Essay: Dreaming My Dreaming—Thoughts on Seeing Patti Smith at the Chicago Theatre
Despite her fame as a rock and roll singer, Patti Smith is a poet at heart. Poetry has always been her passion. Even her prose sounds like poetry. At the […]
Review: A Perfect Evening of Electronic Music with Justice and Kaytranada at the United Center
In this modern day and age, I think that it’s safe to say that when it comes to concerts; lighting and stage production/design are arguably just as crucially important as […]
Review: Tom Morello and Friends Help the Revolution “Keep Going” at the Vic
Tom Morello is no stranger to Chicago and the injustices going on in our fair town. Having been raised in Libertyville and having a keen revolutionary lean, Morello felt like […]
Review: King Princess Puts the Limelight on Girl Violence at Salt Shed
Coming through Chicago at about the halfway mark of her ambitiously extensive headline tour, the ever-charming singer songwriter King Princess made her Salt Shed debut last week. Bringing along the […]
Review: Kings and Queen: Mia Zapata and the Gits, by Steve Moriarty
Some people are born with an inner light that fills every room they enter. By all accounts, Chicago-born Mia Zapata, singer/songwriter for the Gits, had talent, presence, and charisma to […]
Review: Carmina Burana at Lyric Opera “Affirms Humanity” With Driving Rhythms Inspired by Medieval Poems
Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana is an excellent intro to choral music: only 65 minutes long and already quite familiar as the dramatic flair of “O Fortuna” can be heard in […]
Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Surprises and Charms the Harris Theater Audience
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center gave a surprising and charming performance of string quintets at Harris Theater on Wednesday night. It was surprising because they performed several rarely […]
Review: The Aces Get a Colorful Thalia Hall Crowd Dancing
This article was written by Wendy Davis. The powerful, energized, girl-powered quartet The Aces has returned to Chicago stronger than ever! Playing at the historic Thalia Hall, this band has […]
Quick Spins: the Mountain Goats, Sadlands, Gina Barcal, MEGG, Pink Fuzz, and The Lemonheads
Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. And with today being Bandcamp Friday, […]
Review: Whitney Celebrates Empty Bottle with Small Talk
Empty Bottle is celebrating their 33 1/3 anniversary with a slew of shows that really capture what the small bar venue is all about. In their big lineup there seems […]
Review: An Evening With David Byrne Is An Evening to Remember at the Auditorium Theatre
It’s been 50 years since David Byrne first introduced his trademark brand of quirky pop-punk/world music fusion to audiences as the frontman of Talking Heads—note the lack of “the” in […]
Review: An Exuberant Nova Linea Musica Evening with Owls at Guarneri Hall
I felt an extra sense of excitement about going to Guarneri Hall on a windy evening. Nova Linea Musica presents the finest chamber music experience in Chicago, and the performers […]