Review: Mdou Moctar Jams Out at Thalia Hall
I’m always on the hunt for fresh and unique sounding music and upon my first listen to the Tuareg native rock band; Mdou Moctar, last year I was instantly drawn […]
Review: Orville Peck Rounds Up His Stampede Tour to the Aragon Ballroom
Orville Peck is no stranger to the limelight having been thrust into it immediately after his debut album Pony, deservedly so. And with his star ever rising, this is his […]
Review: Róisín Murphy Delivers a Shapeshifting Electropop Dance Party at the Riviera Theatre
Róisín Murphy is a powerhouse performer. The Irish electropop artist vamps, dances, and whirls from one end of the stage to the other throughout the show. She changes into a […]
Review: Grant Park Music Festival Opens a Hit-Filled Season
On the first truly summery evening of the year, the Grant Park Music Festival opened its 90th season in excellent fashion at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Wednesday. With […]
Review: Khruangbin Clears the Skies for Their Ethereal Set at Salt Shed
Khruangbin scratches an itch in my brain that not many other bands can really do for me. You don’t often come across bands like this remarkable trio of psychedelic geniuses […]
Review: Allie X Debuts Girl With No Face US Tour at Thalia Hall
I have been waiting a long time for the opportunity to catch Allie X live again; especially with her latest immensely synth-heavy record Girl With No Face that I am […]
Dispatch: On Blues Fest Day Three, Women Rule the Day as the Queen of the Blues Is Celebrated
On Saturday, it was proclaimed to be Dinah Washington Day in Chicago. June 8 would have been her centennial. She had been declared Queen of the Blues in her day, […]
Dispatch: Day Two of the 40th Chicago Blues Festival Is a Celebration of the Mississippi-to-Chicago Connection
The Mississippi Delta is considered the cradle of the Blues. This treasure sprang up in the state where cotton was king. It was born of the sweat from grueling work […]
Dispatch: The 40th Chicago Blues Festival Kicks Off at the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport
I wondered what the audience at the Ramova Theatre for the opening night of the Chicago Blues Festival would think about the second-generation lineup of blues artists. Shemekia Copeland and […]
Review: Only a Single Raincloud in Sight for Burr Oak’s Release Show at Schubas
I’ve been a big fan of Burr Oak and their debut album Late Bloomer since I saw them perform at the Metro with a slew of other local bands celebrating […]
Review: Knocked Loose, Blind in Their “Thirst,” Deliver the Most Brutal of Nights at the Salt Shed
The Salt Shed isn’t well known for being an old haunt of metal and/or hardcore bands, but that doesn’t mean they don’t partake in the dark arts from time to […]
Review: At the World’s Edge Festival Entertains Chicago
Organizers from the At the World’s Edge Festival entertained a sold-out audience at Guarneri Hall on Wednesday evening. Led by artistic director Benjamin Baker and festival director Justine Cormack, AWE […]