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‘How do you solve a problem like Illinois?’Dennis Byrneon May 8, 2020 at 9:27 pm

The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, Proprietor Home Why β€œThe Barbershop?” Check out my new website My Chicago Tribune archives Order my…

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8 Chicago Restaurants Where Michael Jordan and the ’98 Bulls Team Would Have Dined TodayAngelica Ruizon May 8, 2020 at 4:50 pm

ShareTweetPin0sharesIn the early ’90s, Chicago was home to basketball royalty. The Chicago Bulls had a killer lineup that won them…

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24 Best Recurring Virtual Events Happening in Chicago Right NowLindsey Congeron May 8, 2020 at 5:33 pm

ShareTweetPin0sharesLooking for a new activity to fill the hours at home? Chicago still has tons of things to do, even…

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Chicago rapper Ric Wilson and Los Angeles producer Terrace Martin invigorate disco, soul, and funk on a new collaborative EPLeor Galilon May 8, 2020 at 7:46 pm

Chicago rapper and prison abolitionist Ric Wilson knows the joy of combing through history for jewels of knowledge that enrich…

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Chicago’s Retirement Party will brighten your summer with the heavy emo of Runaway DogLeor Galilon May 8, 2020 at 7:44 pm

Chicago emo acts helped raise the national profile of the fourth-wave scene in the early 2010s, but most of them…

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Gothic doom masters Paradise Lost get eclectic on ObsidianJamie Ludwigon May 8, 2020 at 7:42 pm

British five-piece Paradise Lost had already helped pioneer death-doom by the time they put out their second album, 1991's Gothic,…

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Spanish quartet Melenas channel a half-century of pop goodness on Dias RarosBill Meyeron May 8, 2020 at 7:34 pm

Pamplona, Spain, is probably best known for the festival of San Fermin, when thrill seekers run with bulls through the…

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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith creates a mosaic of electricity on The Mosaic of TransformationDave Cantoron May 8, 2020 at 7:32 pm

It's a struggle to define the purpose of most music--the answer is perpetually changing, based on time, place, and innumerable…

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Danzig Sings Elvis is a covers album we didn’t needLuca Cimarustion May 8, 2020 at 7:29 pm

For Glenn Danzig, the past 15 years have been especially weird. Starting with the infamous 2004 backstage TKO punch delivered…

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Chicago footwork master DJ Taye invokes the rapid pace of our changing times on Pyrot3kLeor Galilon May 8, 2020 at 7:22 pm

Pop music moves fast: new instructional-dance songs, new Drake songs, and new instructional-dance songs by Drake can bombard the zeitgeist…

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