The flow of cross-cultural influence through art makes for a dynamic and lasting exhibit.
Scotty Campbell, Chicago Maroon
Articles
East blends with West in Smart Museum’s palette of prints
After dark, Grizzly Bear is easy like Sunday morning
Grizzly Bear brings jazzy comfort to their Indie rock show at the Riviera.
Variety of bands play at WHPK
Independent bands get to play their songs at WHPK’s Summer Breeze soundstage.
Scotty Does Know | A new wave in acoustics
French musician Yann Tiersen performs his electric folk music, à la Andrew Bird, at Chicago’s Metro Theatre.
Scotty does know | A little (cheap) night music
New column offers cheap live music opportunities for college students.
String awakening: This season’s musical high notes
Music to check out this spring.
The unbearable lightness of Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird’s folksy new album makes us feel the warmth of spring.
Of Montreal skips familiar beats at Metro concert
At Metro concert, of Montreal sings too many songs off their new album to win over longtime fans.
Artist uses computer sculpture to create music
Columbia College of Chicago music professor Ben Sutherland performed at the opening of new Regenstein exhibit.
Glass opera lacks transparency; that’s the point
Philip Glass’s revolutionary opera is performed for the first time in twenty years.
Lyric’s ‘Magic’ stuck in the ’80s, but the flute plays on
In Lyric Opera’s ‘The Magic Flute,’ an antiquated interpretation undermine great performances.
The Sound of Static
Alva Noto serves up more static, glitches, and erratic rhythms in Univers.
Björk tones it down on Biophilia
Biophilia takes apart songs, reducing them to the most basic qualities.
A little goes a long way at the MCA
The Language of Less demonstrates that, even in the age of iPhones and the 24-hour news cycle, there is still a need for simple reflection and minimalist style in art.
Reich finds harmony in tragedy
More controversy has surrounded the latest album by Steve Reich, the Pulitzer Prize–winning American minimalist composer, than any other of his works.