It’s not difficult to find great soul singers in Chicago, but to find one as magnetic and impressive as Johari Noelle is hard. The Southside singer has a long music history that […]
Last year, Jamila Woods took the stage at Harold Washington Cultural Center performed her phenomenal debut album Heavn in it’s entirety for the final time. The performance, which we were lucky enough […]
“Who are The Beaches?” one concert-goer said as we stood in line to get into The Riv. The band in question opened for Passion Pit, who undoubtedly was the reason that this […]
Fluidity broken up by a percussive hand is the style of Rodrigo y Gabriela, a flamenco guitarist duo from Mexico City. They hit the stage Friday at the Chicago Theatre with a […]
As I walked up the Thalia Hall stairs and over heard the opening band just about to start their set, I was filled with an overwhelming energy. There is just something about […]
This year marks a milestone for the Chicago classical music community. In 1989 Jim Ginsburg founded Cedille Records, and, in the ensuing 30 years, this independent label has produced nearly 200 releases […]
On Friday night I found myself in the hands of chaos. I was at home only 15 minutes before jumping into an Uber and heading to Schubas to see TR/ST and Lydia […]
The front of the stage at Symphony Center was cluttered with marimbas, vibraphones, wood slabs, cymbals, crotales, and other gear as Chicago’s Third Coast Percussion opened the Civic Orchestra of Chicago’s concert […]
Once again I’m enduring a spring night that feels a lot like a gloomy October day, which coincides with the occasional drizzle of rain and a gentle nudge from the windy city. A truly […]
The Dandy Warhols are currently on tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band’s existence. I didn’t discover them until 1997—some Columbia reps used to come into Danny’s when I DJed there […]
On Monday night, singer-songwriter Matt Maeson stared out into a packed house and told the story of playing Schuba’s a few years back. He said that soon after he was in Iowa, […]
I jumped onto the Orville Peck train a little late, only having discovered him on Twitter a few weeks ago. It wasn’t even his sound that lured me in, but rather a […]
