Classical, Music, Reviews

Review: Mitsuko Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra Are Underwhelming at Symphony Center

Leading the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at Symphony Center on Tuesday evening, Mitsuko Uchida gave an underwhelming performance of two piano concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She first recorded this music […]

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Review: Sleater Kinney and Black Belt Eagle Scout Astound at the Riviera Theatre

I’ve been a fan of Sleater Kinney for a very long time. Long enough that my heart was broken after The Woods (probably my favorite album of theirs) where they […]

Julian Ramirez /
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Feature: Off to the Cinema With Reality Club

This review was written by guest author Lyra Wilson. Last Monday felt like something out of an indie movie. I went to the cinema and ended up in La La […]

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Review: A Thrilling Concert of Mozart’s Requiem and Thamos, King of Egypt at the Lyric

Requiem is one of the most recognizable works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is a majestic composition, commissioned by a patron unknown to Mozart. It is also the last work […]

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Review: I Always Knew It Was The Vaccines

This review was written by guest author Lyra Wilson. The British are coming! The British are coming! The British invasion came to Chicago for one night at the Riviera Theatre. […]

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Review: Hurray for the Riff Raff Puts on One Colossus of a Show at Lincoln Hall

It’s a funny thing really… Just one month ago, my innocent ears had never heard one microsecond of anything by Hurray For The Riff Raff, but there I was one […]

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Review: The Strokes Return to Chicago in Support of Kina Collins

Back in 2022, Kina Collins put her best effort into her IL-07 Congressional campaign as she brought her friends and legendary rock band to Metro for a fundraiser. Collins, who […]

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Review: Chaepter Indulges in Both the Bleak and the Beautiful on Naked Era

Naked Era, the new album by Central Illinois songwriter Chaepter, sees the indie experimentalist basking in the midnight moonglow; attempting to capture all of its mystery and majesty. Lacing old-school […]

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Review: Composer Amy Wurtz Celebrates Women’s History Month on Stage and on Video

In celebration of Women’s History Month, composer Amy Wurtz gave an inspiring piano recital of music by Chicago-based women composers at Harold Washington Library on Wednesday afternoon. She is also […]

Louis Harris /
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Review: COBRAH Brings Her Queer “FEMININE ENERGY” to Thalia Hall

It always comes with great pleasure to have the opportunity to discover and see an artist live as they’re on the cusp of musical stardom. Swedish electro-pop artist Clara Blom […]

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Review: Bernard Rands Celebrates 90 at Guarneri Hall

In sold-out concerts on Friday and Saturday, Guarneri Hall was the scene of a 90th birthday celebration for Bernard Rands, a Pulitzer Prize winning composer. Originally from Britain, Rands has […]

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Review: Chaepter’s Latest Single Knows a Little “Something About People”

Central Illinois indie savant Chaepter embraces hazy melancholia on new single “Something About People.” The track opens with a reverb-drenched guitar tone reminiscent of 2010’s bedroom pop, though the chord […]

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