Review: With 444, Chicago-Based Hemlock Finds the Patience to Keep on Loving
Granted, it’s not the most common thing to have your album release show two months after your album came out, but we do things a bit differently in Chicago, and […]
Review: The Chicago Philharmonic Brings the Holiday Spirit Accompanying Love Actually
What makes a movie a Christmas movie? It could have a precocious kid left behind at Christmas while the family goes on a deluxe vacation—twice. It could have Bruce Willis […]
Review: A Nativity Tribute, a Langston Hughes Adaptation, Starts the Season of Joy and Celebration With Great Music
It’s that time of year in Chicago. The lights twinkle on Michigan Avenue, and the color show continues down Erie Street. The aura of wealth and exclusivity abounds in River […]
Review: DEHD’s Poetry Takes Control of Thalia Hall for a Three-Night Residency
After an extensive tour around the U.S. in support of their latest album release, Poetry; the beloved Chicago native indie rock band DEHD concluded their extremely sold out three night […]
Interview: We Talk With Kelvin Roston Jr. About A Nativity Tribute
Through December 31, Third Coast Review is raising money to support the diverse roster of writers you know and appreciate for their thoughtful, insightful arts and culture coverage in Chicago and beyond. Everything […]
Review: Modest Mouse’s Celebrates 20 Years of Good News for People Who Love Bad News
It’s starting to feel a little crazy that albums I listened to in high school are turning 20 years old. But reality is that those bands that I grew up […]
Review: New Opera Blue Illuminates “Parenting While Black” at Lyric Opera
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Review: Survivor’s Guilt In Hell—Chat Pile at Thalia Hall on Election Night
“In their parents’ arms, the kids were falling apart/broken tiny bodies holding tiny still hearts”-“Shame”“Have you ever had ringworm? Scabies? Have you ever had to live outside?”-“Why”“There’s more screaming than […]
Review: Music and Movie Elevate the Love Story of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
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Review: The Go! Team and La Sécurité Make for an Ideal Lineup at Lincoln Hall
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Review: Justice’s Hyperdrama Spectacle—A Celebration Across All Albums
On the final stop of their 2024 North America tour, Justice delivered a performance for fans, both new and old, that absolutely sealed their brilliance. You can look at this […]
Review: The Flints Fire Up Radius for a Fantastic Evening of Dancing
As a music fan that always aims to catch the opening acts of shows, I can safely say that those performers have a lot of pressure on them. Not only […]