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Music : 10 minutes of El Ten Eleven: In praise of instrumental-rock brevity
Film : Inventory It's about the music, maaan: Bands from Muppets movies with inspired roots
Music : Interview The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle looks to the future
Music : Inventory Kiss merchandise for hearth, home, and the hereafter
Music : Deep-Bargain Bin Free tracks from Hey Champ, The Prairie Cartel, Danger Is My Middle Name, The Fold

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City Life : Weekend Agenda Nov. 6-8: White Denim, Dave Attell, Killah Priest

Nov, 06 - 12:00 a.m.
Film : Just Announced Sundance mini-fest to take place Jan. 28 in eight cities, including Chicago

Nov, 05 - 10:40 a.m.
City Life : Daily Agenda Nov. 5: The Mountain Goats and Final Fantasy

Nov, 05 - 12:00 a.m.
Music : Just Announced Sloan, The Jesus Lizard, Anthony Bourdain

Nov, 04 - 1:30 p.m.
Comedy : Interview Dave Attell is back on the wagon

Nov, 04 - 12:00 a.m.
Music : Go For The Opener: Devin The Dude at Congress Theater before Snoop Dogg

Nov, 04 - 12:00 a.m.
Music : Newswire Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois gets mashed up

Nov, 03 - 4:35 p.m.
Comedy : Just Announced The Second City announces complete 50th anniversary schedule

Nov, 03 - 1:50 p.m.
City Life : Blog Zombie preparedness fitness class: Because fatties die first

Nov, 03 - 12:00 p.m.
Books : Inventory "What makes you so awesome?": 4 better questions to ask The Simpsons' Matt Groening at his Thursday Humanities Fest appearance

Nov, 03 - 12:00 a.m.
Music : "Hearts in between our names": A couple's companion to Ghostface Killah

Nov, 03 - 12:00 a.m.
Comedy : Paul F. Tompkins' Chicago-recorded sophomore album gets release date

Nov, 02 - 3:40 p.m.
Eat/Drink : Bridging the gap: North Side evenings for South Side people (and vice versa)

Nov, 02 - 12:00 a.m.
City Life : Halloween Guide The A.V. Club psychoanalyzes your Halloween costume ideas

Oct, 31 - 12:00 a.m.
Film : Apocalypse How?: Chicago's second-city status in monster-movie destruction

Oct, 30 - 12:00 a.m.

a.v. picks

No picks today, but still plenty to do! View the full calendar.

Nov 07
- Johnny Guitar Music Box Theatre, 11:30 a.m.
  Nicholas Ray’s florid Western has somehow never made it onto DVD, which remains baffling ...
  
  Dave Attell Lakeshore Theater, 10:30 p.m.
  
  Charlie Murphy Improv Comedy Club, 7 p.m.
Nov 08
- The Best Church Of God Lakeshore Theater, 1 p.m.
  Taking the Bible at its extremely literal word, The Best Church Of God is a ...
  
  El Ten Eleven, Ohvaur, and An Aesthetic Anaesthetic Schubas, 8 p.m.
  
  Susie Essman Zanies Comedy Night Club, 8:30 p.m.
Nov 09
- The Insider Doc Films - Max Palevsky Cinema, 7 p.m.
  Michael Mann’s The Insider is a long, slow, meditative look at the way truth ...
  
  Cassette From My Ex The Hideout, 8 p.m.
  
  Skinny Puppy and Vverevvolf Grehv House Of Blues, 8:30 p.m.
Nov 10
- True Stories Doc Films - Max Palevsky Cinema, 7 p.m.
  True Stories is a bizarre and enjoyable travelogue about a fictional Texas town that counts ...
  
  Art Brut and Surfer Blood Lincoln Hall, 9 p.m.
  
  Digable Planets Abbey Pub, 8:30 p.m.
Nov 11
- America: All Better! Second City (Mainstage), 8 p.m.
  Kick starting the theater's 49th year in existence, Second City's new mainstage show ...
  
  Felt iO Theater (Del Close), 8 p.m.
  
  Antichrist Brew and View at the Vic Theatre, 5 p.m.
Nov 12
- Devo and JP Inc Vic Theatre, 8 p.m.
  An art-school band that became a new-wave icon almost by accident, Devo started out in ...
  
  Peter Bjorn And John, El Perro Del Mar, and Yourself And The Air Metro, 9 p.m.
  
  Touch Of Evil Block Cinema - Northwestern University, 8 p.m.
Nov 13
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live Lakeshore Theater, 10:30 p.m.
  There’s next to no critical middle ground with Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Either you ...
  
  Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live Lakeshore Theater, 7:30 p.m.
  
  All That Heaven Allows Gene Siskel Film Center, 6 p.m.

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Comedy: Just Announced

The Second City announces complete 50th anniversary schedule

And it's a weekend packed with more big names than the Internet can hope to contain. -

Books: Inventory

"What makes you so awesome?": 4 better questions to ask The Simpsons' Matt Groening at his Thursday Humanities Fest appearance

Avoid going all fanboy with these solid conversation starters. -

Eat/Drink:

Bridging the gap: North Side evenings for South Side people (and vice versa)

Like the Capulets and Montagues, but with booze and sushi instead of balconies and sword fights. -

Chicago features : video

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The A.V. Club investigates: The puppet economy

Inspired by tomorrow tonight's economy-themed episode of Sesame Street, Chic-A-Go-Go's Ratso opens up about how puppetkind has fallen on hard times.