Rush Hour, the free weekly classical music concert series at St. James Cathedral, begins its eleventh summer-long season this evening. We love Rush Hour for its simple formula that appeals to seasoned fans and classical music neophytes alike: short, casual post-work concerts (usually about 30 minutes long), preceded by refreshments, with additional information to consume, if you're interested (a blog, a podcast, online concert notes, and recordings of the concerts available immediately afterward to take home via flash drive). more ›

Ah, the embarrassment of riches that awaits classical music fans this Tuesday. We told you earlier today about Anaphora's season opener, and there's another must-see show on the docket tomorrow night as local percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion performs for the finale of Rush Hour's tenth season. Rush Hour, the free summer concert series that you should've been going to for the past twelve weeks, has come up with a simple and successful formula: After you're plied with food and drink, talented musicians play short thirty minute concerts in the beautiful (on the eyes and ears both) St. James Cathedral, with everything free of charge and wrapped up by 6:15 p.m. more ›

Rush Hour, the free weekly after-work concert series at the St. James Cathedral, offers up yet another great show tonight, with piano music by Charles Ives and George Gershwin and poetry by Kevin Coval. more ›

Hear ye, hear ye! The honorable Richard M. Daley has declared today Rush Hour Concerts Day in Chicago! All his subjects are required by law to submit to his will and attend the opening concert of the tenth Rush Hour season tonight! more ›

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