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Review: Angela Hewitt Gives a Riveting Performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations at Ravinia

Angela Hewitt gave a riveting performance of one of the most intense pieces of music ever written for keyboard. At Ravinia’s Martin Theater on Wednesday evening, she was playing a […]

  • Louis Harris
  • June 13, 2025
    • Festivals , Music , Reviews

    Review: Heart Doesn’t Skip a Beat at Ravinia

    Few artists have given me actual goosebumps, but Ann Wilson’s vocals and Nancy Wilson’s guitar playing delivered chills during Heart’s recent show at Ravinia Festival. The legendary first sisters of […]

  • Jessica Mlinaric
  • June 9, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Samia and Raffaella Make Thalia Hall Feel Like Summer

    Sometimes you just need the right show to pick up your spirits. Last week Samia and Raffaella made their way to Chicago for two nights of fantastic performances that not […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • June 9, 2025
    • Blues , Festivals , Gospel , Music , Reviews

    Dispatch: Neighbors from the North, Guitars,and Memories of Street Corner Concerts in Day 2 of Blues Festival

    Day two of the Chicago Blues Festival was a trip down memory lane—the days of big production concerts, tailored clothes, and memories of summers in Louisiana. The mainstage performers on […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 7, 2025
    • Classical , Reviews

    Review: Nova Linea Inaugural Season Closes With Buoyant and Original Compositions

    June 4 marked the close of Nova Linea Musica’s inaugural season with a flourish of whimsy and music that, for me, evokes stories and visions of Chicago. NLM is the […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • June 6, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Tennis Bids Farewell to Chicago at the Salt Shed

    There are very few bands that have successfully put out flawless albums consistently back to back so I was rather astonished and heartbroken to hear the news that Alaina Moore […]

  • Andrew Lagunas
  • June 4, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: A Place To Bury Strangers Is Still the Loudest Band In the World

    A Place To Bury Strangers rose to prominence in the early aughts off the strength of being dubbed the loudest band in New York. Donning messy hair and a My […]

  • V.V. Hart
  • June 3, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Truth or Consequences New Mexico Makes This Time of Year the Best Time of Year

    We’re coming up on two months of Truth or Consequences New Mexico’s second EP This Time of Year being out in the world and although it has about 20 years […]

  • Lorenzo Zenitsky
  • June 2, 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
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Baroness Baptizes Sleeping Village in Red andBlue

    Two of the most enthralling live music pleasures are the full album play-through and the intimate smaller-than-usual venue show. Baroness provided both on Wednesday, as they performed their first 2 […]

  • Patrick Daul
  • May 28, 2025
    • Music , Pop/Rock , Reviews

    Review: An Energized Cat Ridgeway Rocks Subterranean

    After my delightful interview with Cat Ridgeway last weekend, as well as several spins of her latest record, Sprinter, I was very excited to see her perform at Subterranean on […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • May 21, 2025
    • Music , Reviews

    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
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