Review: Panda Bear and Deakin Mesmerize a Delighted Thalia Hall
When you’ve been a part of such a big group as Noah Lennox and Josh Dibb have been, it’s not surprising to have a lot of expectations on your solo […]
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 […]
Review: Karen Slack Performs Beyond the Years With the Spotlight on Composer Florence Price
Soprano Karen Slack, accompanied by the Ryan Center pianist Michael Banwarth, performed a program of compositions by Black composer Florence B. Price on Saturday. The First United Methodist Church-Chicago Temple […]
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 […]
Interview: Low Cut Connie Is Ready to Rock Evanston SPACE
Bruce Springsteen sets a pretty high bar, but if there’s anyone close to resembling a second coming of The Boss, it’s Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner. It’s not just […]
Review: Palomar Ensemble Offers Wide Variety at the CheckOut
Continuing the CheckOut’s Opening Festival, the Palomar Ensemble performed an interesting program before a nearly full audience on Wednesday evening. Founded by Access Contemporary Music, the CheckOut is a new […]
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 […]
Review: Orion Ensemble Offers Music of Mozart, Brahms, and Huydts at Pianoforte Studios
The Orion Ensemble continued their 33rd season in a charming way at Pianoforte Studios in the South Loop on Monday night. Comprised of the quartet formed by clarinetist Katheryne Pirtle, […]
Review: Lea Salonga Shines at the Athenaeum
The Athenaeum Center Theatre was packed last Wednesday night with a near-capacity crowd eager to welcome Broadway legend Lea Salonga to Chicago in her show Stage, Screen and Everything in […]
Review: The Boromeo Quartet Demonstrate Beethoven’s Immortality at Guarneri Hall
On Thursday and Friday evenings, the Boromeo Quartet brought to Guarneri Hall an innovative performance of the music that, in my humble opinion, is the greatest ever written: the late […]
Photos: The Party Got Wild for Day Two of Riot Fest
A little rain never hurt anyone and it certainly didn’t put a damper of the atmosphere at Riot Fest. The skies started off nice and clear before turning cloudy and […]