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Battles at the Vic
By: Santiago Guerrero Date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2011For those who are not familiar with Battles, the simplest way to describe their music would probably be "futuristic electro-experimental...
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Review: Melt Banana at the Subterannean
By: Santiago Guerrero Date: Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Coming all the way from Japan on their fifteenth American tour, Melt Banana has solidified itself as an experimental punk rock staple, while...
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Review: Screaming Females
By: Santiago Guerrero Date: Thursday, October 20th, 2011I can't think of a better venue at which to see Screaming Females than at Schuba's tavern...except maybe someone's basement or house party. For...
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This Weekend in Music
By: Santiago Guerrero Date: Sunday, November 6th, 2011As Blitzen Trapper took the stage at The Metro on Thursday night, their humble and down to earth presence was immediately felt.read more
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On Stage Review: Architecture in Helsinki
By: Santiago Guerrero Date: Friday, December 2nd, 2011Since Architecture in Helsinki's recorded music seems to benefit from being able to track in a studio, I was interested to see how their music...
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Review: Lykke Li
By: Santiago Guerrero Date: Friday, December 2nd, 2011Just as the Vic Theater's sold-out crowd was beginning to become anxious about Lykke Li's arrival, smoke and blinding strobe lights began to...
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Wicker Park Choral Singers pair music with food and drink
By: Elaine Coorens Date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2011"Eat, Drink & Be Merry" was the theme of the Wicker Park Choral Singers 2011 holiday concert in the Wicker Park Lutheran Church, Sat. , Dec....
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Classical music will waft through the air during the first of four Sunday...
By: Douglas R. Wood Date: Thursday, June 7th, 2012Classical music will fill the air this Sunday, June 10, in Wicker Park’s Schiller Grove located near the corner of Schiller and Damen.read more
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Sunday in Wicker Park overflowed with people, activities and music
By: Douglas R. Wood Date: Friday, June 15th, 2012On Sunday June 10, Wicker Park was filled with patrons of all ages engaged in numerous activities: the farmer’s market, soft ball games, the busy...
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Symphony Sounds String Quartet in Wicker Park: the right talent, the right...
By: Douglas R. Wood Date: Friday, July 20th, 2012Symphony Sounds String Quartet presented an excellent performance consisting of works from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods for the July...
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Over flowing audience at the Polish Museum of America for a mid-summer...
By: Elaine Coorens Date: Saturday, July 28th, 2012In celebration of their 75th Anniversary, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) created an enchanting "Mid-summer Night's Dream," on July 21. Featured...
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Enjoy a breadth of classic musical beats in Wicker Park...melodic to industrial
By: Douglas R. Wood Date: Monday, August 6th, 2012Symphony Sounds String Quartet and Wicker Park Choral Singers will present a concert in Wicker Park’s Schiller Grove, corner of Damen and Schiller,...
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Classical concert in Wicker Park receives high praises amid microcosm of...
By: Douglas R. Wood Date: Monday, August 20th, 2012Amid a microcosm of activities that displayed our community's diversity, Symphony Sounds String Quartet and Wicker Park Choral Singers presented a...
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Music, dance, puppets, art and history in Wicker Park this weekend ends 2012...
By: Douglas R. Wood Date: Friday, September 7th, 2012As some cool breezes begin wafting through Wicker Park, 1425 N.read more
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Classical performers Ukrainian violinist Solomia Soroka and pianist American...
Date: Sunday, November 11th, 2012World renowned Ukrainian violist Solomia Soroka and her American husband and renowned pianist Arthur Greene mesmerized a near full-house in the Ukrainian National...
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"It Takes a Village:" The Wicker Park Choral Singers celebrate their 5th...
By: Elaine Coorens Date: Tuesday, December 11th, 2012Inspired by four years of achieving their goals and learning from their mistakes, the Wicker Park Choral Singers (WPCS) chose to use "It Takes a...
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to speak at the Chicago Public Library
Date: Monday, January 14th, 2013The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sotomayor will be at the Harold Washington Library Center,read more
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Bosendorfer's premier at Ukrainian Museum was beautifully performed despite...
By: Elaine Coorens Date: Thursday, February 28th, 2013She wears her age well. She is as beautiful outside as she is in. Her agile performance is superb. She is a 153-173-year-old Bösendorfer piano....
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Call for submissions: 2013 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards
Date: Thursday, June 6th, 2013Call for poetry submissions for the 2013 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards is announced by Chicago's Guild Literary Complex (GLC). Twenty semi-finalists will compete for a...
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Symphony Sounds String Quartet returns to Wicker Park for 4th year
By: Douglas R. Wood Date: Friday, June 7th, 2013This year’s Symphony Sounds String Quartet begins their fourth season in Wicker Park, Sunday, June 9, which includes a very special piece by a...
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