Review: Matt Maeson Brings Funeral to Sold Out Night at Lincoln Hall
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 […]
Review: Orville Peck Brought Mysterious Cowboy Vibes and Pure Sincerity to Empty Bottle
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 […]
Review: Tokyo Police Club and Dizzy Played an Incredible Show at Empty Bottle
Maybe it’s because I worked all day, maybe it’s because I’m 31 but secretly 80 on the inside, but I was really tired when I got to the Empty Bottle […]
Review: ionnalee Takes the Bottom Lounge on a Galactic Journey
Swedish singer and songwriter, ionnalee, brought an out of this world performance to the Bottom Lounge Sunday evening on her “Remember The Future” headlining U.S. tour. ionnalee’s dancy electropop style, […]
Preview: Partner Gets Quirky On New EP, But Will Bring The Rawk To Hideout Sunday
Partner’s 2017 debut album In Search of Lost Time still logs regular listens in my household. It’s an album filled with catchy guitar pop that lays heavy on the distortion […]
Review: Itzhak Perlman and Evgeny Kissin Wonderfully Resumes Chamber Music Concerts at Symphony Center
Symphony Center Presents resumed its strike-interrupted season on Wednesday night with violinist Itzhak Perlman and pianist Evgeny Kissin offering a program of repertoire standards. The pairing of Kissin, who, in […]
Review: Bad Suns Outshine the Saturday Night Snowstorm at House of Blues
[soliloquy id=”50794″] It’s no surprise that California rock band, Bad Suns, played a sold-out show at the House of Blues on Saturday night. Bad Suns uplifted the stormy vibe with […]
Review: Rachel Barton Pine and Jory Vinikour Perform Bach at the Logan Center
While Bach Week was kicking off at Nichols Auditorium in Evanston, violinist Rachel Barton Pine and harpsichordist Jory Vinikour were giving a Bach recital of their own at the Logan […]
Review: Sasami Shows Out and Sells Out Schubas
We’re slowly stumbling into another season; luckily this one precedes the glorious festival season. A duo of Chicago’s very own open the night with Claude and Sen Morimoto, each entertaining […]
North Coast Music Festival Announces Full Lineup, New Location for 2019
North Coast Music Festival, Chicago’s annual cap to the summer festival season, is back! NCMF has reached a big milestone as this year they will be celebrating their tenth […]
Review: Braving Adversity, Camp Cope Proves Its Toughness to a Sold Out Crowd at Subterranean
If everything was always perfect, they wouldn’t call it punk, right? The fortuitous night began with a performance from Oceanator, a fuzzy punk project from New York musician Elise Okusami. […]
Review: Flesh World Dealers Peddling BPM – Youth Code and HEALTH At Bottom Lounge
Saturday was 4/20, the celebrated weed holiday. It is enjoyed by a fascinating mess of subcultures from stoners, to punks, to vintage store workers who look like Fleetwood Mac […]