Sun-Times reporter Dave Hoekstra was on the scene for Chuck Berry's collapse at the Congress Theater Saturday night. The picture Hoekstra paints is surreal, with an audience of all ages, the Congress smelling as we always remembered, and an 84-year-old rock 'n roll legend struggling to go on with the show. more ›

About an hour into his "Winter Dance" show at the Congress Theater on Saturday night, 84-year-old Rock N' Roll Hall of Famer Chuck Berry collapsed on-top of his keyboards before a standing-room only crowd. After Berry didn't move for several minutes, he was helped off stage by three people. He came back on stage 20 minutes later, although most of the audience had left by that point. He tried to play another song before stopping and telling the audience he had no strength and leaving the stage again. more ›

Oh, the lengths that some amateur film makers will go to get the perfect shot. Gas station attendant Jose Gomez-Valerio seemed like just another employee doing his job cleaning the bathroom so a customer could use it (you know how gnarly gas station bathrooms can become). That is, until the 20-year-old woman Gomez-Valerio cleaned the bathroom for noticed a red light peering out of the garbage can. That red light turned out to be attached to a video camera that Gomez-Valerio allegedly hid in the trash so he could get his Chuck Berry-level freak on. more ›

Chicagoist has long held that it’s important to separate the artist from the art; some of the best musicians make lousy human beings (Chuck Berry, take a bow!). But lately, we keep stumbling upon two artists who seem like lovely people you could bring home to Mom. more ›

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According to this morning's Red Eye, the cause of the crash that injured Chicago rap artist Twista and caused the death of his friend and bodyguard, Arthur "Butch" Dixon, was driver fatigue. Criminal charges will not be filed against the driver, Twista's cousin Otis Bankhead. The crash occurred during the early morning hours of Labor Day on Interstate 90 just east of the Pennsylvania/Ohio border. No further details about the accident were available though Pennsylvania State Police said that Bankhead will be issued "several driving violations" and specific charges will be detailed later today. more ›