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Review: Broadway Luminaries Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara Shine Bright at Ravinia

Unless you are a theater nerd (guilty) or above a “certain age” (ahem, also guilty), you may not know that before they were global mega-stars, Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett […]

  • Doug Mose
  • July 17, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Smut Burns Passionately Like a Violet Sunset on Tomorrow Comes Crashing

    Although originally hailing from Cleveland’s vivacious DIY indie scene, Smut set up shop in our little town of Chicago, earning their keep by releasing one of the greatest Chicago indie […]

  • Lorenzo Zenitsky
  • July 17, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Pioneering Band Irakere Spreads Its Stardust on the North Shore

    Expectations always run high when Chucho Valdés heads a bill. With well over a half century creating and performing superlative music, the legendary multi-Grammy winning Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer has […]

  • Mitchell Oldham
  • July 14, 2025
    • Interviews , Music , Pop/Rock

    Interview: Beauty School Dropout Loves Everything About Chicago—Except One Thing

    Beauty School Dropout

    Beauty School Dropout has packed more into its first five years than most bands do in their entire careers. Championed by Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • July 10, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Bermuda Search Party Find Themselves Partying at Thalia Hall

    This article was written by Wendy Davis. Bermuda Search Party made their anticipated return to the Windy City in June, supporting their friends Cat Empire on their current tour run. […]

  • Guest Author
  • July 6, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Osmo Vänskä, Paul Huang, and the Grant Park Orchestra Give a Lovely Performance in Millennium Park

    The Grant Park Orchestra gave another lovely concert on another lovely evening at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park on Wednesday. This time, however, it was led by Osmo […]

  • Louis Harris
  • July 4, 2025
    • Music , Reviews , Venues

    Review: The Roots and Nai Palm Give Ravinia Audience Exactly What They Want

    Before I even stepped onto the Ravinia Festival grounds, everyone around the area felt the energy that would be filling up the Pavilion stage Friday night. “Who’s playing tonight?” a […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • July 2, 2025
    • Classical , Festivals , Music , Reviews

    Review: Third Coast Percussion Celebrates 20 Years with Rhythm Fest at Epiphany Center

    In a day-long festival of new music, Grammy Award winner Third Coast Percussion celebrated 20 years of making magical music in Chicago. In hosting Rhythm Fest, this percussion quartet of […]

  • Louis Harris
  • July 1, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: I Am So in Love With Al Green; a Soulful Evening at Ravinia

    I grew up with the sounds of the O’Jays’ “Love Train” with its soulful groove. Along with them, Al Green was another joy in my musical repertoire; his lyrics fascinated […]

  • Lyra Wilson
  • July 1, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: The Juilliard and Isidore Quartets Offer Beautiful Music at Ravinia

    “Oh, the joy to being bathed in beautiful music,” I wrote while listening to Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat Major in the Martin Theatre at Ravinia on Wednesday. At many […]

  • Louis Harris
  • June 27, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Giancarlo Guerrero, Pacho Flores, and the Grant Park Orchestra Welcome the Summer

    With the summer solstice just hours away, Giancarlo Guerrero led the Grant Park Orchestra through a program of contemporary music with a Latin American flavor and a Viennese masterpiece at […]

  • Louis Harris
  • June 22, 2025
    • Blues , Music

    Review: Blues Titans Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Lean In and Deliver the Unforgettable

    You don’t think of the blues as a music style that incites euphoria, but in the right hands that outcome is practically guaranteed. It was certainly true over the weekend during […]

  • Mitchell Oldham
  • June 19, 2025
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