Review: BRONCHO Treats Lincoln Hall to an Extensive Set
Lincoln Hall was in for a treat this past Saturday with Oklahoma indie rock outfit, BRONCHO (Ryan Lindsey, Nathan Price, Ben King, Penny Pitchlynn) bringing the heat to the windy […]
Review: Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna Enchanted Martyrs’
Guest review by Aviv Hart. You won’t find a single music venue in Chicago that feels quite like Martyrs’ on Lincoln Avenue. There is an inimitable intimacy in the room […]
Giveaway: Sacred Rose’s Hippie Spirit Will be Taking Over the Seatgeek Stadium Campus in August
We are in the middle of festival season and there are so many fantastic gatherings going on this year! One of the new ones is Sacred Rose, a throwback to […]
Review: The Handcuffs Release the Best Album of Their Career (So Far) With Burn The Rails
The Handcuffs are one of those bands who will play live shows relatively frequently, but feel no rush to release their albums. I think part of this is grounded in […]
Review: New Conductor, Different Program, No Problem for Grant Park Orchestra
For the second time in a week, a Chicago orchestra’s conductor was suddenly sidelined due to a positive COVID-19 test just hours before a concert. Last Thursday, this happened to […]
Review: Talkin’ about Early Bob Dylan, The Dylan Tapes
Bob Dylan is having a bit of a late-career cultural moment. His most recent album, Rough and Rowdy Ways, was released in June 2019, and the featured single, “Murder Most […]
Review: Chicago Philharmonic Revives the Roar of Marvel’s Black Panther for Juneteenth
The Chicago Theatre started out as a movie palace that could hold more than 3000 viewers for the silent films that were all the rage. It was normal for a […]
Review: The Strokes Energize Metro in Support of Candidate Kina Collins
It’s been a little over 20 years since The Strokes stopped by the Metro stage, right at the height of their Is This It release. That album is filled with […]
Review: Let’s Do It Again – Rufus Sings Judy at City Winery
On April 23, 1961, superstar Judy Garland launched yet another of her legendary comebacks and appeared on stage at Carnegie Hall. Subsequently called “the Greatest Night in Showbiz,” her performance […]
Review: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lina González-Granados Exhibit Brilliance With the CSO
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra succeeded in a tall order on Thursday night: turning a major work that has often left me wanting into a thing of abject beauty. To accomplish […]
3CR’s Guide to Record Store Day June Drop in Chicago and Beyond
It’s time for another Record Store Day! Since COVID-19 forced the annual day of record store celebration to split into three in 2020 and two editions last year, things have […]
Review: Bottled Up’s Grand Bizarre Impressed at Empty Bottle
Guest review by Aviv Hart. Grand Bizarre, the new record from Washington DC’s Bottled Up, appropriately fulfills the promise of its title as the appreciative crowd at Empty Bottle witnessed […]