The Handcuffs Release the Best Album of Their Career (So Far) with Burn The Rails
The Handcuffs are one of those bands who will play live shows relatively frequently, but feel no rush to release…
Review: The Strokes Energized Metro in Support of Kina Collins
It’s been a little over 20 years since The Strokes stopped by the Metro stage, right at the height of…
Review: Let’s Do It Again – Rufus Sings Judy at City Winery
On April 23, 1961, superstar Judy Garland launched yet another of her legendary comebacks and appeared on stage at Carnegie…
Review: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lina González-Granados Exhibit Brilliance With the CSO
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra succeeded in a tall order on Thursday night: turning a major work that has often left…
Review: Bottled Up’s Grand Bizarre Impressed at Empty Bottle
Guest review by Aviv Heart. Grand Bizarre, the new record from Washington DC’s Bottled Up, appropriately fulfills the promise of…
Review: A Rowdy Metro Welcomed Post Animal Home
Frequent Chicago concert goers could probably tell you they know who Post Animal is. They are a staple of the…
Review: Kate Bollinger and Lael Neale Connected with a Sold Out Schubas Crowd
Last week before the blazing heat and storms took Chicago by surprise, a pair of singer songwriters took the stage…
Review: Kontras Quartet’s Premier of Amy Wurtz’ Third String Quartet Is Worth the COVID-19 Wait
The Chicago-based Kontras Quartet performed several string quartets by American composers at Roosevelt University’s Ganz Hall yesterday. Hosted by the…
Review: Makaya McCraven’s Avant-Garde Jazz Transports Lincoln Hall
The crowd at Makaya McCraven’s Friday night show at Lincoln Hall was as varied as the hometown artist’s take on…
Review: A Well Spent Evening with the Mountain Goats and Will Sheff
I think no matter how you try to measure it, the Mountains Goats’ success over the past few decades is…
Review: Grossman Ensemble Gives a Dull Performance
One of the leading incubators of new music in Chicago is housed at the Chicago Center of Contemporary Composition at…
Review: The CSO Under the Baton of Karina Canellakis Delivers the Goods
What kind of concert starts with an 11-minute introductory piece that ends up getting two ovations? A Chicago Symphony Orchestra…
