Article Chicago Magazine January 2011 Link It’s fitting that a website about arguments emerged from one. In the fall of 2009, the Chicago tech entrepreneurs Kevin Wielgus and Angelo Rago were at the Improv in Schaumburg when Rago’s then-girlfriend, whom he’d been dating for only a few weeks, received a phone call: Her parents were […]
Article Chicago Magazine February 2010 Link The fourth-floor loft inhabited by Spaceship Collaborative—on Jackson next to Lou Mitchell’s—doesn’t look like a typical start-up. Freestanding desks, custom cabinetry, and dark wooden tables made by an Amish craftsman fill the sleek, airy office. Then again, this isn’t your typical start-up. Jacob DeHart, 28, is a Chicago internet […]
Interview Chicago Magazine August 2009 Link He hasn’t swung a hammer since last summer, but Joe Pug, a carpenter turned folk rocker, still gets philosophical about construction. “There are traditional ways, and there are shortcuts,” says Pug. “But the good guys learn a new way with every job. You have to do the same thing […]
Article Chicago Magazine July 2009 Link In summer, festival season reaches a fever pitch. To help us navigate the scene, we drafted four insiders—working musicians who see more than their fair share of shows—and asked them to handicap the summer music calendar. Here, their recommendations [ * RECOMMENDS ** PICK OF THE SEASON ] MIKE […]
Article Chicago Magazine April 2009 Link His Comcast uniform didn’t meet the usual sartorial standards of soul crooners. But a glance at that belt buckle—the name “Renaldo” in bold brushed metal—suggested there was plenty of funk left. It was rehearsal night for the Eccentric Soul Revue, an upcoming concert focused on an obscure chapter of […]