FREE AND FREAKY SINCE 1971 | MARCH 13, 2025
CLIMBING TOWARD A UNION Workers at First Ascent climbing gyms’ four Chicago locations are unionizing. by Devyn-Marshall Brown, p. 7
Consume or be consumed: a Q&A with Emily Mester by Katie Prout, p. 10 Footwork producer DJ Elmoe takes a big step by Noah Berlatsky, p. 18 Gretchen Hasse’s The Dinosaur Opera by Kerry Reid, p. 13