RECOMMENDED This is an event for those that remember the “Jungle Book” as more than a Richard Kipling book or Disney movie, but a seminal collection of mix tapes by some of Chicago’s top drum ‘n’ bass selectors. Two of the headliners of the event, Phantom 45 and Dr. Groo, contributed tapes to the classic six-tape set, released in 1996. DJ Zebo, promoting and performing at the event, says it will focus strictly on tunes from that time, during the so-called “golden-era of jungle.” “The jungle sound of yesterday is quite different than that of today and we just wanted to do a party to pay tribute to the classic style,” Zebo says. The flyer for the party was designed by hardcore mainstay Phil Free Art, who is also on the bill. Look out for rave-scene casualties and get ready to shout, “Rewind.” (Michael Hirtzer) Sunday, February 17 at Evil Olive
Brutal Finesse: A Preview of King Crimson at Ravinia There have been few new compositions from King Crimson these past two decades, but the live arrangements of songs from its catalog are often strikingly different than the recorded versions.
For “Want” of a Change: A Preview of Rufus Wainwright at Ravinia Park Rufus Wainwright isn’t the first singer-songwriter to reinterpret earlier work through an orchestral lens. And much of Wainwright’s third and fourth albums, “Want One” and “Want Two”—whose twentieth anniversaries are the prompt for this new tour—is fully scored. But when Wainwright hits the Pavilion stage at Ravinia tonight, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will be behind him.
Cooling It: A Preview of Colleen Green at Cole’s Bar When Green strums power chords or chiming notes on top of her backing track, you might think you’re at Ramones karaoke night and Madonna is taking her turn.
