Ethan Hawke is making his debut as a music artist this month on Fall Out Boy’s album, “So Much (for) Stardust.”
WATCH: Raw video of Orland Park armored truck being robbed
Over the weekend outside of the Orland Ale House in Orland Park, an armored truck was robbed in broad daylight.
The Village of Orland Park also released a statement, saying, “The incident is still under investigation at this time. We are working in conjunction with the FBI due to possible connection to a string of similar offenses that took place elsewhere in the region. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. We will release further information as it becomes available.”
United Center concession workers are on strike
Since 3:00AM on Sunday, United Center concession workers have been on strike for higher wages, health care for all employees, pensions and other benefits. More than 600 workers are on the picket lines now, representing Unite Here Local 1. Those represented include food servers, cooks, dishwashers, and bartenders who work at the United Center, who have been working at the venue without a contract for the last three years.
Workers are looking for a similar package compared to what the workers at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field receive.
Another bargaining session is scheduled to take place Tuesday.
“Sugar Daddy Appreciation Day” could be coming to your hometown
A woman in Boca Raton, Florida is attempting to honor some of the most unsung heroes of society. A woman by the name of Ashley Cream proposed to her local city zoning board that Sugar Daddies and Sugar Mommies are a huge part of the economy, and that they pay for things like “college educations, cars, homes, and the occasional body enhancement.”
After attempting to have March 10 recognized as a holiday, she was reminded that this is a project for city council, not the zoning committee.
Whether it’s an official holiday or not, please take time out of your week this week to honor the Sugar Daddy in your life.
Montana residents think you are “scum” and they do not want you in their state
A college student who was born in Washington but now goes to school in Montana fell victim to the isolationist ways of Montana. After returning to her car in a lightly-trafficked area of Helena, she found a note on her car that read, “Go back to WA [Washington] you f*cking scum, you are not welcome here!”
She is not the only one to receive comments like this, as some residents are now targeting cars with out-of-state plates.
Tourism is one of Montana’s greatest assets, providing over 48,000 Montana jobs and contributing over $7 billion to the Montana economy in 2021.
OJ Simpson doesn’t understand why he’s considered to be “an expert” on the Alex Murdaugh trial
Football legend and inspiring Twitter personality OJ Simpson is back in the news and he’s incredibly confused as to why people are pointing fingers at him in a high-profile murder trial. The Juice sounded off on his Twitter account with the same tone and cadence that you would expect from a TV Dad.
The greatest running back of all-time, offered his insight, like an expert would, in a highly compelling three-minute video.
Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for the murders of his wife and son.
All of the best jokes from Chris Rock’s new standup special
On Saturday, Chris Rock made history with “Selective Outrage”, the first live standup special in Netflix history. Rock made his thoughts known on Elon Musk, The Royal Family, and of course, Will Smith.
The comedian destroyed Rock nearly a year to the day after the infamous slap. He let anger and confusion marinate until he blew up in this once-in-a-lifetime special.
3.5.2023 History Of Alternative
Hour 1
- Husker Du – Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely
- Weezer – Pork And Beans
- Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
- The Smithereens – Blood And Roses
- Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue
- Belly – Feed The Tree
- INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
- Buck-O-Nine – My Town
- Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
- The Pretenders – Middle Of The Road
- Third Eye Blind – Graduate
- Borns – Electric Love
- The Offspring – Gotta Get Away
- U2 – In God’s Country
- U2 – Staring At The Sun
- Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains
- Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking
- Beck – Up All Night
- Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
- Foo Fighters – These Days
- The Rentals – Friends Of P
- Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
- Romeo Void – Never Say Never
- Hum – Stars
- Cake – Short Skirt/Long Jacket
- Pearl Jam – Daughter
Hour 3
- Von Bondies – C’Mon C’Mon
- Psychedelic Furs – The Ghost In You
- Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet With Butterfly Wings
- Electronic – Getting Away With It
- The Strokes – Someday
- James – Laid
- Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
- Veruca Salt – Volcano Girls
- Nine Inch Nails – Hurt
- Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
- No Doubt – Spiderwebs
- Vampire Weekend – Unbelievers
- Blink 182 – What’s My Age Again?
