As the awards season reaches its climax, Adam Nayman looks deeper at the how and the why of acting excellence, as well as the who.

Ah, the freshman blues (or first-year blues I suppose, in University of Chicago parlance). They seem to have a universal quality to them, and they seem to strike most people at just about the same ...

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Singin’ to an Empty Chair, the latest album from Ratboys, is a testament to reaching out to others who may not necessarily want to reach back. Lead singer Julia Steiner knows this all too well: the ...

Chicago band Ratboys is back with their sixth studio album, Singin’ to an Empty Chair. The band has seemingly perfected their mixture of indie rock / alt-country and has given listeners a worthy ...

This production has transformed Exchange’s unique in-the-round stage for Christmas 2025, and will run until 25 January. See what the critics are saying here... Catherine Love, The Guardian: The ...

The Royal Exchange’s Singin’ in the Rain opens like a perfectly wrapped Christmas present – one you didn’t know you wanted, but you’re definitely not returning it come January. It’s nostalgic enough ...

COLUMBIA — Seated in a red wingback chair, wearing a hat that just wouldn’t stop slipping over his eyes, Drink Small mused about time. “If you want my time, you got to give me time to tell you,” the ...

Once upon a time, when you ran Windows on your desktop, it was your desktop. Oh, the IT department might have called the shots on how much you could do with it, but you could write what you needed to, ...

INDIANOLA, MS ‒ On the stage at Club Ebony in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, blues artist Alphonso Sanders sings an original song called “Delta Sun,” dedicated to life in a hot and challenging ...

Ratboys have announced their new album, Singin’ to an Empty Chair, out Feb. 6 via New West Records. Taking inspiration from the empty chair therapy technique, lead singer and guitarist Julia Steiner ...