A talk with artist/writer Maggie Umber about her nearly-wordless book, Chrysanthemum Under the Waves.
Tag Archives: Chicago
Scott Schaaf
A talk with Scott Schaaf about growing up in the Quad Cities and ending up in Chicago to eventually open his great record store, Pinwheel Records, in Pilsen.
Joe Judd
A talk with Joe Judd about starting Myopic Books, moving away, then coming back and establishing Tangible Books in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago.
Read my article about Tangible here.
Johnny Sampson
A talk with illustrator/artist Johnny Sampson about the art racket, comics, music, and the whole kit and caboodle.
Mark Turcotte
A talk with poet Mark Turcotte about his youth in North Dakota and Michigan, his various jobs, and ending up a professor of literature at DePaul University in Chicago.
Matt Grimm
A talk with Matt Grimm about his quarter-life crisis.
Comfort Station
Practice readings for a performance at Comfort Station on 4/20/23 with music by Keefe Jackson, Aram Shelton, and Jeb Bishop.
Background music by The Dwarfs of East Agouza.
Jasmon Drain
A talk with Chicago writer Jasmon Drain. Read my review of his book, which led to our becoming friends.
Wendy Clinard
I talk with artist/dancer/choreographer/human Wendy Clinard about her circuitous route through the creative landscape.
John Salhus/Buena Vista Projects
A talk with painter John Salhus about his new art space, Buena Vista Projects, in the East Side neighborhood of Chicago.
Mark Shippy
A long talk with musician/artist Mark Shippy about U.S. Maple and many other things under the sun.
Kevin Hickey
A wide-ranging talk with Chef Kevin Hickey about his long history in the kitchen, his travels, plans to dot Europe with Duck Inn hotdog stands and more.
Sunday @ Archie’s Cafe
A reading/concert by Westley Heine and Dmitry Samarov at Archie’s Cafe in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, 2/26/23.
Filmfront
I talk with Alan Medina, Malia Haines-Stewart, and Ashley Cooper about their storefront cinema in Pilsen for a 2018 Chicago Reader article.