Among this year’s winners of the five-year, $625,000 “genius” grants are violinist/social justice advocate Vijay Gupta, artist/curator Julie Ault, composer/conductor Matthew Aucoin, playwright Dominique Morisseau, choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili, poet Natalie Diaz, media scholar Lisa Parks, and filmmaker/performance artist Wu Tsang.
Tag: 10.04.18
Has Unstable Leadership Doomed Barnes & Noble?
The industry could have a lot riding on the next 18 months at Barnes and Noble. After years of upheaval and disappointing sales, it’s not clear whether Barnes and Noble can continue as a viable, if diminished, retail alternative to Amazon, or if, as our anonymous curmudgeon suggests, its time to start planning a funeral.
Recent Listening: van Nuis And Luxion
Petra van Nuis & Dennis Luxion, Because We’re Night People (Petra Sings)
Singer van Nuis and pianist Luxion may not be household names outside of Chicago, but their taste and wide range of musicianship have them perennially in demand in the Windy City.