The finale of 2026 Chicago Blues Festival featured a master musician I have become incredibly familiar with: Taj Mahal. The first time I ever saw him was in 1973 on […]
Day three of the 2026 Chicago Blues Festival featured beautiful sunny, hot weather. Musicians performing included Billy Branch with Sons of the Blues, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and Kenny Neal, and […]
The skies threatened on the second day of the Chicago Blues Festival at Millennium Park. I recalled last year’s rain blip that caused a delay, and C.J. Chenier & The […]
While the tempos weren’t THAT much warmer than the first day of Warm Love Cool Dreams, day two certainly felt a little more palatable. The day lent itself more toward […]
While Memorial Day weekend was chock full of big festivals, tons of street festivals, and more things that anyone could handle in one weekend, Warm Love Cool Dreams stood above […]
This summer’s music festival lineups are shaping up to be pretty fantastic and we can add one more to the list. Back in February Sound & Gravity announced the second […]
With a fascinating program celebrating the change of seasons and the Americana of Sun Valley, Idaho, violinist Benjamin Beilman, festival Music Director Alasdair Neale, and festival musicians entertained large audiences […]
Summer music lineups are pouring in this week and the four-day behemoth of a festival that is Lollapalooza just jumped into the fray! Lollapalooza will take over Grant Park July […]
There may be snow on the ground and the temps well below freezing right now, but beautiful summer festival are announcing their lineups; giving us something grand to look forward […]
Over the past couple of months, Ravinia Festival has been building up anticipation for the 2026 season. Specifically they’ve been noting the changes going into the Hunter Pavilion, which has […]
Review by Zach Carstensen. George Frideric Handel’s career was interwoven tightly with the British monarchy, a relationship that spanned the exuberant heights of national peace and the somber depths of […]
This review was written by Zach Carstensen. Each February for the past 27 years, Dennis Northway has convened musicians to perform the work of George Frideric Handel in Oak Park. […]