How many improvising tubaists does Chicago even have? Is this the compliment I mean it to be? I’ll tell you what makes Beth McDonald such a fun person to have in our improvised-music scene, and you can decide. First off, banish the oompah shit from your h... See more
Vietnamese and Vietnamese-adjacent people don’t need me to tell them about bánh chưng, not any more than my fellow white folks need me to explain that fruitcake exists. But maybe, like me, you’ve been shamefully slow to try all the glossy green leaf-wrapp... See more
Born in Chicago in 1958, Michael Zerang began his career as a percussionist in the late 1970s. He estimates he’s given five thousand performances since then, touring at least 40 countries. As part of what he calls his “art activism,” Zerang produced hundr... See more
Over the past few years, a young generation of indie rockers has brought shoegaze back into pop culture’s consciousness, and as much as Gossip Wolf loves it, it’s also a little exhausting. For every great new band, you’ll hear a dozen that use a junk draw... See more
Janice Lim, 45, works at the Field Museum as head of the replication shop in the exhibitions department. She’d already studied art conservation and worked in furniture restoration by the time she learned what a replication shop was and that the Field had ... See more
