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The Smile at Pitchfork Music Festival
Chicago, Culture, Music

A Sunny Start at Pitchfork Music Fest 2023 Day One

by Jessica Mlinaric / July 22, 2023January 7, 2025

Chicago artists like Sen Morimoto, Jlin, and Ric Wilson shined.

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Low at Pitchfork Music Festival 2022
Chicago, Culture, Music

Chicago Pitchfork Artists Preview the Acts They Want to See

by Jessica Mlinaric / July 20, 2023January 7, 2025

Hear from Ric Wilson, Ariel Zetina, and more!

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Big Freedia in Millennium Park
Chicago, Culture, Music

Big Freedia Got Millennium Park Bouncing

by Jessica Mlinaric / July 14, 2023January 7, 2025

The Queen Diva served acrobatic feats and New Orleans energy.

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Bughouse Square Chicago
Chicago, Culture, Secret Spot

Secret Spot: The Radical History of Chicago’s Bughouse Square

by Jessica Mlinaric / July 10, 2023July 17, 2023

This park was a haven for Chicago’s socialists, atheists, and eccentrics.

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Congo Square in New Orleans
Culture, Music, New Orleans

Exploring the Birthplace of Jazz in Congo Square

by Jessica Mlinaric / July 4, 2023January 7, 2025

We hear the influence of Congo Square’s rhythm around the world.

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Wavves at Metro Chicago
Chicago, Culture, Music

Review: Metro Barely Contains the Raucous Sounds of Cloud Nothings and Wavves

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 20, 2023January 7, 2025

Music fans packed Metro for a night of raucous indie rock.

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Chicago, Culture, Music

Claudia Cassidy Theater Reopens with a Shoegaze Show

by Jessica Mlinaric / June 6, 2023January 7, 2025

Lightfoils, Panda Riot, Pink Frost, played a free shoegaze concert.

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Trash Unreal by Arthur Hollback
Cleveland, Culture

Trash Unreal Brings a Weird, Inclusive Drag Party to Cleveland

by Jessica Mlinaric / May 31, 2023June 10, 2023

Trash Unreal created a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community.

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University of Chicago Botany Pond
Architecture, Chicago

Secret Chicago Printable Calendar – April 2023

by Jessica Mlinaric / April 1, 2023March 19, 2023

Download a free printable calendar for April 2023 featuring one of Chicago’s hidden gems.

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Tulum Mayan Site
Culture, Mexico

History Minute: Exploring the Maya Ruins of Tulum

by Jessica Mlinaric / December 13, 2022February 27, 2025

Explore the remnants of the Mayan city of Tulum.

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