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25th Century Heroes

As a rule, SketchFest organizers don't meddle with the artistic product. But last night we couldn’t help wondering if the troupes were ordered to do pet humor. In three of the four shows we saw Friday, performers became felines for laughs. For the other, a monologist drank like a gerbil. Team Submarine and Brick even used the same “distracted by a laser pointer” gag. A minor complaint, as Friday night treated us to plenty of original material.

The Chicago City Council held off on voting on a controversial ban on urban chickens yesterday. Since urban chickens are all the rage, it seems like a perfect time to ban them, right? Southwest Side Alderman Lona Lane (18th), who proposed the ban, said she didn't know why the vote on the ban was held up. Maybe it is, as the Sun-TImes suggests, because Mayor Daley has a thing for urban poultry: "Let's be realistic,"...

Sanjaya’s coming! Sanjaya’s coming! Time to let your freak flag fly with some help from bobby pins, of course. And, a few more shows that aren’t so mainstream to pass the time until your favorite Idols come to town. Modern Finnish psychedelia - a genre that we have to admit has never crossed our minds - comes to town. Avarus’ sound has been mysteriously likened in several reviews to the feeling of being in the...

San Francisco is proud host of a new reality show called "How to Get the Guy" that's unfortunately not a descendant of Will and Grace, Queer Eye, The L Word, American Idol etc. Also a biodefence lab is coming to the East Bay and SFist teaches wine pairing. Getting on the wrong train sucks. Getting on the wrong train and becoming the victim of what will later be described as a "stabbing spree" really sucks....

Cracker holds a special place in Chicagoist’s heart because at their show, we didn’t meet our college boyfriend. We probably should have because we both walk around with the same story about that night which proves we were right next to each other and should have met, but alas… Everyone has a story about the night they met. We have a story about the night we didn’t meet. Cracker is a unique band that...

You still have time to register for Chicago's 16th annual L.A.T.E. Ride, which takes place Sat. July 10th/Sun. July 11th. Join 10,000 cyclists for a 25 mile ride through Greek Town, the Loop, Old Town, Lincoln Park and along Chicago's lakefront path. The ride itself begins at 1:30am in Grant Park and finishes up around dawn at Buckingham Fountain.