Just in time for the biting temperature drop, indie duo Tennis is sharing its sunny beach pop with Chicago. The Denver-based act, composed of husband and wife Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, is currently on tour in advance of the Jan. 18 release of their debut full-length, Cape Dory, and will be making a stop at Schubas this Friday. more ›

Sure, everyone's focused on the World Cup (and those vuvuzelas) but the Wimbledon Championships are underway as well and to prepare, British tennis star Andy Murray hit the streets of London to perform some trick shots as a way to get warmed up (it's working so far). Sure, it's something of an advert, but it's still pretty fun. more ›

Pete Sampras and Roger Federer are facing off in an exhibition match tonight, and while it's a little late to make it to Madison Square Garden, you probably have time to get to the Landmark Theater at 2828 N Clark, where you can watch the match on a movie screen. For...$20. Which seems like a lot. But it could be cool! We're actually surprised there aren't more sporting events broadcast to movie theaters. more ›

Hey, dad, can you give me a ride? Oh, you want to be a brief media sensation? Then yeah, a ride in your plane is cool, too. more ›

Our pal Gena was at the John C. Reilly/Dewey Cox thing yesterday (where she took the picture above and a hundred others), and she tells us Reilly-as-Cox was amazing, "never breaking character and ad libbing with the best of them, sweating like a rock star and gyrating like one, too." He also busted out a cover of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab," which we want to hear so very badly. She adds, "The band was remarkably... more ›

Clear your afternoon: Gapers Block's own Naz Hamid is facing off against Chris Glass in another round of Layer Tennis from our pals over at Coudal. Whew! That was a lot of internet in one sentence. The match starts at 2pm. Go Naz! Qué es Layer Tennis? It's immediate, competitive--but classy--design! Like the inside of Wes Anderson's brain, only less affected and without possible subtle racism. The artists swap a file back and forth; each... more ›

The second-largest squash tournament in the U.S., the six-day Windy City Open at the University Club in Chicago started Thursday. The prize grew to $50,000 this year from $30,000 last year, in part because of new sponsors LaSalle Bank, Foley & Lardner LLP and Grant Thornton, in addition to title sponsor SSA Global -- a Chicago software company. more ›

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We don't know about you, but Chicagoist absolutely can not wait for this long holiday weekend to begin!! We've tried to round up everything that's going on in Chicagoland, but if there's something we've missed that's sure to be a good time feel free to add it in the comments. Happy Fourth of July! more ›