Riot Fest 2023 Day One: Sunshine and Sing-Alongs
Riot Fest 2023 kicked off with a day of sunshine and sing-alongs in Douglass Park on Friday. The festival has been delivering nostalgic punk and rock acts since 2005, and […]
Review: Tove Lo’s Long Awaited Set at the Salt Shed Was Worth the Wait
Swedish pop icon Tove Lo was set to play the Salt Shed’s indoor debut back in February but unfortunately had to postpone due to illness. The much anticipated evening finally […]
Review: Alex Cameron and Roy Molloy Bring Their Incredibly Honed Business Skills to the Empty Bottle
I had been patiently waiting for over four years to finally see Alex Cameron and his much-ballyhooed business partner Roy Molloy live in the flesh. On Tuesday night, my dream […]
Review: Beck and Phoenix Sail the Summer Odyssey to Northerly Island
There was no other place I would have wanted to be last Thursday evening than at one of this summer’s fantastic outdoor concert hurrahs. The immensely anticipated Summer Odyssey Tour […]
Chicago Jazz Festival in Review: Honoring History and Celebrating the Now on the Final Day
The final day of the Chicago Jazz Festival is always a blast and a perfect sendoff to summer. Now, I say summer until the Autumnal Equinox and dare anyone to […]
Review: Third Coast Percussion Unveils Between Breaths in Music and Film
Third Coast Percussion opened their 2023-24 season Saturday night with a celebration and performance of Between Breaths, their new CD on Cedille Records that will be released later this week. […]
Review: Pixies, Modest Mouse, and Cat Power Dazzle Beneath a Blue Moon
Year two of the Salt Shed putting on shows has been a doozy. Honestly, they certainly have not needed to go this hard for this long. Every show brings something […]
Chicago Jazz Festival 2023 in Review: Music Is a Healer and Teacher on Day 3
Tammy McCann is a classically trained singer who could easily grace the world’s stages singing Mozart, Purcell, or Bizet. McCann felt a calling encouraged by Von Freeman and Ramsey Lewis, […]
Review: Charly Bliss Brings the Heat to Beach Bunny’s Perfect Pool Party
It was a hot one outside the Shed last Thursday in Chicago; a whopping high of just barely 100 degrees and a heat index topping out at 114. Despite the […]
Review: A Rowdy Hometown Crowd Helps Close Out the Horsegirl and Lifeguard Tour
There is something unquestionably nice about seeing an all-ages show that truly encapsulates the ethos of “everyone is welcome.” Thalia Hall this past weekend was packed full of little kids […]
Review: A Rebirth of the Cool at the Lighthouse
It was a wondrous summer night with jazz on the menu at The Lighthouse Artspace. I consider August to be Jazz Month in Chicago even though you can hear the […]
Review: With Guitarist Aniello Desiderio, Grant Park Symphony Orchestra Gives an Inspired Performance
Under the direction of guest conductor David Danzmayr, the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra gave an inspired performance at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Wednesday night. While the playing was tight […]