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Julian Casablancas leads the Strokes at the United Center in Chicago on June 17, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: The Strokes deliver real headlining rock ‘n’ roll in Chicago

June 18, 2026 at 11:17 a.m.

Taking over the United Center Wednesday night for the very first time as headliners on their "Reality Awaits" tour, the band delivered one of its most muscular arena sets in...

Lil Uzi Vert performs on the Lyrical Lemonade stage during Summer Smash at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview on June 12, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Summer Smash 2026: Chaos, delays and great sets by G Herbo and Chief Keef on opening day

June 13, 2026 at 12:15 p.m.

Friday was far from smooth at SeatGeek Stadium, but performances by boldface names did not disappoint. The three-day festival of hip hop continues through Sunday.

Drum Roles

July 2, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

Two decades in, Third Coast Percussion continues to push its sound in new directions.

Billie Joe Armstrong, left, and Mike Dirnt of Green Day perform on the Riot Stage at Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Sept. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Riot Fest wraps up for 2025 with John Stamos devotions and a very outspoken Green Day

September 22, 2025 at 2:55 p.m.

This summer's 20th anniversary edition keeps the festival's anti-establishment spirit alive and well — and you knew politics were going to show up sooner or later.

The Family-Man Rappers

July 2, 2026 at 11:31 a.m.

Tomorrow Kings reunite after 12 years to tackle the fraught issues of today.

Blink-182 performs at Riot Fest in Chicago’s Douglass Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Riot Fest opens with Blink-182 and spectacular sets from Sparks and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

September 22, 2025 at 12:19 p.m.

Twenty years into its punk-rock-carnival experiment, Riot Fest kicks off in Chicago's Douglass Park with a happily mellow Day 1.

Gerard Way leads My Chemical Romance at Soldier Field in Chicago on Aug. 29, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: My Chemical Romance brings its intense and shadowy ‘Black Parade’ tour to Soldier Field

August 30, 2025 at 12:33 p.m.

An authoritarian dystopia, public executions decided by grand jury, a murderous clown — and that was just the first half of My Chemical Romance’s concert on their “Long Live the...

Bartender Nat Froikin, from left, beverage director Gina Hoover, sonic curator and owner of 606 Records Andrew Mitchell, bartender Tia Polite and owner Alex Jandernoa listen to Andrew discuss records at Charis Listening Bar in Bridgeport, July 9, 2025, in Chicago. The bar, which is named after owner Jandernoa’s mother, features a Rane MP2015 DJ mixer with an independent sound card and two restored Technics turntables from 1989 and 1993. It also has sound dampers on the walls and ceiling above the bar, and six Klipsch speakers. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

A place to listen: Chicago listening bars offer audio enthusiasts a different way to enjoy music

August 12, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Audiophilic purists and the avidly curious alike can sit and soak in the sounds at a number of bars built for listening.

Cyndi Lauper at Tinley Park’s Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre as part of her "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour" on Aug. 5, 2025. (Jessi Roti/for the baiduhai)

Review: Cyndi Lauper, the most eccentric of pop’s powerhouses, says farewell on her ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ tour

August 6, 2025 at 3:15 p.m.

Cyndi Lauper reveled in her biggest hits, funniest stories, and a grand production that she said has been decades of dreams and persistence in the making.

Doechii performs on the third day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/for the baiduhai)

Review: Doechii delivers a hip hop master class at Lollapalooza

August 3, 2025 at 11:56 a.m.

The Florida rapper and recent Grammy winner is one of a kind, with a Saturday concert on the T-Mobile stage that included the surprise guest and former City Girl member...

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