Chicago Sinfonietta Announces 2017-2018 Season Celebrating 30th Anniversary
Press Release Season highlights include: Three World Premieres by Jessie Montgomery, Reena Esmail and Clarice Assad as part of first-ever Commissions by Women Composers Project; Five Chicago Premieres including Laura Karpman’s Grammy-nominated Ask Your Mama; First-ever evening-length program dedicated to female composers; Plus collaborations with Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet, Mucca Pazza, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, NewMoon Chicago, Northern Illinois University Steelband and more! Chicago Sinfonietta, the nation’s …
Women in Music: SXSW 2017
Our celebration of women continues with the music portion of SXSW. From March 13 – 17, thousands of artists will descend into Austin for the annual music, interactive media and film festival and we are keeping an “I On” the best global sounds from female-fronted acts. Whether we’re swaying along …
Women’s Day 2017: Be Bold For Change
It’s March 8 and in the United States, we celebrate the official day selected to represent, honor and pay tribute to all women around the world. Here at I On The Scene, we are proud to be founded by an intelligent, empowering and fierce force of a female, Irene Michaels, …
Celebrating Women In Labor and Business
In the early 1980s, Congress officially requested the President-designate the month of March as a national celebration of women’s history. Although it would take several years of resolutions to make it an official proclamation, celebrations began the week of March 7, 1982, now known as ‘Women’s History Week’. On this …
The Politics of Fashion – NYFW 2017
This week, I applaud those that chose to use their platform on the runways at New York Fashion Week, which just ended, to share and strut political statements
A Fashion State of Grayse
“Each piece is designed with attention to detail, carefully fitted to ensure the most flattering silhouette.” -Grayse Former model and television show hostess, Marie Gray, co-founded the upscale and internationally known American fashion label, St. John (St. John Knits International Inc.). She recently extended that creative reach with a new …
CumbiaSazo Kids! Picnic at La Villita Park on September 10
The CumbiaSazo family has put together another wonderful opportunity for families to gather and celebrate the joy of music, art, and culture at this end-of-summer outdoor family picnic hosted at La Villita Park. In partnership with Night Out In The Parks, join the fun at the free, all ages CumbiaSazo …
NEW RELEASE: Dig My Feeling by Willie Bobo
”The sound a Latin cat in Harlem would dig.” Dig My Feeling is a new album, with previously unreleased tracks, from one of the most revered musicians in Latin and Afro-Cuban Jazz, the late great Willie Bobo. This exclusive release came together with the help of Bobo’s wife, Alicia, and …
I On The Scene Artist Profile: Rachael Sage
Catching a red eye from Los Angeles in order to make an early morning band rehearsal in Chicago, we caught up with artist Rachael Sage the night before her album release performance at Uncommon Ground. “We’re in a moment where we realize how precious creative freedom is, and what a …
A Look Back at the Grammys
The Grammys is one of the most prestigious celebrations of outstanding achievements within the music industry. As the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science celebrates its 58th edition tonight, we’re taking a look back at the history of the ceremony and some of its past winners. The Grammys will be broadcast tonight on CBS.
