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Interview: Fantasy Fuel Is a Dream Come True for Evann McIntosh

When Evann McIntosh moved to Chicago from Wichita in 2022, the singer-songwriter didn’t just change cities—they reinvented their artistry. “I moved out here initially in a group of other people […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • March 14, 2026
    • Jazz , Music , Pop , Reviews , Venues

    Review: Patti LuPone at the Auditorium—a Warm Welcome on a Cold Night

    It was a cold Saturday night when Patti LuPone returned to Chicago. But LuPone brought a warm message in a revised edition of Matters of the Heart, the concert piece […]

  • Doug Mose
  • February 6, 2026
    • Blues , Classical , Music , Pop , Reviews

    Review: Chicago Opera Theater Performs the Music of Immigrant Composers in a Rousing In America’s Embrace

    Alex Soare, Tracy Cantin, Jordan Loyd, and Schyler Vargas. Photo by Tom McGrath

    This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America’s declaration as a sovereign democracy. The Declaration of Independence guaranteed the citizenry the right to life, liberty, and […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • January 22, 2026
    • Classical , Jazz , Music , Pop , Pop/Rock , Reviews , Stages

    Review: Pink Martini Stirs Up a Sparkling Seasonal Cocktail of Multicultural Music

    Founded as a progressive funky little fundraiser orchestra in 1994, Pink Martini is currently touring with a lively holiday concert called All-Stars: A Season of Stars, which stopped at the Auditorium […]

  • Karin McKie
  • December 29, 2025
    • Interviews , Music , Pop , Pop/Rock

    Interview: Brian Dunne Turns Back Time at Beat Kitchen

    In an alternate universe, singer-songwriter Brian Dunne’s latest album, Clams Casino, was a multiplatinum hit in the early 1980s, widely heralded as a cushy McCartney-esque masterpiece. Despite the throwback vibe […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • October 17, 2025
    • Festivals , Music , Pop , Reviews

    Review: A Magical Night with Rodgers and Hammerstein in Millennium Park

    The duo of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein has left an indelible legacy in American music. Indeed, they created the golden age of Broadway musicals and a canon of songs […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • July 27, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Pop , Reviews

    Review: James Gaffigan Leads Janai Brugger and the CSO through an American-Inspired Program

    The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave an enjoyable performance of an American-inspired program at Symphony Center on Saturday evening. With James Gaffigan conducting, the program included the warm and expressive voice […]

  • Louis Harris
  • June 2, 2025
    • Jazz , Music , Pop

    Review: Chicago A Cappella Gets Jazzy

    Chicago A Cappella performed A Cappella Jazz on Saturday, March 29, at the Gannon Concert Hall in the Holtschneider Performance Center on the campus of DePaul University. This concert began […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 1, 2025
    • Music , Pop , Pop/Rock , Reviews

    Review: Faye Webster Concludes Her U.S. Tour at the Salt Shed

    A whole year after the release of her 2024 studio album, Underdressed at the Symphony, the beloved singer-songwriter and Atlanta native Faye Webster returned to Chicago for two back-to-back impressively […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • March 18, 2025
    • Dialogs , Events , Lit , Live Lit , Music , Nonfiction , Pop , Stages

    Dialogs: Reggie Watts Celebrates Glorious Black Nerds at the Old Town School

    Reggie Watts is far more than James Corden’s bandleader on the former The Late Late Show. He’s an innovative musician (keyboard, looping machine, beatboxer), dry comedian, wearer of cool geometric […]

  • Karin McKie
  • June 14, 2024
    • Music , Pop , Reviews

    Review: Róisín Murphy Delivers a Shapeshifting Electropop Dance Party at the Riviera Theatre

    Róisín Murphy is a powerhouse performer. The Irish electropop artist vamps, dances, and whirls from one end of the stage to the other throughout the show. She changes into a […]

  • Jessica Mlinaric
  • June 14, 2024
    • Music , Pop , Venues

    Review: Hermanos Gutiérrez Bring Their Dreamy Soundscapes to Thalia Hall

    Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez are the vessels for the celestial Latin-western instrumental band, Hermanos Gutiérrez. Chicago was fortunate enough to spend two sold-out evenings with the duo, and Monday night’s […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • May 21, 2024
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