There are a select few bands in my life that are as special to me as The Gaslight Anthem. I was first introduced to them through my Mom constantly playing […]
Just before the release of her fourth album in four years, Tamar Berk posed the reasonable question, “So in your opinion when is the right time for a ‘greatest hits’ […]
The 2024 Chicago Jazz Festival ended on Sunday and was a great success. The weather cooperated beautifully with a hint of cooler days ahead. The Pritzker Pavilion stage had a […]
Chicago is so rich with talent and artistry that performers from every genre gravitate here, especially in blues and jazz. A kernel of each was brought here from the South […]
This year’s Chicago Jazz Festival brings a cornucopia of talent to our fabulous city. This year, the variety of artists and styles of jazz promise something for everyone from fledgling […]
Review by Annie Keller. As much as I hate to admit it, I sometimes catch myself longing to live in Chicago during the ’90s indie rock boom—all analog technology and […]
Quick Spins takes a quick look at recently released albums to make certain you’re listening to all the quality music being released these days. Charly Bliss – FOREVER FOREVER by […]
“I’m not trying to get you on the first listen, at all.” This is the ethos of Ruban Nielson, frontman and principal architect of psychedelic rock outfit Unknown Mortal Orchestra. […]
Under the lively leadership of Jonathan Rush, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra completed a residency at Ravinia in an amazing fashion on Sunday evening. Joined by violinist Rachel Barton Pine, the […]
It came as no surprise when The Marías show was moved from inside the shed to the larger fairgrounds at Chicago’s beloved Salt Shed this past Tuesday evening due to […]
After a busy Lollapalooza weekend and various after shows hosted by Thalia Hall, dream-pop pioneer Jack Tatum better known as Wild Nothing was the perfect calm after the storm at […]
Creating a dramatic soundscape of sadness, longing, tenderness, and joy, conductor Alasdair Neale led the Sun Valley Festival Orchestra though Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No 6, in a-minor, Tragic, before 3000 […]