First impressions matter, and Sierra Spirit wanted to make a good one for her Chicago debut Sunday night. After commanding the Chicago Theatre crowd’s attention with the hypnotically assertive opener […]
The Miró Quartet from Austin, Texas, entertained a large audience to end the Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival on Sunday. In performing a program of classics by Franz Joseph Haydn […]
What do you get when you mix a chorus of 77 volunteers who put their heart and soul into a project and then stir in the orchestral wizardry of the […]
I have previously covered the Dover Quartet in their intimate performance at Guarneri Hall for Nova Linea Musica, and gave high praise to the gifted artists. I wish there were […]
It’s no secret that Chicago harbors some of the most talented and unique artists in the industry, which includes the vastly talented electropop group, Pixel Grip. The trio wrapped up […]
In 2024 Chicago’s Cedille Records released several CDs featuring vocal music, continuing a trend from 2023. Several include world premier recordings of works by Chicago composers. Others resurrect long-ignored songs […]
The forceful cheeriness of the holiday season is now upon us but it is not for everyone. Not all Christmas songs are about comfort and joy. Singer, songwriter, violinist, sometime […]
Guarneri Hall Presents is a series of chamber concerts that began in 2018 and has continued to grow as a destination for classical music aficionados. In October, guest presenter Nova Linea […]
Granted, it’s not the most common thing to have your album release show two months after your album came out, but we do things a bit differently in Chicago, and […]
After an extensive tour around the U.S. in support of their latest album release, Poetry; the beloved Chicago native indie rock band DEHD concluded their extremely sold out three night […]
It’s starting to feel a little crazy that albums I listened to in high school are turning 20 years old. But reality is that those bands that I grew up […]
“In their parents’ arms, the kids were falling apart/broken tiny bodies holding tiny still hearts”-“Shame”“Have you ever had ringworm? Scabies? Have you ever had to live outside?”-“Why”“There’s more screaming than […]