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feature Check out the Ordway's stage-renovation time-lapse

by Lindsey Thomas

November 20, 2009 | 4:17pm -
Blog End the Trend: Ugg Boots

Supposed function loses its meaning in the face of a blatant fad.

by Chelsea Bauch

November 18, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide When dead celebs stalk the earth: Our famous-corpse costume odds

Yes, we're braced for a parade of Michael Jacksons this year. But what about Billy Mays and Bea Arthur?

by Ben Munson

October 30, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide 6 characters from musicals that would make relatively non-wussy Halloween costumes

Why say “trick or treat?” when you can sing it?

by Andy Seifert

October 29, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide Spooky shops for all your Halloween needs

Here's where to go for that wig, feather boa, or fake wart your Halloween costume demands.

by Katherine Tylevich, Lara Avery

October 28, 2009 | 12:00am -
feature It's last call at the Uptown Bar

The shuttering of the venerable music venue is one more brick in the mallification of Uptown, but there's still a week of shows for rocking out and saying goodbye.

by Steve McPherson

October 26, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide The A.V. Club psychoanalyzes your Halloween costume ideas

On Halloween, everyone's subsconscious stalks the earth in the form of Saw masks and dead-celeb outfits.

by Ben Munson

October 24, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide Where the creepy things are: The A.V. Club's Halloween events guide

The monsters and fiends are out in force—here's where to go find them.

by Lindsey Thomas

October 21, 2009 | 12:00am -
Halloween Guide The Soap Factory vows to make you very uncomfortable

What lurks in the Haunted Basement? The A.V. Club takes a peek behind the curtain.

by Ryan Ouradnik

October 20, 2009 | 12:00am -
Recap Zombie Pub Crawl: Tales of survival and insobriety

The dead rose ... and partied.

by Jack Spencer, Lara Avery, Ryan Ouradnik

October 13, 2009 | 4:40pm -

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Music : Interview Mason Jennings finds the light and shines it at the darkness

Nov, 20 - 12:00 a.m.
Music : Interview A Sunny Day In Glasgow: "We don't have a career!"

Nov, 20 - 12:00 a.m.
Music : Vid Vs. Vid: A.R.M. featuring Brother Ali

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a.v. City Life picks

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Nov 20
- The Louvre And The Masterpiece Minneapolis Institute Of Arts, 10 a.m.
  If everything you know about Paris' most famous museum came from a Dan Brown novel ...
  
  Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit and Earl Greyhound Turf Club, 8 p.m.
  
  Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright, and BK-One First Avenue, 8 p.m.
Nov 21
- Roy Haynes And Fountain Of Youth Quartet Artists' Quarter, 10:30 p.m.
  In 60 years of drumming, Roy Haynes has cut himself out as an essential player ...
  
  Roy Haynes And Fountain Of Youth Quartet Artists' Quarter, 8 p.m.
  
  Ruined Mixed Blood Theater, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 22
- Mason Jennings and Nathaniel Rateliff And The Wheel First Avenue, 6 p.m.
  Mason Jennings' mild-mannered appeal keeps him from blending in with the more hokey, polished singer-songwriters ...
  
  Faith Healer Guthrie Theater, 7 p.m.
  
  Brian Setzer Orchestra Mystic Lake Casino - Celebrity Palace Theater, 7 p.m.
Nov 23
- Electric Six, The Gay Blades, and Millions Of Brazilians First Avenue, 8 p.m.
  Eight years after it was a hit, any mention of Electric Six is still going ...
  
  Fred Hertz Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 24
- Sam Roberts Band and Ryan Paul And The Ardent 7th Street Entry, 8 p.m.
  Sam Roberts Band has sold lots of records, won big awards, and garnered praise as ...
  
  Xavier Tavera: Farsas Weisman Art Museum, 10 a.m.
Nov 25
- Russian Circles and Young Widows Triple Rock Social Club, 8 p.m.
  Chicago instrumental trio Russian Circles’ take on metal has always kept an ear cocked toward ...
  
  The Big Pink, Crystal Antlers, and Claps 7th Street Entry, 8 p.m.
  
  All Time Low, We The Kings, Hey Monday, and The Friday Night Boys Epic, 6:30 p.m.