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There’s no place like the city on a balmy summer evening. The soft breeze blowing in from the lake behaves as if it were Mother Nature’s own air conditioner. The city lights all aglow and sounds of life practically beg one to remain outdoors to enjoy this all too short season of beauty. An icy cold draft beer is calling YOUR name…
Grab some bucks, your friends, your friend’s bucks, and come on out! The Chicago Tribune has put together a list of at least 30 different places to imbibe this summer. You are certain to find ONE to your liking!
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/midwest/redeye-its-warm-so-go-eat-outside-20120313,0,1990216.photogallery
Evidently his number was not up. First, he slams into a concrete divider wall going 60 to 70 m.p.h.
Then he flies off the cycle over a 40-foot ramp and LANDS ON HIS FEET on the embankment. Doing that, however, he shattered both of his thigh bones.
Yesterday, the Chicago man was traveling south on the winding feeder ramp toward Interstate 55 on his 1999 Honda motorcycle when he lost control and hit a left concrete barrier, said Trooper Mark Hall.
The rider was taken to John H. Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cops-motorcyclist-hits-feeder-wall-falls-onto-stevenson-expy-20120612,0,7792651.story
Few things in life are certain, but this is: You’ll never hear the Muppets swear.
When late Muppet co-creator Jim Henson was alive, he and puppeteer Frank Oz amused themselves and crew members by ad-libbing during rehearsals and between takes on TV and film shoots.
“I can’t be specific, but I can tell you that Frank has a naughty sense of humor,” Henson’s son Brian said during a recent visit to Chicago. “My dad had a really naughty sense of humor. So they were goofing around when they knew the cameras weren’t rolling.”
That’s how emotionally realistic characters were and still are born.
“When you watch Miss Piggy and Kermit and Fozzie and Gonzo and all of them, they’re very deep characters and you get the sense that they’re very deep,” Brian said. “And part of the way you develop that is by messing around in an adult way.”
Then there’s “Stuffed and Unstrung,” an adult-themed, puppet-starring comedy and musical extravaganza from Henson Alternative. Born almost by accident in 2005, “Stuffed” (under another title) debuted publicly the next year and opens locally Tuesday for a short run during the TBS Just for Laughs Chicago comedy festival.
Featuring a gaggle of 90 expensive and carefully maintained puppets dubbed “Miskreants” (only a fraction of which are used in any given performance), six rotating improviser-puppeteers (of 20 or so on staff), music, a puppet wrangler and a host (Patrick Bristow), “Stuffed” is largely composed of set musical numbers and improvised comedic scenes created by riffing on audience suggestions. Sometimes those suggestions are, as Brian might put it, “naughty.” Sometimes they’re not.
Perhaps most intriguingly, while their hollowed-out playmates appear on the ends of arms and huge video screens, Brian and his cohorts work in full view of the audience. No blocking, no stopping. And if things go awry, no hiding.
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/stage/12975549-421/like-the-muppets-but-unmuzzled-kermits-talented-cousins-free-to-be-filthy.html
If awards were given for “Dumb Things to Say to a Cop”, Martin Johnson would be a shoo-in.
Speeding past a police station was only the beginning of Martin Johnson’s problems, authorities say.
He almost hit a squad car pulling out of the station, reeked of booze when he was finally stopped by the police car, had a water bottle filled with liquor in the center console and could barely walk when he got out of his car, according to the police report.
Then the real trouble began, police say.
“I’ll give you $5,000 if you’ll let me go,” Johnson told the officers, according to the police report.
“Where are you going to get $5,000 from?” one of the officers asked.
Johnson handed over a flash drive. “Just look into my thumb drive, you the police, you figure it out,” he said, according to the police report.
On the drive police said they found lists of credit card and Social Security numbers and other financial information on people, the report states.
Johnson was arrested around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Two officers were leaving the Harrison District police station when they saw his car speeding past and crossing the center line and “almost striking their squad car,” according to the police report.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cops-speeding-dui-driver-almost-hits-squad-tries-to-bribe-officer-20120607,0,5729504.story
We are not talking about a Daisy Red Ryder bb gun. Not a Super Soaker. We are talking about a 9mm handgun containing eight live rounds.
