KPOP Band BTS Rocks Chicago’s United Center

KPOP Band BTS Rocks Chicago’s United Center

While investigating the net to see what is happening in Chicago this week I was nearly overwhelmed by the number of fan videos for BTS at the United Center. It seems the K-pop (Korean Pop Music) boy band from South Korea has been rocking the 

“Serious Times” Reggae Music Video by Chicago Musician

“Serious Times” Reggae Music Video by Chicago Musician

This is a new reggae music video release produced by Reno Lovison RenoWeb.net for Chicago musician Robert Burchell with Tony Aiken & Future for New Vision One Records, distributed by VPAL Music. The primary video was shot on a roof deck on the north-west side 

Taste of Polonia | Copernicus Center Chicago 2018

Taste of Polonia | Copernicus Center Chicago 2018

It is a well known adage that Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city outside Warsaw and it is probably even larger if you consider all those of Polish descent throughout all of Chicagoland. As a third generation half-Pole (both of my maternal 

Argyle Night Market | Uptown Chicago

Argyle Night Market | Uptown Chicago

This is a fun summer event that happens every Thursday night throughout the summer bringing together retail and food vendors as well as local not-for-profit organizations and social service agencies to share information, products, and services with the local community. Argyle street has sometimes been 

Porchlight Theatre Musical Preview of 2018 Season

Porchlight Theatre Musical Preview of 2018 Season

Porchlight Music Theatre visited Washington Square Park in Chicago this afternoon to offer a sneak preview of their upcoming 2018 season including selections from 1776, Gypsy and A Chorus Line with performances by Leah Davis, James Earl Jones II, Michelle Lauto, Liam Quealy, and Music 

John Vincent Sings Anthem for Cubs | Chicago History

John Vincent Sings Anthem for Cubs | Chicago History

Chicago radio legend Bob Sirott and Marianne Murciano interview John Vincent on Facebook Live at Ditka’s, the moment the singer learns he will be leading the national anthem at the Cubs World Series game October 29, 2016.

Rick Stone The Blues Man at BET

Rick Stone The Blues Man at BET

The Blues Man: Review Summary “Rick Stone The Blues Man” at the Black Ensemble Theater is a jukebox musical starring Rick Stone and six seasoned blues singers backed-up by an awesome house band led by the very talented Robert Reddrick on drums. You feel like 

Mandolin Virtuoso

Mandolin Virtuoso

In case you thought the mandolin was just for slicing vegetables or playing bluegrass. Here is a cool piece from the Chicago Symphony of  Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital playing Bach Gigue from second partita in D minor.

Art, Music and Fun at Rogers Park Beach in Chicago 2018

Art, Music and Fun at Rogers Park Beach in Chicago 2018

Every year since 1993 artists of all kinds gather to decorate the wall at Loyola Park near Jarvis Beach in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Rogers Park which includes the campus of Loyola University is perhaps one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the 

Skatterplot

Skatterplot

Featured Profile with pianist and pop composer Chicago native, Steven Solomon a/k/a “Skatterplot”.

Mad Song Avant Garde Vocal Performance

Mad Song Avant Garde Vocal Performance

Chicago composer Janice Misurell-Mitchell translates the text and imagery of William Blake into a sonic experience in “Mad Song” presented at Northwestern University. Performed by twelve students of the Bienen School of Music, conducted by A.J. Keller, DMA candidate in Choral Conducting. The performance was 

Jerry G. & Company Aired on WFLD-Chicago in 1969

Jerry G. & Company Aired on WFLD-Chicago in 1969

A cool vintage video we found thanks to “Obsolete Video.” Before cable TV there was something called UHF (Ulta High Frequency) TV that extended the over-the-air bandwidth introducing a number of additional channels and providing for more diversity that included more local programs. This pilot