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Album review: Michael Kiwanuka is back bolder than ever with ‘Kiwanuka’

November 1, 2019 at 3:01 p.m.

It's been thrilling to watch Michael Kiwanuka, a British singer-songwriter of Ugandan heritage, blossom since the somewhat circumscribed folk-soul of his retro-leaning 2012 debut, "Home Again." With "Love & Hate"...

Bob Dylan will perform Nov. 22 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando. Tickets start at $59.50, on sale Friday, Aug. 12.

Review: Bob Dylan in fine voice at UIC? Yes, you read that right

October 31, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.

"I'm well dressed, waiting on the last train," Bob Dylan sang at the outset of what would prove to be one of his most generous Chicago sets in recent decades....

Kanye West performs Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California.

Kanye West review: ‘Jesus Is King’ puts gospel message ahead of musicality

October 25, 2019 at 2:20 p.m.

Kanye West brings together the mellow saxophone wallpaper of Kenny G and the unsparing rhyme skills of reunited street-life chroniclers Clipse for a track on his new album, "Jesus is...

Neil Young’s first album in seven years offers cranky protest, unanswerable questions

October 26, 2019 at 10:09 a.m.

"Why do I believe in you?" Neil Young asks as his latest album winds down, which raises only more questions in the listener's mind. Who exactly is being addressed? God?...

This image released by Netflix shows, from left, rappers T.I., Cardi B and Chance the Rapper from the competition series, "Rhythm + Flow."

‘Rhythm + Flow’ rap series is a wrap, and Chance the Rapper eyes a collaborator

October 23, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

The 10-part hip-hop competition "Rhythm + Flow" wrapped up on Netflix this week with a whole bunch of winners. At least that's according to one of the high-profile judges, Chance...

Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney perform at The Riviera Theatre in the Uptown neighborhood in support of their latest release, The Center Won't Hold, on Friday, October 18, 2019.

Sleater-Kinney concert review: A retooled band and sound, but a spark remains

October 20, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

"Did you ever really see me? I'm not who you thought," Corin Tucker sang as the first of two Sleater-Kinney concerts wound down Friday at the Riviera Theatre. Tucker and...

Battles album review: A mix-and-match world where Yes, Tune-Yards and Shabazz Palaces find common ground

October 18, 2019 at 2:02 p.m.

Simple keyboard lines bookend Battles' fourth album, "Juice B Crypts" (Warp). In between, a matrix of sonic crosscurrents – keyboards, voices, drums, guitar and more keyboards – frantically dance, smash...

T.I., Cardi B and Chance the Rapper from the Netflix competition series, "Rhythm + Flow."

‘Rhythm + Flow’ breaks ground for hip-hop, Chicago scene and Chance the Rapper

October 9, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

A few quick takeaways from "Rhythm + Flow," the 10-part hip-hop competition that debuted Wednesday on Netflix: Tears are shed, stories of guns and poverty are shared, and Chance the...

Album review wrap-up: Nick Cave transforms, the Highwomen rise, Tool returns, and more

October 9, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, "Ghosteen" (Ghosteen/Bad Seed) "I'm transforming, I'm vibrating, I'm glowing, I'm flying, look at me now," Nick Cave sang six years ago on the pivotal...

Left to right, Nels Cline, Jeff Tweedy and Mikael Jorgensen, of Wilco, performing at Pritzker Pavilion, in Millennium Park, downtown Chicago, on Sunday Aug. 21, 2016.

Wilco review: ‘Ode to Joy’ keeps turbulence under wraps

October 4, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

Wilco's first studio album after a short hiatus, "Ode to Joy" (dBpm) isn't so much a triumphal return as a small record about big moments. In keeping with the recent...

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