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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Grammy chief Neil Portnow walks back ‘women need to step up’ comment: ‘I wasn’t as articulate as I should have been’

May 11, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.

Recording Academy president/CEO Neil Portnow set off an uproar Sunday night when he said female artists and executives need to "step up" after being asked about the low number of...

Lorde shades the Grammys in new Tweet

May 11, 2019 at 11:06 a.m.

The Grammy Awards were tough on female artists in several ways -- there was a small number of female nominees (and consequently winners), and Lorde, the only female artist nominated...

David Byrne announces first solo album since 2004, drops new song

December 17, 2018 at 4:33 p.m.

David Byrne today announced his first solo album in 14 years, "American Utopia," to be followed by a world tour that the singer has described as "the most ambitious show...

Justin Timberlake announces new album ‘Man of the Woods’

December 14, 2018 at 10:54 p.m.

As expected, Justin Timberlake announced a new album entitled "Man of the Woods" and a new single coming Friday via a minute-long video posted on his social media accounts. The...

Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir and Phil Lesh coming to Chicago for duo tour

December 15, 2018 at 4:10 a.m.

More than 50 years into their career there isn't much the members of the Grateful Dead haven't done, but Bob Weir and Phil Lesh can cross one more thing off...

John Mayer ‘recovering, in good spirits’ after emergency appendectomy

December 17, 2018 at 5:12 p.m.

John Mayer is recovering from the emergency appendectomy he underwent on Tuesday and is in good spirits, according to a press release from a Dead and Company rep. However, the...

Taylor Swift strips things down for ‘Saturday Night Live’ performances

December 17, 2018 at 4:40 p.m.

Taylor Swift kept things simple -- or at least as simple as she'll go -- for her appearance as musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" on Nov. 11, the day...

Jason Aldean pays tribute to Las Vegas shooting victims and Tom Petty on ‘Saturday Night Live’

December 17, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

Jason Aldean, who was performing when shooting broke out during the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas Sunday night, opened "Saturday Night Live" by paying tribute to both the...

Mavis Staples confronts Trump’s America on ‘If All I Was Was Black’

December 17, 2018 at 4:49 p.m.

Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples addresses the country's social climate head-on with her new album, "If All I Was Was Black," out on Nov. 17. The album is her third...

Dave Matthews Band, Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande to perform at ‘A Concert for Charlottesville’

December 17, 2018 at 4:49 p.m.

In response to the racial-related violence in their hometown of Charlottesville, VA, Dave Matthews Band will host an evening of music that will be free for members of the Charlottesville...

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