Music 45 2023: Who Keeps Chicago In Tune
Brian Hieggelke December 5, 2023
What’s amazing about Chicago’s music culture is that it keeps growing even if the city stays about the same.
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Music 45 2023: The Educators and Supporters
Newcity December 5, 2023
It’s a great time to be a music fan in Chicago.
Music Top 5: December 2023
Brian Hieggelke December 1, 2023
While holiday concerts abound, quite a few are far less conventional than you might expect.
Paths Not Taken: Borromeo Quartet Performs a Bartók Cycle with Alternate Takes
Dennis Polkow November 28, 2023
The Borromeo Quartet will be performing a complete cycle of all six Bartók string quartets.
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Barenboim (Almost) Returns: Ailing Conductor Was to Bring Berlin and Brahms Back to Chicago; Jakub Hruša Steps In
Dennis Polkow November 21, 2023
Due to health reasons, Daniel Barenboim has withdrawn from the Staatskapelle Berlin’s upcoming North American tour. At eighty-one, the legendary conductor and pianist was planning a rare return to Chicago—where he was music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1991-2006.
Dreamy Reflections: A Preview of Wild Nothing at House of Blues
Dylan Weinert November 17, 2023
Jack Tatum and his band are finishing their current tour with a bang in Chicago at the House of Blues, having just released their most recent album, “Hold,” this October.
Whisperin’ for Some Reason: A Preview of Ian Sweet at Empty Bottle
Dylan Weinert November 10, 2023
Angeleno Jilian Medford produces a lo-fi indie-rock sound that could acutely score a mid-2000s Michael Cera film but still feels postmodern. Melancholic but defiant, her lyricism coupled with simple and elegant guitar progressions provides for the addicting kind of pop to sway awkwardly to.
