Albums cover George Harrison’s ups, downs
The three ex-Beatles not named Ringo each took their turns as punching bags in the early 1970s, starting with Paul McCartney (who announced the Beatles breakup while promoting his first...
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Going mono a mano with the Beatles
The pin-your-ears-back moment came on a song I'd heard thousands of times. Having read of John Lennon's complaint about the stereo mix of "Revolution" ("They took a heavy record and...
Chicago Gourmet: One tasty weekend
Dean Schmiedt, a 64-year-old pharmaceutical consultant from Fort Ripley, Minn., was all set to fly to Chicago Friday with his psychologist wife, Karleen, for their third straight Chicago Gourmet when...
Loud restaurants work to diminish noise
Chef Brian Huston knew he was in trouble at the pre-opening party for his new Evanston restaurant Boltwood. "It was so loud," he said. "It was terrible," agreed partner John...
Review: Spoon gets its groove back
Some bands' peak periods last longer than others, and some come later than others. Spoon, which released its first album in 1996, felt like it had reached the height of...
Chicago Humanities Festival artistic director leaving for Vienna museum
Chicago Humanities Festival artistic director Matti Bunzl has been named director of Vienna's Wien Museum and will leave Chicago after this fall's event, the festival announced Wednesday morning. The move...
Trotter to be honored at fundraiser
Chef Charlie Trotter will be honored on the one-year anniversary of his death with an Emeril Lagasse-hosted fundraiser to benefit the education foundation established in Trotter's name. "A Toast to...
Alinea chef Grant Achatz revisits Trio at Next
The dynamic was all too familiar: cramped space and talented chefs, with the bearish David Carrier barking out wisecracks, the equally bearish John Peters volleying back, the chiseled Curtis Duffy...
Sources: New CSO president selected
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has selected Vancouver Symphony Society president/CEO Jeff Alexander to be its next president, pending a board meeting Wednesday, the Tribune has learned. Sources close to...
How do you dress for a rock show?
Ogee Muniz, dressed as a Firebird, complete with a red mask, was chatting with her Gingerbread Man-out-of-"Shrek" boyfriend Anthony Cruz in the United Center concourse before Arcade Fire's Tuesday night...