TCR Mixtape No. 23: Chill Out and Dance
I’ll be the first to admit it, I’m not a great dancer. However, that hasn’t stopped me from taking classes, participating in quinceañera waltzes when I was younger, and awkwardly […]
Old Town School of Folk Music Hosts 60th Anniversary Party with Free Classes
Everyone’s favorite Chicago music school is turning 60 this year! The Old Town School of Folk Music opened in 1957, and now sixty years later it operates three concert venues […]
Foxygen Promises Spectacle, But Delivers Karaoke
When Foxygen’s Sam France walked on The Vic’s old vaudeville stage, it was like Tim Curry waltzing within Rocky Horror’s castle: he looked tall, pale, and unkempt. Amid a full torrent […]
Song by Song, Adrian Belew Saved My Sanity
Adrian Belew and his signature Parker Fly guitar (photo courtesy All About Jazz) Toiling in the Trumpocalypse trenches, I needed an infusion of hope. At Chicago’s Old Town School of […]
CHIRP Celebrates Annual Record Fair’s 15th Anniversary
The phrase “Chicago record fair” is nearly synonymous with the nonprofit community radio station CHIRP. Just Google search it. In addition to spinning records for the city and introducing listeners […]
TCR Mixtape No. 22: Break-up Bands
Richard Thompson is playing three sold out shows at Old Town School of Folk Music over Sunday April 9th and Monday April 10th. If you don’t know him, Thompson is […]
Pianist Daniil Trifonov Dazzles at Symphony Center
For the second time in as many months, a young, European, piano phenom blew away a Symphony Center audience with a dazzling display of bravado and artistry. Russian pianist Daniil […]
Regina Spektor Gives the Chicago Theatre Time
Regina Spektor couldn’t have chosen a better venue at which to represent herself and her music Friday night, as she performed her Remember Us To Life tour. I have followed […]
Chicago Sinfonietta to Celebrate LGBTQ Composers and Performers
In keeping with its practice of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in classical music, the Chicago Sinfonietta will be celebrating composers and performers from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and […]
Orion Ensemble Plays With a Modern Flair
Chicago’s Orion Ensemble continued its Miniatures and Masterworks season at the PianoForte Studios on Wednesday evening with a program of modern and contemporary works tailored to its unusual lineup of […]
TCR Mixtape No. 21: Happy 10!
My how time flies. It only seemed like yesterday there wasn’t snow on the ground and Chicago wasn’t plunged into another arctic spell, but life moves on. Mother Nature’s peculiar […]
Tennis and Overcoats Crafted a Wonderful Night for Thalia Hall
[soliloquy id=”10481″] Last week Tennis’ new album Yours Conditionally was released. The album continues Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley’s progression into their 70s laden sound, delving even deeper into their […]