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Newcity Music Reviews, profiles and news about music in Chicago Menu Newcity Newcity Network Best of Chicago Art Brazil Design Film Lit Music About Newcity Music Advertise Contributors Chicago Indie Record Store Guide Privacy Policy Resto Stage Facebook Twitter Instagram Search Subscribe Magazine Memberships Newsletters Search Search Close this search box. Be Eclectic, Be Water: A Preview of Christian Sands at Jazz Showcase David Witter May 9, 2024 Heralded as a rising star in jazz” by none other than Wynton Marsalis, prodigy jazz pianist Christian Sands incorporates musical and cultural diversity into his original compositions in Grammy-nominated Be Water.” LATEST STORIES Delightful and Enlightening: A Preview of Heaven and Earth” via Music of the Baroque Fun Burger Time: A Preview of Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol at the Hideout Music Top 5: May 2024 Cool Jazz: The Laufey Phenomenon TOP 5 SHOWS TO SEE THIS MONTH Yes, I Think You’ve Seen Me Before: A Preview of Suzanne Vega at Evanston Space Craig Bechtel April 23, 2024 Suzanne Vega, an excellent singer-songwriter before the term was coined, has come to represent New York and should be regarded as a national treasure for her talents, rather than just the lady who did ‘Luka.’” When You Haven’t Had Enough of Silly Love Songs: A Preview of The Magnetic Fields at Thalia Hall Craig Bechtel April 18, 2024 It’s nowhere near as original as the songs on 69 Love Songs,” but this really is a heart-breaking work of staggering genius—or a staggering work of heart-breaking genius, and some of it is pretty darn funny, too. The Intimacy of Viral Bedroom Pop: A Preview of PinkPantheress at Metro Keidra Chaney April 16, 2024 A favorite of TikTok during the early days of the COVID pandemic, U.K. singer/songwriter/producer PinkPantheress makes ostensibly cute music: her breathy vocals drift over lo-fi breakbeats, and her songs usually clock out at no more than two minutes. POPULAR STORIES Be Who You Are”: A Preview of Jon Batiste at The Riviera Seen But Not Heard: On Not Listening to Chvrches and Guided By Voices Barbed Wire and Silk: A Review of Audrey Foxx’s Stone Cold Woman” Performing with Passion: A new Holy Week music tradition rises with the Chicago Bach Project For the Culture, by the Culture, with the Culture: How the Black Promoters Collective is Changing the Concert Game Dave Hoekstra April 11, 2024 Over the last twenty years, the business of promoting live music in the United States has consolidated in the hands of two multibillion-dollar behemoths, Live Nation and AEG Live. So when eight Black entrepreneurs decided to join forces, it might have been hard to decide whether to describe it as starry-eyed or visionary. Pet Sounds This Isn’t: A Preview of Music of the Baroque’s Birds, Frogs, Crickets and Dogs” Craig Bechtel April 9, 2024 While the title might sound like a promissory note for a cacophony of wild animals, the organizational intent of the composers will reveal something more deliberate afoot. While you might not hear a hoot or a holler, you will hear the beauty of nature captured in these organic, but systematic compositions. Genre Blender: A Preview of Aaron Lee Tasjan at Evanston Space Dylan Weinert April 4, 2024 It’s not apropos for music writers to compare musicians, but this case feels like an exception and we don’t think Aaron will mind. If you put gravel, smoke and Frank Zappa into a blender, something like Aaron Lee Tasjan drips out. More Stories MAY 2024: RAMBERG GET A COPY SUBSCRIBE Facebook Twitter Instagram About Privacy Policy Advertise Subscribe Newsletters Newcity Custom Chicago Film Project Copyright Newcity Communications, Inc. ©...