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Is Emily King irresistible, as she has been called? Well, a lot of people are hooked

January 30, 2019 at 10:03 a.m.

On a recent morning, Emily King informed her Uber driver she was a Grammy-nominated singer. The man turned around, looked at her and, in rather blunt fashion, asked her, “So,...

Suddenly the Brothers Osborne are hot stuff, but no pressure as the duo is on a ‘wild circus’

January 3, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

In the music business, the concept of an overnight success is almost entirely a fallacy. And yet Brothers Osborne can pinpoint the moment when the entire perception around the band...

Luke Combs has hurtled to the top of the country scene, but isn’t an overnight sensation — really

December 11, 2018 at 5:03 p.m.

It’s been a hectic few weeks for Luke Combs since he won the New Artist of the Year award at the 52nd annual Country Music Association Awards, but as the...

You Should Know Gia Margaret

July 2, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

The Chicago folksinger and songwriter, 30, has held many jobs: dental assistant, nanny, bookstore clerk. But with the July release of her tranquil debut LP, There’s Always Glimmer, funded by...

Christina Aguilera is rolling into Chicago like an artist rejuvenated, loving life back on the stage

December 12, 2018 at 4:58 a.m.

It’s not like she ever truly went away, but the way Christina Aguilera sees it, she is finally back where she belongs. “It truly feels like coming home,” the mega-watt...

Director Austin Vesely, who made the new movie, "Slice," is photographed at the Logan Theatre in Chicago. The film, which stars Chance the Rapper, is set to premiere Monday.

Austin Vesely’s first feature is ‘Slice,’ the pizza-murder flick featuring Chance the Rapper

December 12, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

Austin Vesely knows the path he’s charted in the film world is hardly a traditional one. At 28, he saw the trailer for his first feature film, “Slice,” become the...

From Busking in the Loop to World-Renowned Jazz Flutist

July 2, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Nicole Mitchell returns to Chicago to play Jazz Fest this week.

Jeff Lynne and his band ELO perform Aug. 15, 2018, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.

Jeff Lynne, ELO are, as always, about the music during a hits-heavy Allstate Arena set

December 12, 2018 at 7:08 p.m.

Is Jeff Lynne a household name? No more than a cursory stroll through the ELO mastermind’s undeniable, pop-rock canon of a catalog might lead you to this conclusion. But then...

LL Cool J, rap Renaissance man, omnipresent award show host takes to the Lollapalooza stage

December 12, 2018 at 6:05 p.m.

LL Cool J has held many titles in his day. He’s one of hip-hop’s first truly massive solo stars; a dutiful film and TV actor who stars on a long-running...

The Foo Fighters are still amazed at it all, from fame to a Wrigley headline slot

December 12, 2018 at 10:13 p.m.

“Believe me,” Dave Grohl says, “I wake up every day and can’t believe this is my job. And the fact that I get to do it with people I actually...

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