Review: Bleachers Launch Massive Bleachers Forever Tour at Salt Shed
It’s always an honor when artists choose Chicago as the first stop on their tour and last weekend Chicago was spoiled with not just one but TWO nights with the […]
Dispatch: Chicago Blues Festival Hosts Powerhouse Women and Pays Tribute to Billy Branch, a Living Legend of Chicago Blues
Day three of the 2026 Chicago Blues Festival featured beautiful sunny, hot weather. Musicians performing included Billy Branch with Sons of the Blues, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and Kenny Neal, and […]
Review: Blooming Under Blue Skies Is a Brilliant Season Finale for Nova Linea Musica
Nova Linea Musica completed their season on Wednesday with Blooming Under Blue Skies, a journey beyond the standard chromatic scales to pastoral tunes from the Balkans, the Mediterranean, and South […]
Dispatch: The 2026 Chicago Blues Festival Opens With Stories of Blues History and Musical Tributes
Blues Festival 2026 is here! The festival has opened at the Ramova Theater with a lineup of Chicago blues legends who are alumni of Theresa’s Lounge on Chicago’s South Side, […]
Review: Day Two of Warm Love Cool Dreams Keeps the Party Going
While the tempos weren’t THAT much warmer than the first day of Warm Love Cool Dreams, day two certainly felt a little more palatable. The day lent itself more toward […]
Review: Day One of Warm Love Cool Dreams Is a Refreshing Take on a Festival
While Memorial Day weekend was chock full of big festivals, tons of street festivals, and more things that anyone could handle in one weekend, Warm Love Cool Dreams stood above […]
Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Concludes Their Season with Music from France and France Adjacent
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center ended their season at the Harris Theater on Wednesday evening with music from “France or France Adjacent,” as violist and Chicago native Matthew […]
Review: Evgeny Kissin Brings His Extraordinary Playing Back to Symphony Center
For the third time in a month, pianist extraordinaire Evgeny Kissin graced the stage at Symphony Center with his powerful and dramatic technique on Sunday. The first two times he […]
Review: Ivy’s Traces of You Tour Comes to Park West
After last year’s release of Traces of You, a brand-new record based around abandoned song fragments from their archives, the thought of Ivy playing live in 2026 seemed too fanciful […]
Review: Nova Linea Musica Celebrates Jewish Composers and Movements of the Spirit with L’dor V’Dor
In a moving and joyous concert at the acoustically perfect Guarneri Hall, Nova Linea Musica presented its first vocal program, L’dor V’dor, which is Hebrew for “from generation to generation.” […]
Review: Dry Cleaning Leaves Thalia Hall Enamored with Secret Love
When I first came across Dry Cleaning‘s debut album New Long Leg, I was completely enthralled. Their sound is indebted to post-punk aesthetics with Tom Dowse’s red hot guitar line […]
Review: Star of the Sea Is a Revelation of Music for the Virgin Mary from Colonial Guatemala
Bella Voce returned to St. Luke’s Episcopal in Evanston for Star of the Sea: Music for Mary from Colonial Guatemala on Sunday. This excellent program featured a Renaissance Mass by composer […]