Carl Davis, legendary producer behind the ‘Chicago sound’
Carl Davis helped create the “Chicago sound,” which brought an urban edge to southern soul.
Carl Davis helped create the “Chicago sound,” which brought an urban edge to southern soul.
Da Silva returns to Chicago Friday on a tour promoting her 2011 album, Brasilissima. She and her band member, Chad Alger, have Chicago roots: They met in the city while pursuing seperate musical careers, and started collaborating after da Silva answered an ad Alger placed on Craigslist.
Uwe Schmidt has shrugged off Señor Coconut, the alias that made him famous. But he’s still rummaging through culture to make his beats.
There are still folks out there who would never consider country music cool. Angela James isn’t one of them.
If you’ve ever wondered what The Merchant of Venice would look like from Shylock’s perspective, come check out First Folio’s staged reading of this play from the Yiddish theater.
When you’re onstage playing with a band, you never actually see the group performing.
From Joni Mitchell to Wes Montgomery, Eight Forty-Eight chooses tunes that evoke the road.
I am into you and your music, but here is my request. Next time you come to town, skip Ravinia, OK? Come to Millennium Park instead.
Wednesday on Worldview: Syria’s ethnic and religious groups, Pussy Riot on trial in Russia and Jamaica’s greatest cultural export.
With Jamaica celebrating 50 years of independence from Great Britain, it seems appropriate to take a look at a music that was born out of deep seated opposition to colonialism.