It’s always a good day when Divino Niño releases a new song. It’s been just over a year since they released the ethereal track “Made Up My Mind” and over two years […]
Take a “Drive” with Divino Niño and Their Great New Song
Essay: Wrapping Up a Real Live Grant Park Festival Summer
It would be inappropriate to allow the summer to end without acknowledging how the Grant Park Music Festival has, once again, added to the enjoyment of our outdoor season. The Grant Park […]
Preview: DCASE’s Chicago in Tune Presents Four Special Evenings at Millennium Park
After far too long away from live music, we’re finally back in venues! DCASE is helping everyone get back into the swing of things with Chicago in Tune! This new citywide festival, […]
Review: Ohmme & Ganser Treat Thalia Hall with a Stunning Show
Lineups don’t get much more in sync as Ganser and Ohmme taking over Thalia Hall. CHIRP really did a number on this as the bands have so much in common. They both […]
Review: Grant Park, Classic Broadway and the Power of a Not-So-Humid Night
The humidity that has made this one of Chicago’s least pleasant summers lifted for last weekend. It was perfect timing for the Grant Park Music Festival‘s airy Classic Broadway, its traditional immersion […]
Review: Grant Park Orchestra’s Unmistakable Tchaikovsky and Violin Virtuosity
Suppose you walked into the Grant Park Music Festival concert last weekend at the beginning of the featured composition. You didn’t know what piece was going to be performed and didn’t pick up a program. The […]
Bandcamp Friday Is Back and Staying for the Rest of the Year!
After two normal first Fridays of the month, Bandcamp Fridays return! The monthly push for fans to buy music from their favorites artists and labels took a short break in June and […]
Review: Grant Park Orchestra Returns to an American Classic… by a Czech Composer
Antonin Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, op. 95—better known as The New World Symphony—was the featured piece at this past weekend’s Grant Park Music Festival. The Grant Park Orchestra performed this well-loved piece, […]
Review: Helluva Start, Modernist Middle and a Very Finnish Finish at Grant Park
Grant Park Music Festival Conductor Carlos Kalmar coyly hinted that the audience should expect the unexpected during his introduction to Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82. Kalmar, at […]
On the Road: Drizzle and Blues in Grafton, Wisconsin
Is Wisconsin the furthest state from the Mississippi Delta? Culturally, perhaps. Yet the land of butter burgers and cheese curds played a big role in preserving the blues. While 78 rpm records […]
Preview: Ear Taxi Festival… Welcome Back!
When Third Coast Review started in 2016, I had had only limited exposure to Chicago’s contemporary classical music scene. My appreciation of our community received a massive jolt in October of that […]
3CR’s Guide to Record Store Day Drop 2 2021 in Chicago and Beyond
It’s time for another Record Store Day Drop! What once was a single day toward the end of April (specifically the third Saturday), has transformed into a multi-day event! COVID-19 forced the […]
