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Zedd, A.K.A Anton Zaslavski photographed at Interscope studio in Santa Monica.

Spring Awakening: Zedd, Hardwell and Tiesto to headline

June 16, 2018 at 1:54 a.m.

The annual late-spring dance-music marathon, Spring Awakening, will return June 12-14 to Soldier Field with headliners Zedd, Hardwell and Tiesto. The lineup for the event's fourth Chicago visit, announced Wednesday,...

Super Bowl music: Katy Perry plays to her audiences

May 13, 2019 at 2:19 p.m.

On her 2014 tour, Katy Perry cavorted with an animatronic horse. But because the Super Bowl demands more, she upped the ante during Sunday's halftime performance. The singer strutted into...

Dylan takes Sinatra to the prairie

May 13, 2019 at 2:19 p.m.

Bob Dylan is as much subversive trickster as renowned songwriter, but he plays neither role on his latest album, "Shadows in the Night" (Columbia). On the surface, it's his version...

All Things Mayfield to give Chicago soul great his due

May 13, 2019 at 2:19 p.m.

If you're going to stage a full-on tribute to Curtis Mayfield, there's really only one obvious choice to channel one of the primary musical voices in the civil-rights movement. Reggie...

Grateful Dead ticket requests far exceed Soldier Field capacity

June 16, 2018 at 2:57 a.m.

Looks like the Grateful Dead, even without the late Jerry Garcia at the helm, is still a major draw at the box office. The band said this week it received...

Dierks Bentley performs at CRS 2014 in 2014 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

Bentley, Paisley to headline lakefront music fest

June 16, 2018 at 3:17 a.m.

A major mainstream country music festival will arrive this summer on the Chicago lakefront. Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line and Brad Paisley will headline the Windy City LakeShake June 19-21...

Bjork attempts to mend her heart in ‘Vulnicura’

March 29, 2019 at 5:13 a.m.

Last time Bjork beamed in, she was trying to piece together the fragmented cosmos in an ambitious multimedia science project, "Biophilia" (2011). Now she sets a different task for herself:...

George Ezra on road from ‘Budapest’ to 2016 Grammys

May 13, 2019 at 2:19 p.m.

Sam Smith is coming to town Friday as part of his first arena tour with visions of a Grammy sweep dancing in his head. But for those handicapping the Grammy...

Decemberists change, but fans shouldn’t panic

May 13, 2019 at 2:19 p.m.

'What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World' The Decemberists 3 stars (out of 4) Colin Meloy opens "What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World," the Decembrists' first album...

Grateful Dead to celebrate 50 years at Soldier Field this summer

April 5, 2019 at 10:03 p.m.

Phish's Trey Anastasio will join the remaining members of the Grateful Dead to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary and pay final tribute to the band's gray-bearded leader and guitarist, Jerry...

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