Classical, Music, Reviews

Review: Third Coast Percussion Premiers Two New Works

As part of Bowling Green State University’s 41st annual New Music Festival, Chicago’s Grammy-Award winning Third Coast Percussion quartet offered a performance of several works commissioned by or written for […]

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Music, Reviews

Kurt Elling’s 25th Anniversary Virtual Tour: Steppin’ Out While Stayin’ In 

If all was right with the world, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling would be celebrating the 25th anniversary of Close Your Eyes — his first album on the Blue Note label — before […]

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Music, Reviews

Miranda Winters of Melkbelly Steps Into the Spotlight on Her Latest Single

Melkbelly, the somewhat genre-less and thrilling Chicago-based band that Miranda Winters sings and plays guitar with, is truly a monster of the local scene (in all the good ways). So […]

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Classical, Music, Previews

Preview: New Music Chicago to Celebrate 15 Years with Virtual, Live Concerts

New Music Chicago will be celebrating their 15th anniversary with Anniversary Bash, including two live, virtual concerts broadcast from the new Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago this Saturday […]

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Music

Let’s Support Some Local Acts on Another Bandcamp Friday!

It’s another Bandcamp Friday! Bandcamp has been waiving their fees on the site on the very first Friday of the month for months now, giving the music community a much […]

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“Groceries” Leads the Way to Rich Jones & Montana Macks’ Collaborative Album How do you sleep at night?

Despite all the bad news piling on in the past few weeks, the announcement of a new album from Rich Jones and producer Montana Macks is a breath of relief. […]

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Review: Cedille Records Continues Excellence With New Releases

Update: Since this review was published in September 2020, Pacfica Quartet’s Contemporary Voices CD won  the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance. Congratulations to Pacifica Quartet and everyone […]

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Music, Previews

3CR’s Guide to Record Store Day Drop 2 2020 in Chicago and Beyond

Hey folks, before we jump into the Record Store Day Drop 2 details, I should warn you that there are an annoying amount of COVID-19 reminders throughout the post. We […]

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Music

“SHOTGUN Remix” Shows How Much Matt Muse and femdot. Love Their Friends

Last year, Matt Muse released his EP Love and Nappyness, a fantastic snapshot of the rapper’s incredible flow and unique outlook. The small collection of songs focused on different types […]

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Music, Previews

Growing Concerns Poetry Collective Make Themselves Heard with “Shout Across Mountains”

It’s been three years since Chicago-based group Growing Concerns Poetry Collective released their fantastic debut album WE HERE: Thank You For Noticing. That album was not only an immensely enjoyable […]

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Preview: Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Quartet and Music of the Baroque to Perform In-Person Concerts in Skokie

As part of its Out Back Summer Sessions, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts will be hosting the Chicago Philharmonic Chamber String Quartet and Music of the Baroque […]

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Features, Music

It’s Another Bandcamp Friday, So Let’s Support Some Local Acts!

First Friday of the month? It must be Bandcamp Friday! The online music platform Bandcamp has been waiving their fees on the site on the very first Friday of the […]

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