step ahead of graffiti removal crews, these Instagrammers preserve the city's street art on their feeds.
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street art
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Oscar Arriola
,
@oscararriola
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West Loop
,
Green Street
,
Chicago Culture Couple
,
@chicagoculturecouple
,
Halsted Street
,
Cermak Avenue
,
21st Street
,
stencil
,
Ray Noland
,
CRO
,
Nice One
,
Don't Fret
,
tags
,
Billy Craven
,
@billycraven
,
Liberty Bank
,
Flash ABC
,
Artistic Bombing Crew
,
graffiti
,
Milwaukee Avenue
,
Fullerton Avenue
,
Andrew Hickey
,
@DrewinChicago
,
Little Village
,
Kedzie Avenue
,
Pulaski Road
,
26th Street
,
Miguel De Real
,
Jeff Mancila
,
@Acid_Drops
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 25, 2014
Readers' Poll
Best street artist
Don't Fret
Tags:
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,
Best of Chicago 2014
,
best street artist
,
Don't Fret
,
JC Rivera
,
Weed Wolf
,
T-Money
,
Readers' Poll
Arts & Culture
,
Show us your [____]
Nov 16, 2013
Show us your . . . skate decks
Vertical Gallery's newest group show, "Deck the Halls," enlisted artists to use skate decks as their blank canvas.
By Kevin Warwick
Tags:
Show us your [____]
,
Patrick Hull
,
Humboldt Park
,
Vertical Gallery
,
Deck the Halls
,
Mike Ruta
,
Cramped
,
Czr Prz
,
Ashes to Ashes
,
Stormie Mills
,
My Dog Sighs
,
Jim Houser
,
Nate Otto
,
Don't Fret
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 20, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Established Visual Artist
Don't Fret
Tags:
Arts & Culture
,
Don't Fret
,
Doug Fogelson
,
Best of Chicago 2013
,
Readers' Poll
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 20, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Street Artist
Left Handed Wave
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,
street artists
,
Left Handed Wave
,
Best of Chicago 2013
,
Don't Fret
,
Readers' Poll
Blogs
,
Bleader
May 1, 2013
Image
Street View 094: Skulls and cutouts in Wicker Park
Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 094
By Isa Giallorenzo
Tags:
Style
,
Arts
,
womenswear
,
spring
,
skulls
,
Wicker Park
,
Don't Fret
,
the Violet Hour
,
fashion
,
Chicago street style
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 11, 2013
Reader's
Agenda Mon 2/11: Brett Naucke, Awkward Love, and "Love in the Time of Online Dating"
What's on the
Reader's
Agenda for Monday, February 11, 2013
By Katie Kather
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Naucke
,
The Burlington
,
Let's Make Out!: Stories of Awkward Love
,
2nd Story
,
Webster's Wine Bar
,
Love in the Time of Online Dating
,
Don't Fret
,
Johalla Projects
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 8, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Fri 2/8: Angel Olsen,
Love in the Time of Online Dating
, and
Community
's Danny Pudi
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Friday, February 8, 2013.
By Drew Hunt
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Angel Olsen
,
Pitchfork
,
Los Angeles Times
,
People Issue
,
Leor Galil
,
Hideout
,
Water Liars
,
Don't Fret
,
Johalla Projects
,
I Am Your Leader
,
Oh Boy
,
Danny Pudi
,
NBC
,
Community
,
DePaul
,
Brad Riddell
Arts & Culture
,
Valentine's Day
Feb 7, 2013
Valentine's Day Guide 2013
Our picks for the best places to be on the most romantic day of the year
Tags:
Chicago Reader's Guide to Valentine's Day
,
Allium
,
Kevin Hickey
,
Baume & Brix
,
Thomas Elliott Bowman
,
Ben Roche
,
Bistronomic
,
Martial Noguier
,
Boka
,
Giuseppe Tentori
,
Cafe des Architectes
,
Greg Biggers
,
Cafe Selmarie
,
Cantina Laredo
,
Cyrano's Farm Kitchen
,
Deleece
,
Henri
,
Christopher Gawronski
,
Ing
,
Moto
,
Jerry's Andersonville
,
Maison Brasserie
,
Perry Hendrix
,
MK
,
Nacional 27
,
Pizza Rustica
,
Prasino Wicker Park
,
Quince
,
Andy Motto
,
Sepia
,
Andrew Zimmerman
,
Slurping Turtle
,
Takashi Yagihashi
,
Tavernita
,
Zocalo
,
Animal Attractions Breakfast
,
baby gorillas
,
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus
,
Deep Love
,
Drake Hotel
,
ComedySportz Valentine's Weekend Celebration
,
Dateless on Division: A Six Bar Valentine's Day PubCrawl
,
Duets for My Valentine
,
Chicago Dance Crash
,
Athenaeum Theatre
,
French With Me 3
,
Strangeloop Theater
,
I Love You I Think
,
Tom Robison Gallery
,
Chicago Theatre Week
,
Jesse Garon Presley & the Branson Family
,
Dead Native
,
Dana Lynn & the Dirty Creeps
,
Indiana Bandana
,
Double Door
,
Let's Make Out Stories of Awkward Love
,
Webster's Wine Bar
,
Letters/X
,
Apollo Theater
,
Don't Fret
,
Johalla Projects
,
Make Up Make Out
,
Reuben Wu
,
Ladytron
,
Perfect Kiss
,
Heaven Malone
,
Beauty Bar
,
Nerds at Heart Love Fest
,
Rebel Bar
,
Pink Frost
,
Runnies
,
Touched by Ghoul
,
Melina Ausikaitis
,
Old Black & Blue Eyes
,
Gel Set
,
Project Onward
,
Vamos
,
Rabble Rabble
,
the Owl
,
Logan Square
,
The Whistler
,
White Mystery
,
Absolutely Not
,
Twin Peaks
,
Post Honeymoon
,
Schubas
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 24, 2012
The
Reader
's Agenda: Mon 9/24
What's on the Agenda for Monday, September 24, 2012
By Drew Hunt
Tags:
Do This
,
Don't Fret
,
Grand Bizzare Gallery
,
Wicker Park
,
No Shirt. No Shoes. No Chardonnay
,
Ashley Prentice Norton
,
Harold Washington Library
,
The Chocolate Money
,
Fist Aid Kit
,
Fleet Foxes
,
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
,
Metro
,
Wrigleyville
,
Dylan LeBlanc
Blogs
,
Bleader
May 22, 2012
Street View 011: Najee + Don't Fret
Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 011
By Isa Giallorenzo
Tags:
Style
,
menswear
,
spring
,
windbreakers
,
nice hair
,
street art
,
don't fret
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best new visual artist
Tags:
Arts & Culture
,
Best new visual artist
,
Readers' poll
,
iwanttodrawacatforyou.com
,
Beth Kamhi
,
Aay Preston-Myint
,
Don't Fret
Best of Chicago
,
Arts & Culture
Jun 23, 2011
Best use of old styles in new art
Don't Fret
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