Preview: The Music Box 70mm Film Festival Opens Friday
The Music Box Theatre loves to find reasons to play films in 70mm. In the last year, the venue has done one-off screenings of both Streets of Fire and Howard the […]
Preview: 30th Chicago Duo Piano Festival Opens With a Russian Flair This Sunday
The Chicago Duo Piano Festival opens this Sunday with Russian Masterpieces, a concert of Russian music performed by Russian pianists Natalia Lavrova and Vassily Primakov at Nichols Concert Hall in […]
Sloan Is Bringing Their Arena-Sized Feel-Good Rock to Bottom Lounge This Weekend
Sloan is a band closing in on three decades of being together. In that time they’ve released 12 albums, flirted with stardom, and despite missing the industry-approved brass ring of […]
Giveaway: Mamby on the Beach 2018
We got a nice taste of summer this weekend and it looks like it won’t being going away! The nice warm weather is a fantastic reminder that Mamby on the […]
Preview: The First Impromptu Fest of Contemporary Music Starts this Thursday
Aficionados of contemporary music are in for a treat the next two weekends when the first-ever Impromptu Fest opens this Thursday at the Chopin Theater. Inspired by the Ear Taxi […]
Partner to Bring Their Feel-Good Heavy Guitar Pop to the Empty Bottle This Friday
Imagine a world where Weezer was two girls from Canada, and they never lost that gleam that made their early work so timeless. If you can capture that image in […]
Preview: Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival Kicks Off This Friday
The annual Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival opens this Friday with the North American concert debut of a young ensemble hailing from the Netherlands, the Dudok Kwartet Amsterdam. Hosted by […]
Interview: New Percussion Concerto by Augusta Read Thomas to Premiere November 12
The Harris Theater will host the world premiere of a new work by Chicago composer Augusta Read Thomas this Sunday, November 12. Sonorous Earth is a concerto for orchestra and […]
Preview: 12th Chicago Latino Music Festival Opens Thursday
Celebrating the rich musical heritage of Latin America and Spain, the 12th annual Chicago Latino Music Festival opens this Thursday with a free concert by Peruvian guitarist Luis Rafael Vivanco. […]
CHIRP Celebrates Annual Record Fair’s 15th Anniversary
The phrase “Chicago record fair” is nearly synonymous with the nonprofit community radio station CHIRP. Just Google search it. In addition to spinning records for the city and introducing listeners […]
Preview: Fulcrum Point New Music Project Hosts Second Black Composer Speaks
In keeping with its long-term efforts to leverage different styles of new music, the Fulcrum Point New Music Project will convene its second Black Composer Speaks concerts and discussions this […]
Preview: Orion Ensemble Goes Back to Its Roots
In its second offering of the 2016-17 season, the Orion Ensemble goes back to its roots with three of its founding members playing music from the 20th century. Serenade by […]