- Talking Heads – And She Was
- Velvet Revolver – Fall To Pieces
- Green Day – J.A.R.
- Siouxsie And The Banshees – Kiss Them For Me
- Local H – Bound For The Floor
- Evanescence – Going Under
- The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
- Rage Against The Machine – Guerilla Radio
- Soundgarden – Fell On Black Days
- The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
- Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know
- Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
The state of the state: this is how Illinois spends its money
As Chicago transitions into a new era with the upcoming Runoff Election and subsequent ousting of Mayor Lightfoot, Brian & Justin sat down and looked at the state of our state. According to the Urban Institute, this is how Illinois spends its money,
The bulk of our money serves public education, a worthwhile investment given that Illinois remains a top 10 state when it comes to K-12 education.
Elsewhere, welfare, roads, and health take up the most of the state’s budget.
What does your community need help with? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Chris Rock stars in the first ever live Netflix standup special this weekend
Nearly a year removed from being slapped by Will Smith in what has become one of the most infamous pop culture moments in history, comedian Chris Rock is taking the stage on Saturday night in a historic broadcast. On Saturday, Rock will host the first ever live standup special on Netflix. “Selective Outrage” will mark an important step in Netflix’s evolution.
A 30-minute tribute will precede the performance with a post-show hosted by David Spade and Dana Carvey.
Rock has promised to speak on the Will Smith incident in this special.
Kelly Clarkson kind of crushed this cover of ‘1979’ by Smashing Pumpkins
We’re continuously blown away by Kelly Clarkson’s “Kellyoke” performances. It shouldn’t entertain us the way that it does, but it does. Look, we really like Kelly Clarkson.
Her cover of ‘1979’ is yet another killer cover from Clarkson.
Metallica releases new song “If Darkness Had a Son”
Metal’s greatest band released a new track in front of their new album “72 Seasons”, which is scheduled to come out on April 14. The new release, “If Darkness Had a Son”, clocks in at 7:00 minutes and is incredibly intense.
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The Weekend Q101
Friday:
Monster Jam at Allstate Arena (Friday-Sunday)
Monster Jam is coming to Allstate Arena this weekend for five separate shows. The field is stacked with trucks like Grave Digger, Zombie, El Toro Loco, and more! Tickets are still available here.
Blue October at The Vic
Blue October heads to The Vic this Friday for an intimate performance in one of Chicago’s best venues. Tickets are still available here.
Drug Church at Bottom Lounge
Hardcore standouts Drug Church come to the Bottom Lounge for a sold out show featuring Prince Daddy & the Hyena, Anxious, and Webbed Wing. Tickets are gone for this raucous night at the Bottom Lounge, but each band on this bill gets the full Brian & Justin seal of approval.
Bulls vs. the Suns
The Chicago Bulls host Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Friday. The Bulls lost the prior matchup vs. the Suns this year.
McCormick Ice Rink Tribute (Friday-Sunday)
This is the last weekend to ice skate at McCormick Tribune Plaza. More information can be found here.
Jurassic Quest (Friday-Sunday)
See towering animatronic dinosaurs, baby dino puppets and guys in scaly suits at this three-day exhibition at Navy Pier, which brings prehistoric creatures to hyperrealistic life. Kids can ride atop a T. Rex, go digging for fossils or play in a not-entirely-historically-accurate dinosaur bouncy house. There’s also face painting, science activities and crafts, but let’s be realistic: You’re gonna be too busy taking photos of the Velociraptors. More info can be found here.
Saturday:
Blackhawks vs. the Nashville Predators
Blackhawks host the Nashville Predators on Saturday. The Blackhawks sit at 21-35-5, while the Predators are 30-23-6.
Ja Rule & Ashanti at The Chicago Theater
Live it up! Ja Rule & Ashanti are coming to The Chicago Theater on Saturday night for an evening of their greatest hits. Tickets are still available for this epic concert.
Elle King at The Salt Shed
If you didn’t get enough of The Salt Shed last week at AHOY!, Elle King is at The Salt Shed this weekend! Limited tickets are still available here.
