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Summer may be on its last legs (yes I know it’s technically done), but there’s still plenty of fun to be had, especially for music lovers. There is an embarrassment […]
Summer may be on its last legs (yes I know it’s technically done), but there’s still plenty of fun to be had, especially for music lovers. There is an embarrassment […]
Music of the Baroque’s season-opening program virtually demanded celebratory music. The concerts on Sunday at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie and Monday at the […]
Douglas Park made some noise on Sunday as Riot Fest pulled off a successful festival weekend in the COVID-era. By Sunday morning everything hurt. My body felt, well, like someone […]
[soliloquy id=”97856″] I had originally planned to see Torres, the incredible project of Mackenzie Scott, last year, right around my birthday. Then the pandemic hit and pushed everything away. At […]
After how ever many months of being inside, the festivities at Riot Fest on Saturday showed that people are ready to have fun again. NYC art punks Les Savy Fav […]
Riot Fest Friday attendees experienced an epic display of scorching sun, dramatic lightning, and rain shower to close the night. Entering the gates around 1 p.m. I noticed that the crowds […]
After their sold out Schubas show, Philadelphia indie punk rock trio Mannequin Pussy returned to Chicago and sold out Lincoln Hall Wednesday and Thursday night! It’s both overwhelming and very […]
Chicago Philharmonic isn’t as much of a household name on the city’s classical scene as Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Music of the Baroque. Yet the company […]
The long-anticipated return of the Ear Taxi Festival started this week with a series of concerts and happenings at several venues around Chicago. The first festival in October 2016 showcased […]
It felt good to riot again. I’ll admit it, after two years away I wasn’t sure my rusty festival skills and pandemic jitters could handle a fourth day of Riot Fest. The […]
Riot Fest is set to start melting your face with their myriad of heavy and eclectic sounds at Douglass Park…let me check my notes… TOMORROW! With so many festivals […]
Another perfect day, another reason for Pitchfork to truly consider moving the festival to September (I will not let this go). Pitchfork Music Festival ended it’s three day run at […]