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Music, Music Feature Sep 9, 2013
The World Music Festival bounces back

Its city-spanning lineup of free concerts expands to 11 days with an all-night Indian classical marathon, Malian stars Sidi Touré and Bassekou Kouyaté, and lots more.
- By Peter Margasak and Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music Feature, World Music Festival 2013, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Michael Orlove, Carlos Tortolero, Jack McLarnan, RagaMala, Amjad Ali Khan, Debashish Bhattacharya, Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, Festival au Desert: Caravan for Peace, Bassekou Kouyaté, Sidi Touré, Leila Gobi, Mamadou Kelly, Joan Soriano, Eddie Palmieri, Plena Libre, L. Subramaniam, Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers, Pejman Hadadi, Imamyar Hasanov, One World Under One Roof, Debo Band, Subhasis Bhattacharjee, Ngoni Ba, Zoumana Tereta, Amy Sacko, Cheick Diallo, Baba Salah, Kardemimmit, We Banjo 3, Noura Mint Seymali, Tal National, Brock McGuire Band, Andreas Kapsalis, Goran Ivanovic, Pritzker Pavilion, Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Martyrs', Hideout, Symphony Center, Mayne Stage, Old Town School of Folk Music, Harris Gallery, Reggie's Rock Club, Schubas

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Jan 28, 2013
Being Jack Unterweger

John Malkovich channels Austria's infamous Hooker Killer.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Jack Unterweger, Birgit Hutter, Michael Sturminger, John Malkovich, Elfriede Jelinek, Vienna Strangler, The Infernal Commedy, August Schenner, Symphony Center, Vienna, serial killers

Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2012
Video
Listen: American Mavericks playlists

To celebrate the American Mavericks festival in New York, classical station WQXR compiles great playlists by current mavericks.
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Music, Post No Bills, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, American Mavericks, WQXR, Tyondai Braxton, classical music, new music, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Mar 12, 2012
The girl who played the violin

A prodigy comes home to the CSO
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Stephanie Jeong, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, concertmaster, Curtis Institute, Aaron Rosand, Juliard, Ricardo Muti, Yo-Yo Ma, Symphony Center

Music, Soundboard Jun 2, 2011
Soundboard: June 2-8

Recommended and notable concerts, including Charles Lloyd, Raphael Saadiq, Antietam, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, David Bazan, and Earth
- By Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Kevin Warwick, and Leor Galil
- Tags: Soundboard, Skism, Arto Jarvela, Kaivama, Earth, O Paon, David Bazan, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Michael Chapman, Yvette, A Place to Bury Strangers, Antietam, Kate Simko, Raphael Saadiq, Onyou, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Symphony Center, Pancho's, Smart Bar, Hideout, Empty Bottle, Schubas, Lincoln Hall, Mayne Stage, Old Town School of Folk Music, the Mid, Township, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music

Music, Soundboard Apr 14, 2011
The List: April 14-20

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows, including: Amon Amarth, Megaton Leviathan, Front 242, Mike Watt + the Missingmen, Ralph Stanley, Parts & Labor, and more
- Tags: Soundboard, Bottom Lounge, Memories, Reggie's Rock Club, Mayne Stage, Hideout, Metro, Schubas, Roxaboxen Exhibitions, Symphony Center, Saint Vincent de Paul Church, Lincoln Hall, Empty Bottle, Amon Amarth, Megaton Leviathan, Peelander-Z, Charlie Parr, Anni Rossi, Rollin Hunt, Front 242, Wax Trax!, Mike Watt + the Missingmen, Ralph Stanley, Luc Van Acker, Paul Barker, Chris Connelly, Revolting Cocks, The Bach Project, Crocodiles, Parts & Labor, Stage Bar, Reggies’ Rock Club

Music, Soundboard Feb 17, 2011
The List: February 17-22, 2011

Critics' Choices and other notable shows
- By Steve Langendorf, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, Jessica Hopper, Kevin Warwick, Leor Galil, Monica Kendrick, Brian Costello, and Peter Margasak
- Tags: Soundboard, The List, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Beans, Dismemberment Plan, Motorhead, Available Jelly, Thank You, Old 97s, Krunchies, Absu, Symphony Center, Subterranean, Enemy, Lincoln Hall, Metro, Empty Bottle, Congress Theater, the Vic, Hungry Brain, Bottom Lounge, SPACE, Martyrs'

Music, Music Feature Feb 10, 2011
The Robert Johnson Variations

Three generations of musicians play the songs and ponder the legend of the archetypal Delta bluesman.
- By Phillip Mlynar
- Tags: Music Feature, blues, Robert Johnson, Honeyboy Edwards, Charlie Musselwhite, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, B.B. King, Hubert Sumlin, Ruthie Foster, Cedric Burnside, Lightnin' Malcolm, Symphony Center, tribunte

Music, Soundboard Dec 9, 2010
The List: December 9 - 15, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Killing Joke, The Flat Five, Tennis, Clare Burson, Latimore, the Sword, the Nick Mazzarella Trio, Andrew Bird, and more
- By Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Jessica Hopper, Noah Berlatsky, Miles Raymer, and David Whiteis
- Tags: Soundboard, Symphony Center, Hideout, Empty Bottle, Schubas, Reggie's Rock Club, Beauty Bar, Lincoln Hall, the Zone, Metro, Morseland, Fourth Presbyterian Church, House of Blues

