Anthony Romero, Josh Rios, and Matthew Joynt have compiled a collection of recordings from rehearsals, improvisations, and experiments in sonic insurgency as a fundraiser for mutual aid groups in Boston & Chicago

I haven't thought about the pandemic very much. I live in it; masked, mindful. The surge of vital energy mounting in the streets is a salve

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Community Kitchen, a new initiative by the some of the folks who put together Quarantine Times! The Community Kitchen is a food service program providing complementary box lunches to in-need residents, families and health care workers in Chicago.

Photographer, Oscar Arriola, captures photos on May 31, 2020, the day after demonstrations in downtown Chicago.

Quarantine Day 68-73 in the life of artist, Grant Reynolds.

Anger and destruction catches attention; how it makes noise and how it commands by force, redirects authority, releases restlessness, and much more. Simultaneously, the destruction triggered numerous intensities in many. Resentment cultivated thoughts of “enough is enough” and temptation to part take in this invalidation. Still, a part of me knew that chaos wasn’t what I had hoped to occur. Nevertheless, it’s today’s reality.

Join the Smart Museum of Art on June 3 at noon (CDT) via Lumpen Radio's Twitch stream for a conversation with three MacArthur Fellows who are collaborating on projects that confront environmental pollution and their disproportionate impact on disinvested communities. 

This is one wacky game show. That keeps running through my head. Something one of my best friends has been saying to me for about 5 years now. It's true, and being alive during a worldwide pandemic has definitely given me perspective on that statement

Artist Ahniya Butler finds inspiration and meaning in the unproductivity of the quarantine.

This weekend’s outstanding concerts brought to you by Quarantine Times.

New-media artist Nick Briz presents a net-arty online exhibition for the most virtual era or our lives.

We are pleased to present two poems by José Olivarez.
photo credit: Mercedes Zapata

This week’s live Lumpen Radio and Quarantine Times sponsored concerts

I am awake in the wee hours after midnight and watching the 2019 film “Atlantique” directed and co-written by Mati Diop. Willie Perdomo suggested it to me months ago, when we broke bread after we talked about his book The Crazy Bunch at Seminary Co-Op Books back in December 2019. This was back when I could go to a restaurant and be drowned out by the cacophony of other diners’ conversations and laughter. Now, I am eating alone, wiping down my groceries after they are delivered, and having a brief exchange with a delivery people (who are always Black or Latino), and we’re all wearing masks

This is our community, these are the people who we share a struggle with, our brothers and sisters. This is how the doors open for us, how we move towards economic justice, environmental justice, and how we protect ourselves from the innate corruption of a capitalist system that values profits over people. This is the time when we fight for us, as a creative class, for the benefit of everyone.

Growing up in an immigrant household, the default source of commerce for our family was through a restaurant. I watched as my parents and siblings worked tirelessly to put food on the table for nine children. Birthdays served only as a reminder for content to fill in a form

On May 26th from 8-10PM CST, join us via Lumpen Radio's twitch stream to celebrate the official release of "The World's Worst: A Guide to the Portsmouth Sinfonia."