On her most defining headline tour to date, Welsh techno and dream pop producer Kelly Lee Owens brought the universe of her latest project, Dreamstate to the ever charming Metro. […]
One could say I’ve been practicing listening to Free Range for quite some time.… So much so that the release of their sophomore album Lost & Found this year may […]
Anyone who thinks that 2025 does not offer the appropriate musical landscape for a gritty garage rock hybrid of early Nirvana, Weezer, and the Smiths hasn’t heard California’s Archer Oh. […]
Before returning to their homes in Berlin, the Leonkoro Quartet finished their North American tour with an entertaining concert at Logan Center in Hyde Park on Friday night. Formed in […]
The vastly talented Colombian singer, songwriter and producer Ela Minus sold out Chicago’s iconic Schubas Tavern last week as one of her only stops on her U.S. tour. Supporting her […]
Yes, I couldn’t come up with anything clever enough for the title of this review, so instead, I just decided to be as upfront with my opinion on the album […]
Last April, Chicago-based Disaster Kid retreated to a Wisconsin cabin and recorded half a dozen songs in just five days. From that session emerges the reflective Rare Bird EP, humbly […]
Hannah Frey and I share a Chicago timeline. I first discovered her on a weekend home from college listening to NPR on my mom’s speakers utterly transfixed by her song […]
A whole year after the release of her 2024 studio album, Underdressed at the Symphony, the beloved singer-songwriter and Atlanta native Faye Webster returned to Chicago for two back-to-back impressively […]
Nova Linea Musica (NLM) has a mission as an incubator for music and for giving a platform to those who bring that music to the world. Wednesday, March 12, was […]
Under the nuanced direction of conductor Manfred Honeck, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus gave a spirited performance at Symphony Center on Thursday night. The first half of the program […]
While it certainly doesn’t include all his recorded output in other groups, Neal Francis‘ solo career provides a fascinating look at an artist expanding his horizons and incorporating all of […]