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Lizzo performs at the Riviera Theatre in May. She returns to Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom this month.

Fall preview: Lizzo, Madonna and 8 other concerts not to miss this season

September 4, 2019 at 10:54 a.m.

Amid a crowded fall schedule, here are 10 of the more highly anticipated concerts and residencies: J Balvin The Colombian singer, who puts a decidedly melodic spin on his version...

Ric Wilson at his favorite childhood park in Alsip.

Ric Wilson combines showmanship and ‘nouveau disco’

September 4, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

How to stand out among more than 40 acts at a major festival in a not-exactly-prime-time afternoon slot? Artists could do worse than to follow Ric Wilson's lead. At the...

Review: Chicago’s Whitney crafts a lush, bittersweet mood album with ‘Forever Turned Around’

August 30, 2019 at 1:13 p.m.

A few years ago, drummer Julien Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek had broken up with their previous band (Smith Westerns) and gradually struck up an informal songwriting partnership. In 2016,...

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2019 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, N.J. Richard Joseph McEwan, of Milford, N.J., was arrested on Friday, Aug. 30, and charged with breaking into Swift's Westerly, R.I., oceanfront house. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift’s never-ending ‘Lover’ doesn’t take any chances, but the hits will keep coming

September 5, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

There are a couple of things worth noting about the new Taylor Swift album, "Lover" (Republic), which for the most part is a seemingly never-ending 18-track teaser for multiple pop...

Review: Raphael Saadiq bears soulful witness to his family’s anguish on ‘Jimmy Lee’

August 23, 2019 at 2:05 p.m.

Raphael Saddiq has been smooth so long that it's practically his signature: that creamy falsetto, the dapper suits, the retro classicism repurposed for a new era. Then who's that singing...

Review: Sleater-Kinney embraces new sound, uncertain future on ‘The Center Won’t Hold’

August 16, 2019 at 8:35 a.m.

In the midst of Sleater-Kinney's latest album, Corin Tucker sings ominously about a world in which humans feel increasingly disconnected from, well, everything. But the song's refrain might also apply...

A portion of the 400,000 concertgoers who attended the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival held on a 600-acre pasture near Bethel, N.Y., on Aug. 14, 1969.

Everybody forgets Creedence Clearwater Revival headlined Woodstock in 1969. A new live recording will change that.

August 18, 2019 at 10:03 a.m.

It seems like everything that could be known about Woodstock – the godmother of all rock festivals marking its 50th anniversary this month — has been documented, rehashed and repackaged...

Attendees walk near the main entrance as the sun sets during the first day of the 2019 Lollapalooza Music Festival in Grant Park Aug., 1, 2019, in Chicago.

Lollapalooza review: A festival with a soul tries to peek out from a massive party

August 5, 2019 at 8:18 a.m.

It was a historic weekend for J Balvin, the Colombian singer and hitmaker who became the first Latino artist to headline Lollapalooza. "I am so grateful to be right here,"...

Lollapalooza 2019: Things we loved from day 4, but Ariana Grande was a pop star on autopilot

August 4, 2019 at 10:19 p.m.

Here are some moments from Sunday at the 15th edition of Lollapalooza in Grant Park: Long day's journey: Alex G eases into the afternoon with easy, breezy vocals and some...

Lollapalooza 2019: Crowd flocks to Lil Wayne and J Balvin becomes first Latino headliner on day 3

August 3, 2019 at 11:14 p.m.

Here are some moments from Saturday at the 15th edition of Lollapalooza in Grant Park: Brit-pop's next contender: Sam Fender tries to pick up where the Brit-pop scene left off...

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