Fantastic Negrito refuses to let Grammy win distract him
You’d think that any artist who wins a Grammy award — as Fantastic Negrito did for best contemporary blues album for his 2016 release, “The Last Days of Oakland” –...
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Paul Simon still searching after all these years on farewell tour
“I like the idea of not knowing what I’m gonna do,” Paul Simon said Wednesday at the United Center, the latest stop on his long goodbye to life as a...
Taylor Swift brings her snakes to Soldier Field
Call it the story of Taylor and the big bad snake. Taylor Swift, the dominant pop singer of the last decade, rolled into the first of two sold-out concerts Friday...
Neko Case stomps the terra with the powerful ‘Hell-On’
Neko Case wants to write songs that can’t be tamed. Even her hookiest tunes come with twists and turns that clearly didn’t crib from the pop songwriting rule book. “Hell-On”...
Kanye West goes inside on ‘Ye,’ maybe — or he might be trolling us all
For a pop celebrity, solipsism comes as easily as breathing. In that respect, Kanye West has few peers. His eighth studio album, “ye” (GOOD/Def Jam), was unveiled at an exclusive...
10 summer concerts Greg Kot thinks you should see
The summer is once again jam-packed with big concerts across the spectrum of rock, hip-hop, R&B and roots music. Here’s a sampling of some of the more notable live events...
Riot Fest lineup includes Beck, Elvis Costello, Father John Misty
Beck, Elvis Costello and Father John Misty are among the artists in the Riot Fest lineup announced Wednesday. The festival, which returns Sept. 14-16 to Douglas Park, also will include...
Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs get their swagger back
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O pointed to a sea of fans spread out before her at the Aragon Ballroom and sang, “All I see is what’s in front of...
Lollapalooza aftershows include Franz Ferdinand, Lizzo
Franz Ferdinand at Park West, Lizzo at the Bottom Lounge, CHVRCHES at Metro, Parquet Courts at Thalia Hall and Carly Rae Jepsen at Park West are among 51 Lollapalooza aftershows...
Parquet Courts merges protest, tenderness
Even with Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton bringing pop discipline to the production of Parquet Courts’ “Wide Awake!” (Rough Trade), the New York-via-Texas quartet sounds more unhinged than ever. It scrambles...