Review: Living In Some Kind of Free Association with Friendship at Empty Bottle
I’ll admit that I am extremely rusty—with both concert-going and writing reviews. A slew of changes in my personal life have made it hard for me to focus on either […]
Review: Dame Jane Glover, Demarre McGill, and Music of the Baroque Compare and Contrast Fathers and Sons
Music of the Baroque found a great excuse for bringing Chicago native and flutist extraordinaire Demarre McGill to the Harris Theater on Saturday night. Rather than simply performing a flute […]
Review: Greg Freeman Gives Schubas a Night of Punky Pedal Steel and Power Stances
Gone can mean a lot of things, but not “sold out”. No, when a show is sold out, it’s sold out, and Greg Freeman sold out Schubas Saturday night for […]
Review: Nova Linea Musica Continues to Innovate in a Very Enjoyable Way
Nova Linea Musica continued its mission to create, present, and promote new music in an innovative and enjoyable fashion at Guarneri Hall on Wednesday evening. In a program entitled Threads […]
Review: DIIV Heats Up Lincoln Hall with an Intimate Set
It’s that time of year again when Chicago hosts the renowned winter festival Tomorrow Never Knows that spans across some of the city’s most iconic independent music venues. This year’s […]
Review: Chicago Opera Theater Performs the Music of Immigrant Composers in a Rousing In America’s Embrace
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America’s declaration as a sovereign democracy. The Declaration of Independence guaranteed the citizenry the right to life, liberty, and […]
Review: Trio Seoul Wows the Audience at the Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival
With an unbelievable combination of youthful exuberance and mature technique, Trio Seoul wowed a large audience at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall in Evanston on Sunday. They did it with a program […]
Review: Almost Always Takes The Scenic Route and Makes It Last
Frontman Kristopher Evans belts out the first lyric to “Run River,” the opening track off The Scenic Route, the debut EP of Chicago’s newest emo-laden pop punk outfit Almost Always, […]
Review: At the Dive Bar and Clover by Sleeper’s Bell Is on…
The best thing about January 2026 is that 2025 is over. However, since it’s the beginning of the new year and I’m still waiting patiently for a few Chicago albums […]
Review: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Launches 2001: A Space Odyssey with Live Accompaniment
German conductor André de Ridder led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to accompany Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey on January 9 and 10. The film was projected on […]
Review: Dudok Quartet Amsterdam Opens the Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival with Shostakovich and Schubert
Making its fourth appearance at the Northwestern Winter Chamber Music Festival, Dudok Quartet Amsterdam gave an enjoyable performance of two string quartets of high repute: Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. […]
Review: Pink Martini Stirs Up a Sparkling Seasonal Cocktail of Multicultural Music
Founded as a progressive funky little fundraiser orchestra in 1994, Pink Martini is currently touring with a lively holiday concert called All-Stars: A Season of Stars, which stopped at the Auditorium […]