Music Top 5: February 2020

1
Joe Henry
(Old Town School of Folk Music)
Singer-songwriter Henry, whose album “The Gospel According to Water” was released in November, is one of the rare artists who’s achieved the grace and gravitas to make a solo show as exciting as an arena event.
February 22

2
Emily King
(Evanston SPACE)
No idea how the lavish production of her acclaimed album “Scenery” will translate to the stage; but the pure, gorgeous R&B tunes surely will.
February 14 & 15

3
Kindred the Family Soul
(City Winery)
Singer-songwriters Aja Graydon and Fatin Dantzler are both throwbacks to golden seventies R&B sonics and thrilling genre-blending trailblazers.
February 7 & 8

4
Wolf Parade
(Thalia Hall)
The indefatigable Canadian indie-rock trio with the gorgeously feral sound tour their long-awaited new album, “Thin Mind.”
February 16

5
Echosmith
(Park West)
The pop trio (comprising siblings Sydney, Graham and Noah Sierota) tours its irresistibly tech-heavy, eighties-inflected album, “Lonely Generation.”
February 20

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