Review: The Flints Fire Up Radius for a Fantastic Evening of Dancing
As a music fan that always aims to catch the opening acts of shows, I can safely say that those performers have a lot of pressure on them. Not only […]
Review: Nova Linea Musica Is a World Class Addition to Chicago’s Musical Soundscape
Chicago is the premier city for the arts. Our musical scene is to be envied. We have two wonderful orchestras that play traditional classical music and a wealth of new […]
Review: A Synth-Filled Evening with Chromeo and The Midnight
Chicago was treated to a marvelous double-featured evening last weekend with electro funk gurus Chromeo and synth-pop band The Midnight. Venturing on their soon to be legendary Chrome Nights Tour, […]
Last Minute Plans: Catch Pony at Subterranean on Friday Before They Get Huge
If you play a single Pony song, ANY song, you will immediately see why I am so head over heels with the band. I came across the band during the […]
Review: The Altar Of Drone—Boris Perform Amplifier Worship at the Ramova Theatre
25 years ago Japanese metal giants Boris released their aptly titled sophomore studio album Amplifier Worship, a landscape-terraforming ode to the power of volume and frequency. Drone, Doom, Sludge, all […]
Preview: Scott Lucas Brings LIFERS to the Music Box, Local H Brings Whatever Happened To P.J. Soles to Metro
A few years ago I wrote a piece arguing that Local H was one of the hardest working and most consistent rock bands currently in existence. This remains very true. […]
Review: Air Embarks on a Spectacular Moon Safari at the Auditorium Theatre
Air dazzled at the Auditorium Theatre last week in a mesmerizing audiovisual display. The legendary French electronic duo is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album Moon Safari by […]
Review: Christoph Eschenbach, Lucas and Arthur Jussen, and the CSO Offer a Lovely Performance of Strauss, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Under the direction of Christoph Eschenbach, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave a lovely performance of music by Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven on Friday afternoon. Joining […]
Review: The Funk Can’t Be Faked; The Sorrow Can’t Be Borrowed: Urban Heat at Cold Waves
The 12th annual Cold Waves festival once again took over Cabaret Metro this past weekend to teleport attendees back to a time when black leather was abundant and WaxTrax! Records […]
Review: D-Composed with Davóne Tines Premiere ROBESOИ: An Electro-Gospel Acid Trip
Paul Robeson was a polymath—lawyer, athlete, and megawatt stage presence with a resonant baritone known the world over. Like many Black American pioneers, Robeson’s recognition came after he died. D-Composed […]
Review: The Breeders Perform All of Pod and Last Splash Together for the Very First Time at the Salt Shed
I don’t know what was in the air but I think The Breeders’ show at the Salt Shed last Monday night might very well have been my favorite show I’ve […]
Review: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Antoine Tamestit, and the CSO Offer Vaughan Williams, Walton, Tchaikovsky, and Stradivarius
The sounds of the first viola ever made by Antonio Stradivarius wafted through the rafters of Symphony Center on Thursday as French-born Antoine Tamestit performed William Walton’s concerto for that […]