by Man Up Chicago | Jul 7, 2011 | Music, Theatre
Update: Predator: The Musical! is back for the summer of 2012. It’s running from June 14 to July 7. Tickets and showtimes available at the Predator: The Musical! website. Since the original Predator was released in 1987, there have been four movies — with...
by Man Up Chicago | May 16, 2011 | Music, Q&A
Despite television’s and Hollywood’s frequent attempts to gussy up and dramatize the legal profession (Franklin and Bash anyone?), most of the real-life attorneys we know have jobs that are about as enthralling as anyone else’s. But when we met Josh Kaplan, a...
by Man Up Chicago | May 13, 2011 | Chicago Concerts, Music
In 2007, Bon Iver released a haunting and beautiful debut album called “For Emma, Forever Ago.” It propelled the group’s song writer and lead singer, Justin Vernon, into indie stardom. The story of album’s creation — it came about when Vernon secluded himself in...
by Man Up Chicago | Apr 26, 2011 | Chicago Concerts, Essays & Rants, Music, Politics
Between the three sold-out performances in Chicago and the singing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” at Wrigley, it was easy to forget that the Arcade Fire brought along an opening act during their recent romp through the city. The opening act was The...
by Man Up Chicago | Apr 4, 2011 | Chicago Concerts, Music
[slideshow] Rahm Emanuel: The Mayor of Booty City If it’s true that Rahm Emanuel was at the Double Door Saturday night for the Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears concert, we can only hope he was cutting a rug as intensely as everyone else in attendance. The Double...
by Man Up Chicago | Mar 24, 2011 | Chicago Concerts, Music, Women
Who knows what’s really going on in the forests of Wisconsin — we sure as hell aren’t taking a Duck ride through the Dells to find out — but if musical acts like Bon Iver and Zola Jesus keep crawling out of their cabins to release music that makes our...
