TCR Mixtape No. 42: Pitchfork Music Festival 2022
Pitchfork Music Festival is this weekend! Last year’s late summer fest returned after a year away and was met with breezy temps for its 15th outing. But now they’re back […]
Preview: Music Institute of Chicago to Host 34th Duo Piano Festival
The 34th installment of the Music Institute of Chicago’s Duo Piano Festival will take place in person at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston. Starting this Friday evening, July 8, and […]
Review: Stirring Vocals and Rhetorical Fireworks at Grant Park Celebration
One of the principles we celebrate on Independence Day is freedom of speech. And some of the principals participating in the Grant Park Music Festival‘s Independence Day Salute Saturday exercised […]
Review: BRONCHO Treats Lincoln Hall to an Extensive Set
Lincoln Hall was in for a treat this past Saturday with Oklahoma indie rock outfit, BRONCHO (Ryan Lindsey, Nathan Price, Ben King, Penny Pitchlynn) bringing the heat to the windy […]
Review: Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna Enchanted Martyrs’
Guest review by Aviv Hart. You won’t find a single music venue in Chicago that feels quite like Martyrs’ on Lincoln Avenue. There is an inimitable intimacy in the room […]
Giveaway: Sacred Rose’s Hippie Spirit Will be Taking Over the Seatgeek Stadium Campus in August
We are in the middle of festival season and there are so many fantastic gatherings going on this year! One of the new ones is Sacred Rose, a throwback to […]
Review: The Handcuffs Release the Best Album of Their Career (So Far) With Burn The Rails
The Handcuffs are one of those bands who will play live shows relatively frequently, but feel no rush to release their albums. I think part of this is grounded in […]
Review: New Conductor, Different Program, No Problem for Grant Park Orchestra
For the second time in a week, a Chicago orchestra’s conductor was suddenly sidelined due to a positive COVID-19 test just hours before a concert. Last Thursday, this happened to […]
Review: Talkin’ about Early Bob Dylan, The Dylan Tapes
Bob Dylan is having a bit of a late-career cultural moment. His most recent album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, was released in June 2019, and the featured single, “Murder Most […]
Review: Chicago Philharmonic Revives the Roar of Marvel’s Black Panther for Juneteenth
The Chicago Theatre started out as a movie palace that could hold more than 3000 viewers for the silent films that were all the rage. It was normal for a […]
Review: The Strokes Energize Metro in Support of Candidate Kina Collins
It’s been a little over 20 years since The Strokes stopped by the Metro stage, right at the height of their Is This It release. That album is filled with […]
Review: Let’s Do It Again – Rufus Sings Judy at City Winery
On April 23, 1961, superstar Judy Garland launched yet another of her legendary comebacks and appeared on stage at Carnegie Hall. Subsequently called “the Greatest Night in Showbiz,” her performance […]