Music, Soundboard Dec 2, 2010
The List: December 2-8, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: The Roots, Superchunk, Sonny Burgess, Doomtree, Chris Speed’s Endangered Blood, Talk Normal, and more
- By Steve Langendorf, Peter Margasak, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Bill Meyer, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Symphony Center, Metro, Elastic, Abbey Pub, Bottom Lounge, Empty Bottle, Experimental Sound Studio, Graham Foundation, House of Blues, Heaven Gallery, Hungry Brain, Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center

Music, Soundboard Oct 7, 2010
The List: October 7-13, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Belle & Sebastian, Dungen, Tim Sparks, Burton Greene, Faun Fables, Kylesa, Chucho Valdes, and other notable shows
- By Miles Raymer, Liz Armstrong, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Deanna Isaacs, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Lincoln Hall, Berlin, Mayne Stage, Civic Opera House, Hungry Brain, Schubas, Metro, Symphony Center, Chicago Theatre, Schubas, Bottom Lounge, Subterranean, Hideout

Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Sep 16, 2010
Fall Arts Guide 2010: Sam Shepard

Best Bet: Lit
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Lit Sidebar, Sam Shepard, Buried Child, The Slow and Painful Death of Sam Shepard, True West, Jeff Dorchen, Theater Oobleck, Chicago Humanities Festival, Chicago Tribune Literary Prize, Symphony Center

Music, Soundboard Jun 10, 2010
The List: June 10-16, 2010

Critics' choices and other notable concerts: The Fleshtones, So Percussion with Matmos, Tony Allen, Indian Jewelry, the Thing with Joe McPhee, and other notable shows
- By Miles Raymer, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Monica Kendrick, and Barbara Yaross
- Tags: Soundboard, Smart Bar, Empty Bottle, Elastic, House of Blues Back Porch Stage, Club Blujazz, Bottom Lounge, Museum of Contemporary Art, Soldier Field, Symphony Center, the Whistler, Hungry Brain, Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Cole's, Hideout, Whistler

Music, Soundboard Apr 1, 2010
The List: April 1-7, 2010

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Xiu Xiu, High on Fire, Small Black, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda, Little Women, Titus Andronicus, and more
- By Brian Costello, Peter Margasak, Kevin Warwick, Monica Kendrick, Miles Raymer, Ann Sterzinger, and Jessica Hopper
- Tags: Soundboard, Box Elders, Logan Square Auditorium, Spoon, Deerhunter, Aragon Ballroom, Dillinger Escape Plan, Reggie's Rock Club, Gilberto Gil, Symphony Center, CSO, Orchestra Hall, High on Fire, Lincoln Hall, Tobacco, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Empty Bottle, Xiu Xiu, Rumba, Hideout, Bottom Lounge

Music, Soundboard Feb 18, 2010
The List: February 18-24, 2010

Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Four Tet, the Chicago Underground Duo, Patti Smith, Bela Fleck: The Africa Project, Merle Haggard & Kris Kristofferson, Masters of Persian Music, and more
- By Peter Margasak, Kevin Warwick, Monica Kendrick, Jessica Hopper, Bill Meyer, and Miles Raymer
- Tags: Soundboard, Jazz Showcase, Schubas, Bottom Lounge, Empty Bottle, Smart Bar, Hideout, Park West, Old Town School of Folk Music, Rosemont Theatre, Reggie's Rock Club, Lincoln Hall, Symphony Center, Old Town School of Folk Music, Maurer Hall, Akoo Theatre at Rosemont, Maurer Hall, Old Town School of Folk Music, Akoo Theatre

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Its city-spanning lineup of free concerts expands to 11 days with an all-night Indian classical marathon, Malian stars Sidi Touré and Bassekou Kouyaté, and lots more.

John Malkovich channels Austria's infamous Hooker Killer.

To celebrate the American Mavericks festival in New York, classical station WQXR compiles great playlists by current mavericks.

A prodigy comes home to the CSO

Recommended and notable concerts, including Charles Lloyd, Raphael Saadiq, Antietam, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, David Bazan, and Earth

Music Critics' Choices and other notable shows, including: Amon Amarth, Megaton Leviathan, Front 242, Mike Watt + the Missingmen, Ralph Stanley, Parts & Labor, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows

Three generations of musicians play the songs and ponder the legend of the archetypal Delta bluesman.

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Killing Joke, The Flat Five, Tennis, Clare Burson, Latimore, the Sword, the Nick Mazzarella Trio, Andrew Bird, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: The Roots, Superchunk, Sonny Burgess, Doomtree, Chris Speed’s Endangered Blood, Talk Normal, and more

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Belle & Sebastian, Dungen, Tim Sparks, Burton Greene, Faun Fables, Kylesa, Chucho Valdes, and other notable shows

Best Bet: Lit

Critics' choices and other notable concerts: The Fleshtones, So Percussion with Matmos, Tony Allen, Indian Jewelry, the Thing with Joe McPhee, and other notable shows

Critics' Choices and other notable shows: Xiu Xiu, High on Fire, Small Black, Orquestra Contemporanea de Olinda, Little Women, Titus Andronicus, and more

Critic's Choices and other notable concerts: Four Tet, the Chicago Underground Duo, Patti Smith, Bela Fleck: The Africa Project, Merle Haggard & Kris Kristofferson, Masters of Persian Music, and more

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