Youth on the Coast, A Review of North Coast Music Festival 2011

A gozadora rejuvenates herself, appropriately enough at the youngest music festival in Chicago.

National Museum of Mexican Art Celebrates Silver Anniversary with Dia de Muertos XXV

This year's exhibit, Dia de Muertos XXV, curated by Cesáreo Moreno, celebrates not only its Silver…

“Why are you studying Spanish? Don’t you already speak it?”

How the way I am Latino is important, interesting or confusing to some people

Interview: Zuzuka Poderosa

Zuzuka Poderosa hits the Chi like lightning with hyperkinetic Brazilian power.

Fat & Happy: Ground Turkey Kabobs

My Big Fat...and Happy Turkey Kabobs! This week Monique is channeling that urge to put food…

Barato pero Sabroso: Tacos en Chicago

Cheap eats are always much appreciated, but tasty cheap eats go way beyond appreciation. New writer…

Chicago Fringe Festival 2011

The Chicago Fringe Festival returns for its second year, promising to be bigger than last year,…

Interview: Daniel Parra Alvarez, Siete Vientos Publishing Collective

7Vientos is an avantgarde publishing collective based in Chicago. They have successfully reached their fundraising goal…

Interview: The Arts of Life Band at North Coast Music Festival

We chat with one of the hidden gems playing this year’s North Coast Music Festival: a…