Del Amitri formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1980 and became one of the most respected alternative rock bands of the 1990s. While they never achieved the same commercial success in the United States as some of their peers, they built a loyal following through sharp songwriting and memorable melodies. “Always the Last to Know” from… Read more

In the mid 1990s in the New South, a local theatre company is preparing to open a play called Rapture in America. It’s a gay fantasia that has seven seconds of male nudity. Many members of the community protest and try to shut it down with the help of the mayor’s office.  Eric Coble has… Read more

The short story was published in The New Yorker Magazine in 1997. Ang Lee’s film version starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal was released in 2005. The world premiere of the stage adaptation was in 2023. And now, in 2026, it premieres at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.  It’s the 1960s in rural Wyoming. Two men… Read more

James Blake is touring in support of his latest album, Trying Times. In the new tracks, he blends his great singing with electronic music. Midway into the set, he plays “Limit To Your Love” from his self-titled 2011 album. It’s mostly just vocals and keyboard, which is a rarity for most of the night.   Soon afterwards… Read more