Don Gallardo to open for The Westies at Space in Evanston August 28, 2016 Hello folks! My name is Don Gallardo and thank you for reading my guest post. I am an Americana-Folk singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN. I’ve been living in Nashville for over 8 years. I tour the UK twice a year and around the US as well.
One Stage. One Music. One Community. July 28, 2016 Is there one day that goes by without news of people getting hurt? Of lives lost in blatant acts of hatred? What can we do as a society? If this is the direction that the world is going in, where and how do we plant the seeds of love and harmony?
The Localpalooza Chicago Showcase July 19, 2016 Hi All - Mike Vogus here, guitarist for Chicago band Burnside & Hooker and founder of Localpalooza Chicago. Anyone who has ever lived in or visited Chicago knows that there is no better city in...
THESE PEACHES LIVE AT MARTYRS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH! June 19, 2016 Greetings, Chicago! Summer is alive and radiating in our city! I’m Rich Klevgard, the singer songwriter for These Peaches, and I’ve been in Chicago since before Wicker Park exploded!
Tony and Emmy Award Winning Kristin Chenoweth Performs at CSO Benefit June 12, 2016 The League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) presents its 27th annual Corporate Night benefit concert on Monday, June 20, at 7:30 p.m. featuring Broadway star and leading lady of television and film, Kristin Chenoweth with Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) led by acclaimed Broadway musical director and conductor Mary Mitchell Campbell.
Redhead Days Chicago May 29, 2016 Look out Chicago, a sea of red is coming on June 4th +5th! The first week of June marks the second annual Redhead Days Chicago, a two-day event focused on celebrating the beauty of redheads!
Bryan Doherty here from the Chicago band Hood Smoke May 20, 2016 We are currently promoting the release of our third album Rough Around The Hedges and our next show, at The Hideout on Friday, May 20, celebrates the release.
“Why flamenco?!” May 2, 2016 The simple and truthful answer to that question is that life has a way of surprising you: I never forgot the first time I heard the sound of flamenco guitar, and after many years and countless trips to Seville to find out what this Andalusian art form was all about
Oistrakh Symphony Special Performance of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” on Mother’s Day April 19, 2016 Hello, readers of AChicagoThing. My name is Mina Zikri and I am the music director for the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago. We’re the local orchestra with a mission to expand the classical repertoire.
Chicago’s Fire Hot Opera Record Release March 26, 2016 Greetings, readers! This is Kevan Eftekhari from the band Fire Hot Opera. For those of you who don’t know us, you may be asking yourself, “What is Fire Hot Opera? Is it an opera? Is it on fire? Is it hot?” Well, that’s what I’m here to explain today.