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Apollo Music Store ad event hit all the high notes

by Dan Patton Apr 24, 2014

Toronto-based Apollo Music Store’s (AMS) recent music/ad event in Chicago featured a famous producer, an open bar and enough food to satisfy SRO advertising and music industry...

CIMMfest excels with 100 pros on 20 panels, May 3-4

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 22, 2014

CIMMfest has grown 30% this year, its sixth, over last year and no one should be surprised to learn that it aims to become the northern SWSW. And well it could, consider...

Events

10 terrific can’t-miss events over the next 3 weeks

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 22, 2014

LOCAL BANDS LED ZEPPELIN 2 and A Friend Called Fire will keep the Lawyers for the Creative Arts’ Spring Shindy rocking April 26. The music showcase, fundraiser and mix...

CIMA awards, ‘our own Grammys,’ a music event winner

by Dan Patton Apr 21, 2014

An encore, please, for the first annual Chicago Independent Music Awards (CIMA), held Sunday night at the Field Museum’s James Simpson Theatre. Captivating a packed audience, ...

INDIE CINEMA

$170K in grants for MPG’s Maya Angelou feature doc

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 20, 2014

“It's been a banner month here,” says Media Process Group's Bob Hercules, with justification. MPG’s film, “Maya Angelou: The People’s Poet,” just ...

NEW WORK

NEXT/NOW’s sports video games play at new eatery

By Daniel Patton Apr 20, 2014

Diners at the River North eatery can enter a virtual arena with Richard Dent, Frank Thomas, Patrick Kane, and Darren Haydar Thanks to interactive marketing agency NEXT...

Ch. 20’s Buddy Guy’s blues show a prelude to series

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 15, 2014

WYCC/20’s two hour special about Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy premiering Friday, April 18 highlights the PBS station’s launch of a major music series that continues the st...

Cap Gun reps “Teachers” director Matt Miller for spots

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 15, 2014

If there are images in this attachment, they will not be displayed. Download the original attachmentCap Gun Collective produced and Chicago director Matt Miller...

Special Report

Biggest trends at NAB: 4K (everywhere) and gimbals

By Andy Jarosz Apr 14, 2014

NAB 2014 in Las Vegas once again managed to surprise the 98,000 professionals from 159 countries who attended with its spectacular number of exhibits and enormous variety of new...

The Colonie’s April 24 party to show off new space

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 14, 2014

THE COLONIE won’t be exhibiting the work of new artists on its walls, as it usually does for its parties. The big attraction at its Thursday, April 24 event will be...

Behind The Scenes

Walsh’s indie comedy premised on LA’s therapy craze

By Carey Lundin Apr 14, 2014

When Chicago native Matt Walsh (HBO TV series “Veep,” “The Hangover”) was getting started in his stage career in the mid-‘80s, he acted in dramatic plays at Ch...

The Mill promotes 3; Yeater now managing director

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 11, 2014

AFTER A YEAR IN CHICAGO, The Mill is celebrating what its CEO, Robin Shenfield, calls “an incredibly warm welcome by strengthening the team and recognizing the fantastic role ...

Brody’s third indie comedy feature opens nationally

By Ruth L Ratny Apr 9, 2014

Reid Brody’s 2DS Productions -- Chicago’s fastest-growing indie film company -- is sending invitations to the community for the premiere of its third film, the offbeat comed...