Sonic Pavilion Redux review by I Care if You Listen Huge thanks to I CARE IF YOU LISTEN for the thoughtful review of Sonic Pavilion Redux. I CARE… Read More about Sonic Pavilion Redux review by I Care if You Listen
ESS 40 Since its inception, ESS has celebrated the overlooked and under heard—the quiet spaces in between and the artful noise of… Read More about ESS 40
CONTINUING RYAN DEFFET’S LEGACY Ryan Deffet Studio Grant & Engineer Apprenticeship Award Ryan Deffet’s family, in collaboration with members of his music… Read More about CONTINUING RYAN DEFFET’S LEGACY
Newcity: Sarah Belle Reid Synthesizes Nature and Technology at Lincoln Park Conservatory Experimental Sound Studio's latest iteration of "Florasonic" presents a quadraphonic installation that reinvigorates the senses during Chicago’s chilling weather. Read More about Newcity: Sarah Belle Reid Synthesizes Nature and Technology at Lincoln Park Conservatory
CAA: Tatsu Aoki & Jeff Parker in conversation On October 24th, Tatsu Aoki and Jeff Parker got together to discuss their time playing with Fred Anderson in the… Read More about CAA: Tatsu Aoki & Jeff Parker in conversation
CAA: Listening to Women and the Archive’s Lo-Fi Textures Throughout summer 2025, Experimental Sound Studio welcomed Chicago-based artist Sarah Lutkenhaus as the Alba Sonic… Read More about CAA: Listening to Women and the Archive’s Lo-Fi Textures
CAA: Interview with Tito Rivas, Fonoteca Nacional As part of an initiative to expand public access to the Creative Audio Archive (CAA), ESS is conducting a… Read More about CAA: Interview with Tito Rivas, Fonoteca Nacional
CAA featured on Montez Press Radio On July 17, 2025, ESS contributed a playlist of selections from the Creative Audio Archive / Malachi Ritscher Collection featuring… Read More about CAA featured on Montez Press Radio
Newcity Music: The Great Hall: Lia Kohl Makes Music for Union Station by David Witter For centuries, visual and musical artists have used the sights and sounds of nature—waterfalls, running streams, birds… Read More about Newcity Music: The Great Hall: Lia Kohl Makes Music for Union Station
Chicago Tribune: Cellist Lia Kohl finds music in the everyday. She’ll soon take a Union Station rush hour by surprise. by Hannah Edgar While waiting for a train at Union Station recently, Lia Kohl noticed an unexpected sound echoing delicately… Read More about Chicago Tribune: Cellist Lia Kohl finds music in the everyday. She’ll soon take a Union Station rush hour by surprise.