Review: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter Bring the Jams at Space Evanston
What a pleasure to spend a misty autumn night grooving to Kurt Elling with Charlie Hunter at Space in Evanston. I saw him at the Chicago Jazz Festival when he […]
Review: CSO Chamber Music Performs Works by Russian and Czech Composers on Sunday in Hyde Park
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music players took the stage at Mandel Hall in Hyde Park on Sunday afternoon and gave a good, but not great, performance of music by […]
Review: Chai’s Overflowing Energy Revitalizes Thalia Hall
Japanese Pop band Chai made their way to Thalia Hall last Monday on their “We the Chai ” tour, for a rather intimate and animated show. I knew the lucky […]
Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Performs Fantastic Program of American-Inspired Music at Harris Theater
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center opened their season in a fantastic way at Harris Theater on Tuesday night. Based on an American-inspired theme, the program included well known […]
Review: Frankie and the Witch Fingers Find a Psychedelic Groove at Bottom Lounge
Touring in support of their new record Data Doom, LA-based psych-rock band Frankie and the Witch Fingers brought heavy riffage and a snappy atmosphere to Bottom Lounge. Fans of Ty […]
Review: Tank and the Bangas Are an Aural Delight with the Chicago Philharmonic
Tank and the Bangas are a genre of music unto themselves, so playing with the venerable Chicago Philharmonic was a further illumination of their poetry and music. The group is […]
Review: Under Brad Lubman, Grossman Ensemble Takes the Breath Away
It’s not often that a concert leaves me breathless, but that’s what happened when the Grossman Ensemble opened the 2023-2024 season at the Logan Center for Performing Arts in Hyde […]
Review: PUPTHEBAND Achieves Tour Closure With Late Night Riot Fest Show at Concord Music Hall
Playing their last show of the year at Riot Fest 2023 in Chicago was just not enough for PUP. Something felt like it was missing as if they needed something […]
Review: A Gorgeous Evening of Black Rainbows with Corinne Bailey Rae at Rockefeller Chapel
Last weekend, something magical happened at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Corinne Bailey Rae made her way to the beautiful building and shared her latest album Black Rainbows. Now at first […]
Review: Music of the Baroque Opens Season with Bach and Mozart
Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Chorus gave an enjoyable, if uneven, performance of Heaven and Earth at Symphony Center on Monday night. With Music Director Dame Jane Glover at […]
Riot Fest 2023 Day Three: Sunday, I’m in Love
It was a mad dash across Douglass Park on Sunday afternoon as the Riot Fest gates opened at 2 p.m. after a rain delay. Thursday fans sprinted to catch a […]
Riot Fest 2023 Day Two: Big Feelings and Faygo
A little afternoon rain didn’t deter fans from flocking to Douglass Park on Saturday for the second day of Riot Fest. Half arrived for the nostalgic indie rock album plays […]