International Anime Music Festival
The 2023 International Anime Music Festival is an immersive live concert experience starring the world’s leading anime pop stars, together on stage for the first time at The Riv. A live DJ-led multimedia concert rave, featuring state-of-the-art LED and high-definition digital projections, combined with lighting, lasers, and other visual effects to create a spectacular visual environment in which the anime pop stars will perform their biggest hit songs.
Brewsology Beer Fest
Hopheads grab tickets to Brewsology Beer Fest at the Museum of Science and Industry, where dozens of breweries and cideries (Two Brothers, Dovetail, Three Floyds and Right Bee among them) will offer samples of their brews. Wander around with a beer in hand, chat with brewery reps and feel free to check out the museum’s exhibits. More info can be found here.
Sunday:
Chicago Polar Plunge
Brave the cold and head to North Avenue Beach this March for the Chicago Polar Plunge, which sends thousands of shivering participants into the icy waters of Lake Michigan to raise money for the Special Olympics Chicago. Can’t make it to North Aveunue this year? The fundraiser is also offering a virtual edition, giving you some creative freedom to jump into a snow bank, a cold shower or pour a bucket of water over your head as you support Chicago’s Special Olympians.
Bulls vs. the Indiana Pacers
The Bulls host the struggling Indiana Pacers in a Sunday matinee. Tip-off is at 2:30
Mod Sun at Bottom Lounge
Mod Sun, hot off the heels of his new album, “God Save the Teen”, is playing a sold out show at the Bottom Lounge. You can watch Mod Sun’s sit-down interview with Brian & Justin here.
Badflower at House of Blues
Badflower, veterans of Q101’s annual Christmas shows, comes to the House of Blues on March 5. They tore the roof off of the Aragon Ballroom in 2021, and we cannot wait to see them in this intimate setting.
Last Comiskey documentary
“Last Comiskey” is a new 3-part documentary on the last season (1990) played at Comiskey Park, featuring interviews with players, media, vendors, security and more. The doc includes home video of the old ballpark and its many nooks, crannies and characters.
“TitTok” is taking over the app with hidden, nude images
TikTok, an app that does not permit nudity, is starting to see a lot of it, but only if you look close enough. A flashing trend, dubbed “TitTok” by horny wordsmiths, is starting to infiltrate algorithms and take over feeds.
They are designed to be hidden and almost an optical illusion, like so,
Fellas, be warned. This could take over your TikTok very soon.
Delivery driver purposefully picks up “$0 tip” orders, ruins their food before delivering: is she a jerk?
A DoorDash driver has picked up attention on TikTok for how she treats the orders of people who do not tip. Per this driver, she’ll scour the app for people who aren’t tipping anything during the order, and after she picks up the food, she’ll turn her car into an icebox, making what should be hot & ready food, ice cold.
Is she a jerk for getting payback on people who don’t tip? The conversation lives on Facebook!
Chicago could get 10 inches of snow tomorrow
Remember when it was warm earlier this week? Forget that. “Spring snow” is on the way as Friday morning, a wintery mix is headed for the Windy City. Per FOX 32, the GFS model squeezes out a wide range of snow from as little as a dusting well northwest of Chicago to around 3-4 inches in the city. The heaviest snow is south and east of Chicago where up to a half foot to a foot could come down.
Hopefully this is the last big snowfall we see this year, with baseball and summer fun on the horizon.
Is this the best burger in Chicago? Small Cheval is coming to Wrigleyville
Gallagher Way, the entertainment plaza attached to Wrigley Field, announced that a Small Cheval is coming to Wrigleyville this spring. While no date has been announced, enthusiastic eaters are already ecstatic about this announcement. This will be located on the corner of Clark Street and Waveland Avenue where the Maddon’s Post restaurant was located.
There are also Small Cheval locations in the West Loop, Old Town, Wicker Park, Riverside, and Hyde Park.
TikTok imposes daily one-hour time limit on users under 18
Two-thirds of American teens use TikTok, according to the Pew Research Center, and now those kids are going to have a strict time limit on the app. Cormac Keenan, head of trust and safety at TikTok said in a blog post Wednesday that when the 60-minute limit is reached, minors will be prompted to enter a passcode and make an “active decision” to keep watching.
We’re going to go out on a limb and say that every kid that is faced with that decision will make an “active decision” to go ahead and keep scrolling.
