A note on this week's cover story

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/23 5:00A Taylor Moore

A charismatic person somehow emanates levity, intimacy, and self-assuredness, all at once.…

When Koreshan science invaded the south side

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/23 2:00A Jeff Nichols

Dr. Cyrus Teed’s cult-like religion attracted death threats and broke up marriages in late 19th century Chicago. On May 18, 1892, a lawyer addressed a packed Englewood auditorium. The issue was...

DJ Manny centers love on his R&B-infused new album, Signals in My Head

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/23 1:00A Joshua Minsoo Kim

Manuel Gaines, who performs as DJ Manny, was ten years old when he first heard footwork music at a party. Before long, the Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based producer met two titans of the genre, DJ Spinn...

Matches

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/22 9:00A

Looking for a good man great dad 46 biracial female tall and curvy Green eyes. Looking for male 30 to 55 who has love and compassion Easy does it and looking for a good time.…

devotional for the gods that fall into my lap

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/22 6:00A Tara Jayakar

for kiran and inam

6 Months with George

Sequins and Stripes 7/22 5:19A Liz

How is my baby 6 months old!! I literally can t believe it. When I think about the past 6 months I feel so many emotions. George came into the world at a time that held a lot of uncertainty. I had...

Jyroscope and Montana Macks reflect on middle age with Happy Medium

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/22 1:00A Jack Riedy

On their new EP, Happy Medium, everyman Chicago rap group Jyroscope reflect on navigating middle age in what remains of the middle class, while the production from fellow local Montana Macks evokes...

Justice Hill, producer, keyboardist, and songwriter

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/22 1:00A Leor Galil

"Once I started playing piano . . . I felt like I had complete control over something for once, and it allowed me to be a more confident version of myself." Producer and songwriter Justice Hill, 29,...

Growing for Good with Green Thumb

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/21 11:00P

North Lawndale Employment Network: Creating innovative employment initiatives for the Black communities on Chicago’s west side Paid sponsored content Featuring Jessica Butler, Chief Development...

How do you explain Limp Bizkit to the world?

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/21 7:00A Leor Galil

At the beginning of the pandemic, I became mildly obsessed with a video of Limp Bizkit playing a Moscow venue in February 2020. I wasn’t drawn to the performance so much as to the sight of front man...

Groundhog Day in federal court for the Obama Center

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/21 5:00A Deanna Isaacs

Protect Our Parks wants to put the brakes on the Obama Center groundbreaking. Pinch me: The nonprofit group Protect Our Parks was back in court this week attempting to keep the Obama Presidential...

Coming through the pandemic storm with The Tempest

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/21 3:00A Kerry Reid

A trash island forms the background for Oak Park Festival Theatre's outdoor staging of The Tempest . Choosing The Tempest as their first show to break the enforced theatrical silence of the past 16...

A silence louder than words

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/21 3:00A Taylor Moore

How allegations of sexual abuse exposed cracks in the foundation of Young Chicago Authors, Free Write Arts & Literacy, and the city’s spoken word community Warning: This story contains brief...

A brighter shade of optimism gilds Modest Mouse’s The Golden Casket

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/21 3:00A Leor Galil

Modest Mouse front man Isaac Brock can perform a breezy, carefree song in a way that suggests you should be concerned for his well-being. And his recent public comments haven’t exactly quieted those...

Droopy the Destroyer on the gig poster of the week

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/21 1:00A Salem Collo-Julin

This week's featured gig poster was designed by Milwaukee artist and screen printer Francisco Ramirez. This week's featured poster reminds me of the heyday of punk-rock flyers: skilled artists...