After John von Rhein’s rave about our Tuesday Harris concert in the Tribune, another very positive review, by Wynne Delacoma, appears in the Sun-Times today. Some highlights:
eighth blackbird, a hugely talented and endlessly inventive Chicago sextet…
Founded in 1996, eighth blackbird has little interest in traditional concertizing. This is not a group willing to perform in formal dress while seated at black metal music stands. Its young members want to roam the stage, preferably bathed in atmospheric lighting against the backdrop of specially designed video or film installations. The Harris Theater is the ideal venue for their distinctive brand of music making…
The group’s program Tuesday was a typically eclectic mix…
The Harris Theater’s crystalline acoustics and superlative sightlines, however, allowed the concert to soar. Nothing onstage had to be oversold to make an impact. The ensemble returns to the Harris on Jan. 26 and May 29. If you want to see what happens when the right musicians find themselves in exactly the right theater, mark your calendars now.
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