Music Top 5: January 2019

1
SONS OF THE NEVER WRONG
(City Winery)
No better way to kick off the new year than with the wit, whimsy and wonderment of Chicago’s beloved folk-and-beyond trio…
January 6

2
THE FLAT FIVE
(Hideout)
… unless you’re kicking off the new year with the hipness, heart and harmonies of Chicago’s beloved pop-and-beyond quintet.
January 6

3
LEMON TWIGS
(Metro)
Long Island brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario resurrect the gaudy glories of seventies pop with more brio than many of the acts that originated them.
January 25

4
ANGELA HEWITT
(Harris Theater)
Widely acclaimed for her near-definitive readings of Bach, pianist Hewitt shows her astonishing range in an all-Mozart program.
January 26

5
CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD
(Thalia Hall)
Southern blues-rocker Robinson has been at this a long time, but he and his band still grind out ridiculously infectious rhythms and harmonies.
January 26

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