The Harris Theater will host the world premiere of a new work by Chicago composer Augusta Read Thomas this Sunday, November 12. Sonorous Earth is a concerto for orchestra and percussion quartet […]
Celebrating the rich musical heritage of Latin America and Spain, the 12th annual Chicago Latino Music Festival opens this Thursday with a free concert by Peruvian guitarist Luis Rafael Vivanco. His solo […]
The phrase “Chicago record fair” is nearly synonymous with the nonprofit community radio station CHIRP. Just Google search it. In addition to spinning records for the city and introducing listeners to new […]
In keeping with its long-term efforts to leverage different styles of new music, the Fulcrum Point New Music Project will convene its second Black Composer Speaks concerts and discussions this Thursday and […]
In its second offering of the 2016-17 season, the Orion Ensemble goes back to its roots with three of its founding members playing music from the 20th century. Serenade by Three: Orion […]
I love this time of year for so many reasons– the weather, the leaves, the clothes and color palette, the new appeal of warm seasonal beverages, children playing soccer outdoors, plaid and […]
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the “sister city” cultural partnership of Chicago and Paris, the Chicago Sister Cities Paris Committee presents French Connection 2016 at The Poetry Foundation on Friday, […]
Broadway in Chicago held an introduction press conference last week for the cast of Hamilton, which will open in previews September 27 at the Private Bank Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St. Director Thomas […]
Opening its 2016-17 season in a wild and exuberant fashion, conductor Mei-Ann Chen and the Chicago Sinfonietta present Unhinged, an evening featuring the ersatz histrionics of the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo […]
Third Coast Review and Tree Falls Productions conclude Kill Your Darlings, their series of “live-lit/improv mashups” on Wednesday, September 14. That night will be devoted to Lit itself and we’ll explore Chicago’s saloon culture and […]
Celebrating the rich musical heritage of Latin America and Spain, the 11th installment of Chicago’s Latino Music Festival kicks off with the violin and guitar Duo Belcorde performing music from their Spanish […]
Guest Author Patrick McManus is a stand-up comic living and working in Chicago. Patrick is a real cool guy who won the 100 Proof Comedy’s Chicago’s Top College Comedian Competition in 2015. […]
