Music Top 5 January 16-31, 2017

1
CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH
(Promontory)
A brilliantly idiosyncratic trumpeter and Stretch Music pioneer shows off his ravishing “whisper technique.”
January 19

2
MOGWAI
(Thalia Hall)
The adventurous Scottish post-punk ensemble performs its score for the film “Atomic: Living In Dread and Promise.”
January 24

3
KINGS OF LEON 
(United Center)
The Kings have mainstreamed it a bit lately; still, hard to resist the dissonance of an alt-rock band playing an arena crowd.
January 23

4
ZACH WILLIAMS
(SPACE)
The Lone Bellow’s frontman goes solo, giving ample play to his beautiful, piercing tenor and highly personal songwriting.
January 26

5
ALASH
(Old Town School of Folk Music)
The Tuvan vocal and instrumental trio brings dual-tone “throat singing” to a new and gasp-inducing level.
January 21

Robert Rodi

Robert Rodi is an author, spoken-word performer and musician who has served as Newcity’s Music Editor since 2014. He’s written more than a dozen books, including the travel memoir “Seven Seasons In Siena,” and his literary and music criticism has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, Salon, The Huffington Post and many other national and regional publications.
Contact: robert@newcity.com