It’s probably a weird year for an indie-rock band to be declaring “It’s a Beautiful Place.” But the duo behind Water From Your Eyes aren’t exactly known for making explicit […]
On the opening night of Queens of the Stone Age’s Catacombs Tour at the Chicago Theatre, you could hear crickets chirping…and that was by design. The band’s set began with […]
When you’ve been a part of such a big group as Noah Lennox and Josh Dibb have been, it’s not surprising to have a lot of expectations on your solo […]
I was not ready. It was Sunday, September 28, and I was feeling in need of a pick-me-up for the week ahead. I had not heard Wicked Drawl previously, but […]
Continuing the CheckOut’s Opening Festival, the Palomar Ensemble performed an interesting program before a nearly full audience on Wednesday evening. Founded by Access Contemporary Music, the CheckOut is a new […]
Riot Fest‘s 20th year was truly something special. Day one was wonderfully weird. Day two was wild and frantic. Both days delivered on everything you could want from a festival […]
The Orion Ensemble continued their 33rd season in a charming way at Pianoforte Studios in the South Loop on Monday night. Comprised of the quartet formed by clarinetist Katheryne Pirtle, […]
The Athenaeum Center Theatre was packed last Wednesday night with a near-capacity crowd eager to welcome Broadway legend Lea Salonga to Chicago in her show Stage, Screen and Everything in […]
On Thursday and Friday evenings, the Boromeo Quartet brought to Guarneri Hall an innovative performance of the music that, in my humble opinion, is the greatest ever written: the late […]
Coming out of the pandemic, most (perhaps overly obsessed) music fans had a checklist of artists they wanted to see live as soon as possible. If you’re a devotee of […]
The CheckOut opened its doors to a great performance by the Amos Gillespie Chamber Quartet on Saturday night. This abandoned 7-Eleven was formerly an eyesore at the end of the […]
For the second year in a row, Music of the Baroque was blessed with wonderful weather as the orchestra and chorus, led by Dame Jane Glover, cruised down the Chicago […]