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Review: Ichiko Aoba’s Beautiful Sounds Delight a Reverent Thalia Hall

There are few venues that can transform themselves for their performers as well as Thalia Hall can. Usually when going to see artists like Ichiko Aoba and Gia Margaret, you […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • May 14, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Allison Russell Brings a Gospel of Love, Memory and Empathy for Our Time to the Vic

    In my years living and working on the North Side of Chicago, the Vic Theater has had an interesting evolution. It started as the Victoria Theatre with vaudeville shows before […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • May 14, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Pianist Evgeny Kissin is Amazing at Symphony Center

    What kind of performance has 10 curtain calls and three encores? Evgeny Kissin’s piano recital at Symphony Center on Sunday afternoon does. It was something reviewers dream to hear: a […]

  • Louis Harris
  • May 13, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Deafheaven Explores Lonely People With Power at Metro

    For a decade and a half, California metal band Deafheaven have been one of the more divisive bands to come through the heavy music scene. Controversial would be too strong […]

  • Patrick Daul
  • May 12, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: The Majestic Sounds of Japanese Breakfast Flourish at the Salt Shed

    It’s pretty obvious that both Chicago and the Salt Shed adore the sensational indie-pop outfit Japanese Breakfast. I get the impression that the band has a rather devoted cult following in […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • May 10, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Thomas Wilkins Leads the Civic Orchestra of Chicago in Symphonies by Florence Price and Antonín Dvořák

    With Thomas Wilkins taking the podium, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago gave a lovely performance at Symphony Center on Monday evening. Being the professional training ensemble for the Chicago Symphony […]

  • Louis Harris
  • May 7, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: A Stellar Evening at Radius with Empire of the Sun

    There are a handful of staple bands that undoubtedly carried the alternative music scene in the 2010s and sure enough the eclectic electronic duo, Empire of the Sun, is one […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • May 7, 2025
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Daniil Trifonov, Klaus Mäkelä, and the CSO Perform Brahms, Boulez, and Dvořák With Drama and Dazzle

    With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director designate Klaus Mäkelä taking the helm, CSO Artist in Residence Daniil Trifonov and the CSO gave a wonderful performance of Johannes Brahms’ Piano […]

  • Louis Harris
  • May 3, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Circuit des Yeux Ushers in a New Era with Halo on the Inside

    It’s always a pleasure to see local acts take the Thalia Hall stage. Even better is when you get three amazing acts like Kinsella & Pulse LLC, FACS, and Circuit […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • May 2, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Preview: Constellation Announces Sound & Gravity, a New Multi-Venue Music Festival

    The summer festival lineups keep rolling in and it’s looking like September is going to be a very busy and undeniably enjoyable month for music lovers. Especially the week of […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • April 30, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Mount Eerie Beautifully Details the Absurdity of Existence

    It feels like an eternity ago that I last saw Phil Elverum’s Mount Eerie perform live. It was back in 2019, only a few months before the pandemic would shut […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • April 25, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Kishi Bashi Brings Hope and Comfort to the Auditorium with the Chicago Philharmonic

    Last Saturday was an evening filled with the music of one of the most fascinating artists of our time. Kaoro Dill Ishibashi goes by the melodic-sounding portmanteau Kishi Bashi. The […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • April 25, 2025
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