Gone can mean a lot of things, but not “sold out”. No, when a show is sold out, it’s sold out, and Greg Freeman sold out Schubas Saturday night for […]

Nova Linea Musica continued its mission to create, present, and promote new music in an innovative and enjoyable fashion at Guarneri Hall on Wednesday evening. In a program entitled Threads […]

It’s that time of year again when Chicago hosts the renowned winter festival Tomorrow Never Knows that spans across some of the city’s most iconic independent music venues. This year’s […]

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America’s declaration as a sovereign democracy. The Declaration of Independence guaranteed the citizenry the right to life, liberty, and […]

With an unbelievable combination of youthful exuberance and mature technique, Trio Seoul wowed a large audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston on Sunday. They did it with a program […]

Frontman Kristopher Evans belts out the first lyric to “Run River,” the opening track off The Scenic Route, the debut EP of Chicago’s newest emo-laden pop punk outfit Almost Always, […]

The best thing about January 2026 is that 2025 is over. However, since it’s the beginning of the new year and I’m still waiting patiently for a few Chicago albums […]

German conductor André de Ridder led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to accompany Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey on January 9 and 10. The film was projected on […]

Making its fourth appearance at the Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival, Dudok Quartet Amsterdam gave an enjoyable performance of two string quartets of high repute: Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. […]

Founded as a progressive funky little fundraiser orchestra in 1994, Pink Martini is currently touring with a lively holiday concert called All-Stars: A Season of Stars, which stopped at the Auditorium […]

Chicago’s Cedille Records has completed another year of releasing enjoyable and, in some cases, astonishing compact discs in 2025. In recent years, vocal music has been the highlight. While vocal […]

Before 2025, I had only known of the name “Ryan Davis” from State Champion’s Bandcamp liner notes for their 2018 remarkably underrated album, Send Flowers. I was in the throes […]