Selena Fragassi
Contributing A&E Writer at Chicago Sun-Times
Music Journalist, Book Author and Editor at Freelance
Never could play music well so now I write about it.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
spin.com | Selena Fragassi
Horror Show is a new series uncovering the stories of artists’ experiences with the supernatural, paranormal, and unexplained—and how surviving it provided new appreciation for creating in the here and now. There’s always been something a bit peculiar and inexplicable about the journey of Friend of a Friend.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Selena Fragassi
Eventually, all roads lead back home. For Kendrick Lamar, that was taking his custom GNX ride all the way back to where it began in Chicago. “This is my second hometown, make some noise,” the chart-busting rapper demanded midway through a masterful performance at Soldier Field on Friday. While Lamar oozes California pride and many tracks detail an American saga of growing up in Compton, his parents actually hail from the South Side of Chicago.
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3 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Selena Fragassi
Jerry Portnoy can still remember moment Muddy Waters hired him to play harmonica. It was April, 1974, just days after an impromptu performance together at Chicago’s On Broadway club during a memorial for fellow bluesman Johnny Young. “You play that s*** right, boy!” Waters exclaimed after the Tuesday night gig. By Friday, Portnoy got a call letting him know to be ready for the next gig in Indianapolis.
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1 month ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Selena Fragassi
Post Malone is a man of his words. When he said he’d bring a “big-a**” production for his first-ever stadium tour, he delivered. Thursday night’s showdown at Wrigley Field brought enough fireworks and pyrotechnics to detonate the North Side, along with a packed 25-song set list from across the span of his six studio albums, a voluminous seven-piece band, and a dystopic road-less-traveled backdrop flanked by neon cowboys and cowgirls on the side of the stage.
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1 month ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Selena Fragassi
Paul Simon may have broken the record for standing ovations Wednesday night at Symphony Center. The first was simply for stepping out on a Chicago stage for the first time in seven years. Since launching a farewell tour in 2018 and subsequently settling into retirement, the 83-year-old folk-pop legend has been battling a severe case of hearing loss, making it nearly impossible to continue his craft.
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