For two decades and counting, Andy Kindler has regularly done one of the scariest and gutsiest things a comedian can do: He delivers an annual State of the Industry Address […]

Ian Ruisard is an artist with many gifts and ways to apply them. Labeling himself as a graphic artist, his talents shine through in a cohesive style that is recognizable […]

To me, the harp seems like a chick instrument. Feminine. You know, sylphs draped in green dresses, flowers in their hair, plucking away, the whole ethereal stereotype. I guess it’s […]

Guitarist Larry McCray has always said a lot with his blend of blues and rock. But in recent years, thanks to a health scare and the wisdom gained from growing […]

Suppose you wanted to put together a musical program that pays tribute to America’s greatest pop-orchestral traditions. You might start by having one of the nation’s premiere orchestral ensembles play […]

The success of the 2007 film Once, the simple story of a guy and a girl making music in Dublin, was probably pretty surprising even to those most intimately involved […]

Gannery Htoo is about to have the experience of a lifetime. Htoo is a junior at South Side High School and a student dancer in the outreach program of Fort […]

The term “working musician” was created to describe guys like Jon Durnell. Having played over 175 shows last year with several different bands and working toward at least 125 shows […]