Music Top 5: November 2017

1
BONNIE KOLOC
(SPACE)
There’s been a spate of folk-music legends coming to town of late; Koloc is the one who’s been here all along.
November 19

2
CASSANDRA WILSON AND LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ
(Old Town School)
The smoldering jazz chanteuse and scorching Irish soul singer cook up an unlikely but irresistible rapport.
November 10

3
VIJAY IYER
(Harris Theater)
The multi-genre composer-pianist teams with players from the CSO for his audacious chamber piece “Time, Place, Action.”
November 13

4
KURT ELLING
(City Winery)
The edgy, uber-urbane jazz singer performs material from his transformative Christmas album, “The Beautiful Day.”
November 25

5
KACY & CLAYTON
(Schubas)
Kacy Anderson’s bell-like voice and Clayton Linthicum’s plangent strumming find the Appalachian heart in even the most cynical breast.
November 10

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