Kathleen E. Marshall is a poet and photographer. She has written ad copy for over many years along with editing marketing material for individuals in both free-lance and a professional capacity. How does all of this qualify her to review and discuss music? Easy! Kathleen has worked within the creative world for over 10 years and has written about art, music, politics, and literature, as both participant and bystander.As an avid fan of myriad musical genres, Kathleen is able to marry her skill as a writer with her love of music.

The reviews Kathleen writes may not be filled with technical analysis and musical theory; the Chicago Music Guide has professionals for that, thank you. What Kathleen discusses covers the visceral reactions to music. Beat, tempo, cadence, lyrical styles, mood, are areas of music review which beg for listener commentary.

Additionally, as Kathleen takes artistic journeys while listening or watching musical performance, she is able to communicate the audience and individual reactions to the sound experience. She believes, when one makes art, the first pieces can be the most honest but filled with technical folly. As one learns, one finds greater technical ability but lacquer their work with false depth. As the artist grows, they find their way back to the honesty. If the art is successful, the artist has found both honesty and married it with learned skill. So it is with art. So it is with music. So it is with life.