Police pulled over a car on Chicago’s West side because they saw children inside that were not either strapped into a car seat or wearing a seat belt, CBS Chicago reports. Inside the car, they discovered that one of those children — a three year old girl — was holding a 9mm handgun.
Queshawn King, the driver of the car, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, endangering the life of a child, and possession of a firearm without a valid FOID (Firearms Owner’s Identification), the Chicago Tribune reports.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/04/toddler-holding-gun-disco_n_1567734.html?ref=chicago
Are you disappointed the Taste of Chicago will only be held for five days this year? Five days, down from 10 in previous years, and considerably smaller.
Thursday, the city released the names of this year’s restaurants; there will be 37 full-time participants this year, down from 57 a year ago. Which means 20 restaurants that had participated in the 2011 Taste won’t be around this summer.
“A lot of people lost money last year, us included,” said Guey Lon owner Jean Lee. “We’re a small restaurant; we have to at least break even to do (Taste). This year, with only five days, it’s very iffy; if it rains one day, you’ve had it. I wish the restaurants this year good luck and good weather.”
The sole newcomer is Pazzo’s, a Loop restaurant that will be serving chicken vesuvio sandwiches and tiramisu at Taste.
Eli’s Cheesecake, the only remaining restaurant to have participated in every Taste of Chicago, will be back. So will Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, which has been at every Taste of Chicago but the very first one.
In addition, 15 first-time participants will be at Taste for one day each. These so-called Pop-Up restaurants, including Arun’s and West Town Tavern, are by definition joining Taste for the first time. There will be three Pop-Up booths at Taste each day.
Taste of Chicago will run July 11-15 in Grant Park.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/food/stew/chi-taste-of-chicago-announces-2012-restaurant-lineup-20120531,0,860326.story
Was it from a collection? Leftovers? Secret arsenal?
Several building in the Lakeview neighborhood were evacuated yesterday after bomb and arson investigators found three live grenades in one of the buildings, police said.
Officials had called for a hazardous materials response to the 900 block of West Newport Avenue after investigators found the World War II-era grenades in the basement of a building there, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-bomb-and-arson-investigators-called-to-lakeview-neighborhood-20120530,0,6581968.story
No, it’s not a Lego party.
The two-night, two-block party is allegedly one of the top spots for Chicago singles, as Oprah has claimed it has produced more than 70 marriages after couples met there and later married.
Attendance reaches about 20,000 each year, the organizers said.
If you go:
When: June 29-30 Where: Madison Street and Des Plaines Avenue Cost: $40-$45 per night, $75 two-night pass; includes four free beverages (beer, wine, soda or bottled water)
http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/music/redeye-ben-folds-five-performing-at-worlds-largest-block-party-2012-20120524,0,5736412.story
Low in fat and calories plus delicious pizza in the same sentence? You bet! Naked Pizza, based in New Orleans, is moving in to Chicago.
Naked Pizza’s first location is due to open May 30 at 953 W. Diversey Pkwy. in Lincoln Park. It’s one of eight to ten locations in the plans for the Chicago area within the next several years, said Naked Pizza Chicago partner Aaron Leavitt.
The pizzeria’s signature crust combines 10 different grains plus probiotics, and thanks to skim-milk mozzarella, pies pack less fat and calories than most. Preservative- and additive-free ingredients back up the “naked” philosophy.
http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/redeye-naked-pizza-opens-in-chicago-20120525,0,2566889.story
Looking for excitement and fun this upcoming weekend? Cookouts, parties, celebrations!
How about spending some time Memorial Day the way it was intended?
Memorial Day is a day to remember those who served, fought, and died in defense of America. Within Chicago there are more than 30 war memorials located throughout the city, giving visitors an opportunity to honor those who served their country while learning about Chicago’s rich cultural history. More information about the city’s memorials can be found at www.ExploreChicago.org.
In addition to honoring America’s fallen and those who have served, there are many activities going on both in the city and in the ‘burbs.
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/provdrs/tourism/news/2011/may/chicago_welcomesvisitorsformemorialday.html
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