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Concert Review: Dream Theater and Trivium At The Rosemont Theater

October 4, 2011

Over the weekend, Viola and I attended the Dream Theater and Trivium concert at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, IL.  We’ve provided a few Dream Theater concert reviews in the past, so this won’t be as in-depth of a review. But with recent developments in the band, we think offering a few comments is appropriate. [...]

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Concert Review: Venezuelan Pianist Gabriela Montero at the Harris Theater

February 6, 2011

Thanks to the Harris Theatre for providing us with tickets. Like many people in the US, the first time I heard of Gabriela Montero was during President Obama’s inauguration in 2009. Her recent success is due in large part to her mimed ensemble performance with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, clarinetist Anthony McGill and violinist Itzhak Perlman. Prior [...]

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Concert Review: Kremer & Kremerata Baltica Perform with Exquisite Clarity and Boundless Energy

November 9, 2010

This past Saturday, Contrapuntist and I attended a performance by Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica at the Harris Theater. The concert marked the ensemble’s only Midwest appearance during their 2010-2011 tour. The program included several works off of their recently released album, De Profundis, which Kremer dedicated to “all those who refuse to be [...]

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Concert Review: Gil Shaham and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

October 25, 2010

Contrapuntist and I had the opportunity to attend the Saturday, October 23 performance of Gil Shaham as conductor/soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. I first saw Shaham about 15 years ago, near the start of his career, on Ravinia’s Rising Star series. At the time, I was struck by the expression of pure joy on [...]

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Concert Review: Baroque Band’s “Hell’s Angels: Masters of the Violin”

October 13, 2010

The Baroque Band, founded in 2007 by British Baroque violinist Garry Clarke, is Chicago’s critically acclaimed period instrument orchestra. Contrapuntist and I attended one of their concerts for the first time this past Saturday, October 9. After hearing their performance, we now know what the buzz is about. The band’s 14 musicians breathe energy into [...]

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Concert Review: Katatonia with Orphaned Land, Swallow the Sun, Novembers Doom and Clad in Darkness

September 22, 2010

This review was co-written with Viola. On Friday night, Viola and I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Katatonia concert as guests thanks to Peaceville Records and Fresno PR.  We had a chance to briefly meet the band and spoke with Daniel Liljekvist, the drummer from Katatonia.  We are transcribing the interview, but wanted [...]

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Concert Review – Rodrigo y Gabriela at Ravinia (with guest Rocco DeLuca)

August 31, 2010

This weekend it was our first chance to see Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Mexican guitar duo with eclectic musical tastes that synthesize them into a Latinized metal style.  The duo is currently supporting their new release, 11:11, which I previously reviewed. Over the past couple of years, my fascination with the duo has increased for [...]

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Concert Review – Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project

August 22, 2010

For the past two mornings, I have woken up thinking about the concert I attended on Friday of the Silk Road Project, an ensemble organized by Yo-Yo Ma.  It was the first time I was able to attend a Silk Road Project concert and if I can help it, I won’t miss future concerts when [...]

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Concert Review: Iron Maiden with Dream Theater – The Chicago Concert

July 22, 2010

The following review was co-written with Viola.  Viola wrote the Dream Theater portion. In all my years as a metalhead, there are a few key bands I have yet to see in live performance.  Iron Maiden was one of those bands. For whatever reason, whenever Iron Maiden did come to the states to tour, I [...]

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Concert Review: Transatlantic – A Rare Performance by Four Musical Masters

April 25, 2010

For those of you unfamiliar with Transatlantic, it’s a progressive rock supergroup consisting of Neal Morse (ex-Spock’s Beard), Roine Stolt (Flower Kings), Pete Trewavas (Marillion), and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater). Many of their fans feel that they are the best act in progressive music today. Their music blends the idiosyncratic styles of each bandmember into [...]

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