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Seven Days in Chicago
Roosevelt professor grabs a Guggenheim Fellowship + 826CHI hosts a retro prom
(2008-05-13)
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Orchestral Maneuvers
How the CSO landed Riccardo Muti, the music director New York wanted
It is 7am Chicago time Monday, May 5, and an extraordinary event is going on near Salzburg, Austria (local time 2pm) related to the future of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Italian conductor Riccardo Muti is signing a contract to become its tenth music director. Although it had long been speculated that Muti was a strong candidate for the post, CSO president and CEO Deborah R. Card was playing her cards with deafening silence given the enormous stakes involved. "I knew that until the ink was dry," says Card, "there was no deal." Card is hesitant to admit, even now, the precise moment that a deal had actually been struck
(2008-05-13)
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Chitty-chitty Slam-bang
Mach go-go-go, "Speed Racer"
In their first directorial effort since ending "The Matrix" trilogy—"V for Vendetta" was shepherded by their longtime second James McTeigue—the Chicago-born Wachowski brothers dig deep into the traditions and stylistics of anime and their own cultural toy box to create a bold yet somehow hermetic movie with fantastically intricate design and technique that somehow seems not to fall into any known demographic
(2008-05-13)
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Dizzy Dizzee
UK grimer Dizzee Rascal teaches us "Maths & English"
After being introduced to the new sounds of "UK garage" via Mike Skinner and The Streets in 2002, a year later another new uniquely British movement known as "grime" started to invade these shores. Combining the sounds of the UK’s dance underground with the crunk vibe of southern American hip-hop, grime had reverberated its way across the Atlantic from pirate-radio ships outside London and started to dominate docked iPods at hipster parties in Brooklyn. At the forefront of the movement was the scene’s breakout star, Dylan Mills, aka Dizzee Rascal
(2008-05-13)
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Unswayed
Randolph Street’s Veerasway tastes almost as beautiful as it looks
Angela Hepler-Lee is like the new Jerry Kleiner. Years after the Marche and Red Light impresario staked his claim to Randolph Street, Hepler-Lee, who opened Sushi Wabi, De Cero and now a new mod small-plates Indian spot, Veerasway, is taking it back piece-by-upscale-ethnic-piece
(2008-05-13)
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Mysterious Histories
Hedwig Dances sticks out its "Earthly Tongues"
"There’s such a mystery about who we are and why we’re here." Jan Bartoszek is not talking about epistemology, but ancestry. Bartoszek is deeply interested in how identity is shaped by history—both personal and collective—and, in the case of many Americans, its absence
(2008-05-13)
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Ghosts Can Swim
Ghostly International teams with Adult Swim for a new comp
Anyone who regularly watches Adult Swim knows that they love music. From the beats that pulsate through its commercials, to music-related shows like "Metalocalypse," to its endorsement and support on albums by the likes of DANGERDOOM and Peanut Butter Wolf, it always seems to seek out music that’s a perfect soundtrack to its programming. Now, Adult Swim has partnered with the cutting-edge Michigan label Ghostly International to release "Ghostly Swim," a compilation that’s available as a free download
(2008-05-13)
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Eye Exam
Look Up Above
The six-lane Polish Falcon Bowl in Milwaukee, built in 1917, is one of the oldest bowling alleys in the country, and it is also the strange site of the second gathering of art-geeks for the Milwaukee International. The art fair is co-organized by a contingent of Milwaukee gallerists, artists and curators: brothers Scott Reeder and Tyson Reeder, and Elysia Bowery-Reeder, of the General Store, John Riepenhoff of the Green Gallery and Nicholas Frank of the defunct Hermetic Gallery
(2008-05-13)
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Open for Business
Pump It Up
The four-year anniversary shindig last Saturday at Pump Shoes and Accessories was like most days at the popular Division Street boutique: Friendly service made shoppers feel welcome and comfy, and pretty sandals in a slew of colors and styles tempted guests, too
(2008-05-13)
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