Review: Le Vent du Nord at Old Town School of Folk Music: Tapez Du Pieds!
Le Vent du Nord, which translates to North Wind, brought the rollicking traditional music of Quebec to the Windy City on January 8. In kicking off the Old Town School […]
Review: The Second Magical Evening of Two or Three with American Football
American Football seemed like a long shot during the decade and a half between their first and second self-titled albums. So many of the band members were doing their own […]
Review: Mesmerica 360 is a Kaleidoscopic Audiovisual Journey
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being inside a kaleidoscope, look no further than James Hood’s Mesmerica 360, a multisensory experience that does, indeed, mesmerize. I caught a sold-out […]
2019 in Review: What We Liked in Music, Part 3
It’s been another banner year for music. There have been so many fantastic releases this year that it would be near impossible to rank them in a way that we […]
2019 in Review: What We Liked in Music, Part 2
It’s been another banner year for music. There have been so many fantastic releases this year that it would be near impossible to rank them in a way that we […]
2019 in Review: What We Liked in Music, Part 1
It’s been another banner year for music. There have been so many fantastic releases this year that it would be near impossible to rank them in a way that we […]
Review: A Cinematic Pressure Cooker Boils Over in Uncut Gems
Every once in a while—and it isn’t very often, I assure you—I ask a very simple favor of anyone who takes the time to read what I have to write […]
Christmas Was a Blooming Rose at Two Classical Brass Concerts
The holiday concerts presented by Music of the Baroque and Chicago Philharmonic had a few things in common. Both performances were a pleasure to attend. They both featured brass […]
Review: Sub Urban Impresses at Schubas
Dealing with viral fame at just 19 years old is no easy task. For Sub Urban, however, it seems like a breeze. The singer-songwriter and producer, known for his hit […]
Review: Mount Eerie and Julie Doiron Return to Lost Wisdom and Share it with Thalia Hall
There was an eleven year gap between Julie Doiron and Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie) Lost Wisdom albums. A whole mess of love, loss, births, and revivals have happened in the […]
Review: Mercury Theater’s Nat King Cole Christmas Concert a Smooth Ride Down Memory Lane
An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas is the charming tribute concert playing through Sunday, December 15, at the Mercury’s Venus Cabaret Theater in Lakeview. It stars Evan Tyrone Martin as […]
Music of the Baroque Served Bach With Italian Seasoning, Peppered With Virtuoso Standouts
Music of the Baroque delivered an appropriately tasty concert to kick off Thanksgiving week. The November 25 performance at the Harris Theater had the self-explanatory title of Bach and the […]