Queen of Angels Church in Lincoln Square will be the setting for a concert featuring piano and organ music by Chicago composer/pianist Thomas Winthrop Stevens this Saturday evening, October 27, […]
Liz Phair‘s Riot Fest set a few weeks ago was a triumphant full band return to her hometown. It was preceded by a stripped down set at The Empty Bottle […]
88rising has come a long way in a very short period of time. Founded by Sean Miyashiro, 88rising is a music and arts collective with some incredibly worthy and lofty […]
The Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition opens its first ever concert season this Saturday when the piano and percussion quartet Yarn/Wire offers performances of Japanese composer Misato Mochizuki, German composer […]
The Chicago Philharmonic is bringing its popular Side-by-Side program for the first time to Piotrowski Park in Little Village Saturday, October 6. On three previous occasions this year, the “Chicago […]
Sam Evian’s mantra is “this is you, forever.” He chants this on the title track of his last album, You, Forever, which indie label Saddle Creek released this summer. The […]
Photo courtesy of The Whistler If you’re a longtime Chicago resident, you’ve probably spent a late night (or 12) at The Whistler. A dimly lit ambience, craft cocktails full of […]
It’s 2004 through 2008. We’re taken through Chicago through Jessica Hopper’s eyes, to a show, to a nighttime tour of the city by bike, to a warehouse party. We’re given […]
There is a lot of history behind Amanda Shires’ marvelous voice, Shires’ has been honing her art to perfection; starting her career with The Texas Playboys before going out on […]
This year’s Riot Fest is a wealth of riches. Yup, that’s a cliché but it’s so true. When you’re done with your whining over this or that headliner going up […]
Matt Mays has had a pretty great and storied musical career. Mays started out with The Guthries, a Canadian country rock group, before embarking on an excellent solo career that […]
When Ohmme, the duo of Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham, announced the release of Parts on Joyful Noise Recordings, it was impossible not to be excited. The pair have been […]