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The Both: Aimee Mann and Ted Leo form one heck of a band

June 17, 2018 at 3:27 p.m.

'The Both' The Both 3 1/2 stars (out of 4) Aimee Mann has had a great run as a singer-songwriter with a literary bent and melancholy streak. Ted Leo beams...

The Both: Aimee Mann and Ted Leo form one heck of a band

August 24, 2021 at 10:46 p.m.

'The Both' The Both 3 1/2 stars (out of 4) Aimee Mann has had a great run as a singer-songwriter with a literary bent and melancholy streak. Ted Leo beams...

Emmylou Harris returns to ‘Wrecking Ball’

June 17, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.

In 1996, Emmylou Harris headlined a rapturously received concert at the Park West, where she broke out plenty of new material far removed from her days as the coolest cowgirl...

Emmylou Harris returns to ‘Wrecking Ball’

August 24, 2021 at 10:38 p.m.

In 1996, Emmylou Harris headlined a rapturously received concert at the Park West, where she broke out plenty of new material far removed from her days as the coolest cowgirl...

Frankie Knuckles: His Chicago sound was heard around the world

December 17, 2018 at 9:19 p.m.

Frankie Knuckles, who died Monday at age 59 in Chicago, was not just the "godfather" of Chicago house music. He was a pioneer in the way he cultivated a culture,...

Pearl Jam (July 19, 2013):

Normally, a thunderstorm such as the one that forced Pearl Jam and its fans to evacuate the field for more than two hours would cripple if not postpone most concerts. But the city powers-that-be granted the band an extension of the 11 p.m. curfew, and the Seattle quintet played on. Plus they had a secret weapon for reigniting the momentum lost by the rain delay. "Ernie Banks likes to say, 'Let's play two,'" singer and Cubs fan Vedder said after skies cleared. "I say, 'Let's play until 2.'" He then brought Banks himself onstage and the duo led a singalong of Vedder's Cubs anthem, "All the Way." Banks tipped his cap to the faithful: "I appreciate all of you coming to my house tonight." Even if they didn't leave till 2 a.m.

- Greg Kot

Shows that shook Wrigley all night long

June 17, 2018 at 3:48 p.m.

The Cubs entered the concert promotion business with a certain amount of trepidation in 2005. It took Jimmy Buffett a decade to persuade the team's front office that hosting a...

Alan Dixon, who served two terms in the U.S. Senate from Illinois, died July 6 at his home in downstate Fairview Heights. Dixon, a Democrat, served in the Senate from 1981 until 1993. He was 86.

Frankie Knuckles, house music ‘godfather,’ dead at 59

March 29, 2019 at 3:56 p.m.

In Chicago, Frankie Knuckles was called the "godfather," not because of any underworld connections, but because he helped build house – a style of Chicago dance music that revolutionized club...

Frankie Knuckles, seen here at the Chicago International House Music Festival at Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island in 2006, had a key role in developing house music as a DJ in the 1980s and helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, as a producer and remixer. In 2005, Knuckles was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame.