Preview: Warm Love Cool Dreams Fest Returns to the Salt Shed in May
Let’s look past the current state of freezing temps and icy roads to a warmer, more inviting season where festivals rule the weekends. It’s never too early to start planning […]
Review: Trio Seoul Wows the Audience at the Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival
With an unbelievable combination of youthful exuberance and mature technique, Trio Seoul wowed a large audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston on Sunday. They did it with a program […]
Preview: Winnetka Music Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup
It’s never too early to start planning your summer festival schedule! Earlier today SPACE Presents and Valslist Music took that to heart as they released the lineup for Winnetka Music […]
Review: Ear Taxi Festival Hosts Scott Speck and the Chicago Philharmonic for an Evening of Premieres
Ear Taxi Festival 2025 continued its run of excellence with an Anchor Performance by the Chicago Philharmonic at Harris Theater on Saturday night. Under the direction of Scott Speck, Marta […]
Review: Ear Taxi Festival Delivers a Concert Not to Be Missed at DePaul
Ear Taxi Festival 2025 delivered another excellent concert on Saturday night, this one an Anchor Performance at Gannon Hall in DePaul University’s Holtschneider Performance Center. There, the William Ferris Chorale, […]
Review: Ear Taxi Festival Continues with the KAIA String Quartet and Soloists Performing New Commisssions from Chicago Composers
Hosted by the Ear Taxi Festival, the KAIA String Quartet and several vocalists presented six new works by Chicago composers, five of which were world premieres at Music Institute of […]
Review: Ear Taxi Festival Hosts Lovely Vocal and Chamber Music in the Logan Square Neighborhood
The Ear Taxi Festival convened an enjoyable evening of piano, vocal, and chamber music at the Elastic Arts Studio near Logan Square on Wednesday evening. Sponsored by New Music Chicago, […]
Review: Wicked Drawl Closes the CheckOut Opening Festival with an Evening of Virtuosity
I was not ready. It was Sunday, September 28, and I was feeling in need of a pick-me-up for the week ahead. I had not heard Wicked Drawl previously, but […]
Preview: Ear Taxi Festival Is Back!!!
For the first time since 2021, the Ear Taxi Festival will give Chicago audiences an incredible opportunity to experience its deep and extensive contemporary classical art music scene. Starting this […]
Riot Fest 2025 In Review
Last weekend Riot Fest turned 20 years and celebrated with a party hearkening back to all those years of loud music, crazy antics, and mind-blowing experiences. That quite honestly is […]
Review: Carla Gordon and Friends Round Up the Fun at the CheckOut Festival of Music
The art of cabaret has always been a vital part of the musical world in Chicago, and Carla Gordon is a headliner on that scene. Cabaret is more than singing; […]
Photos: Riot Fest Closes Out the Weekend with All-Time Great Performances
Riot Fest‘s 20th year was truly something special. Day one was wonderfully weird. Day two was wild and frantic. Both days delivered on everything you could want from a festival […]