Andy Pratt Still Listens To His Walkman August 24, 2017 On Thursday, August 31st, Andy will be performing at Café Mustache in Logan Square with violinist Andra Kulans. They will be playing music from Horizon Disrupted and beyond.
Kevin Andrew Prchal vs. The Big Bad World July 25, 2017 Back in November, my friends and I made a record. My instinct was to get in the studio, lay down the drums to a metronome, and layer the rest of the instrumentation on top of it. That’s what I’ve always done in the past, and it’s been great...
A Restaurant King’s Latest Role May 20, 2017 This interest in movies is not an out-of-the-blue pipe dream. For many years he has been friends with and says he has learned much from such actor pals as David Schwimmer. He credits the local director, teacher and actress Joyce Piven with "giving me the basics" and he has for some time been taking acting lessons with Doug McDade, a longtime ensemble member of Shattered Globe Theatre.
Singer-Songwriter Layla Frankel Discusses Debut EP Release and Songwriting Rounds in Chicago April 13, 2017 Hey there, Chicago! Layla Frankel here checking in with info on new releases, songwriter rounds and the Chicago music life.
Tuxes and Tails Gala April 10, 2017 TUX’S AND TAILS ….Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control are holding their black tie gala for Chicago’s neediest animals April 29th at The Waldorf Astoria in Chicago.
Liz and the Lovelies release their new EP Progress Into Simplicity plus Chicago Performers Collective, Bonnie and Clyde and The Zach and Tony Show! March 29, 2017 Hello, Chicago! Liz Chidester of LIZ AND THE LOVELIES here to tell you what is going on with music, open mics, theatre, and podcasts in Chicago!
The Moon Threads a Needle March 15, 2017 Hi, all. I’m songwriter/guitarist/saxophonist Wes John Cichosz (pronounced Chee-hoas). I’ve been part of Chicago’s music scene since I was a teenager and I’m proud to call the city my home, both musically and geographically. So thanks for checking me out here on A Chicago Thing.
You Haven’t Seen Spring Quite Like This: Flowers, Food and Fashion at Evening in Bloom featuring FLEUROTICA March 11, 2017 Giving new meaning to the term “au natural,” flowers are the fashion at the haute couture FLEUROTICA fashion show, featured at this year’s Evening in Bloom preview party for the Chicago Flower & Garden Show.
Help Change Lives, One Woman At A Time! March 9, 2017 Join me this Sunday at the Davis Theater to see cast members from Chicago Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago PD star in a live staged reading of a new screenplay, Waiting, to benefit Piven Theatre Workshop arts outreach for women.
The New Show QUEST at the Actors Gymnasium March 1, 2017 Hello Chicagoland! My name is Michelle Higgins, Marketing Manager at The Actors Gymnasium, guest blogging today to tell you about our new show Quest.
