Music and Concerts – Page 100

Naked Raygun’s Jeff Pezzati, left, and Eric Spicer speak on a panel commemorating new record pressings at the Smashed Plastic record plant in Belmont Gardens on Oct. 10, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Tale of the tapes: Naked Raygun and Eleventh Dream Day create new albums from an essential Chicago archive

By Kevin McKeough

October 14, 2026 at 5:40 a.m.

A 1985 Naked Raygun show has become a limited-edition vinyl album.

FILE – Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom, after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center on Aug. 31, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

By Jessica Hill

October 13, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for...

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the United Center on Oct. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Review: Olivia Rodrigo, in a sea of flowers, kicking her way towards what’s next

By Christopher Borrelli

October 12, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

In Chicago at the United Center on her "Unraveled Tour," Olivia Rodrigo leans into the...

Brad Paisley, right, and Little Jimmy Dickens stand on the circle in the center of the Grand Ole Opry House stage on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 in Nashville, Tenn. The circle, made from a part of the old stage from the Opry's former home at Ryman Auditorium, was put back in place Wednesday after the rest of the stage was restored following flooding in May that left the stage submerged under 46 inches of water. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Today in History: Grand Ole Opry debuts

By Associated Press

November 28, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On Nov. 28, 1925, the Grand Ole Opry (known then as the WSM Barn Dance)...

Conductor Kirill Petrenko leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in a performance of Bruckner's Fifth Symphony in Orchestra Hall in Chicago. (Robv Davidson Media)

Review: Berlin Philharmonic makes another sublime stand at Symphony Center

By Hannah Edgar

November 29, 2024 at 7:36 a.m.

Concluding its U.S. tour in Chicago, the orchestra attracted a classical music who's-who to Tuesday...

Violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain performs with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Kendrick Armstrong in the CSO MusicNOW series featuring Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR): Voices of Migration & Innovation at the Chicago Symphony Center on Nov. 24, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Review: Daniel Bernard Roumain outshone by colleagues in first MusicNOW of CSO season

By Hannah Edgar

November 26, 2024 at 8:59 a.m.

In a matter of days, composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain is going to walk...

In this July 20, 1986 file photo, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury performs, in Germany. (AP Photo/Marco Arndt, File)

Today in History: Queen singer Freddie Mercury dies

By Associated Press

November 24, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On Nov. 24, 1991, Queen singer Freddie Mercury died in London at age 45 of...

White Sox's Luis Robert is announced on opening day of SoxFest at McCormick Place West on Jan. 24, 2020. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago White Sox’s fan festival returns for 1st time since 2020: ‘SoxFest Live’ will be at Ramova Theatre

By LaMond Pope

November 22, 2024 at 5:11 p.m.

“SoxFest Live,” will take place from 5-9 p.m. on Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 at...

Slow Pulp singer and guitarist Emily Massey performs at Thalia Hall on Nov. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Review: Slow Pulp delivers an intimate and potent homecoming set at Thalia Hall

By Britt Julious

November 22, 2024 at 11:36 a.m.

Playing from their breakthrough 2023 album "Yard," lead singer Emily Massey glided through the tracks...

Daniil Trifonov, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s artist-in-residence, plays a recital of Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Barber on Nov. 17, 2024, at Symphony Center. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Artist-in-reticence: How a pianist of few words became the CSO’s newest ambassador

By Hannah Edgar

November 20, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov is the orchestra's new artist-in-residence. A well-attended recital this last weekend...

On tap this holiday on Chicago-area stages, "White Christmas" at the Marriott Theatre, Joffrey Ballet’s annual “Nutcracker” and David Koz at the Auditorium. (Liz Lauren / Todd Rosenberg / Getty)

Holiday shows for 2024: 40 concerts and theater openings, from ‘Nutcracker’ to Mariah Carey

By Lauren Warnecke

November 18, 2024 at 3:13 p.m.

When the weather outside turns frightful, look no further than our guide for seasonal concerts...

Record producer Shel Talmy in London on Sept. 7, 1973. (TPLP/Getty)

Shel Talmy, Chicago native who produced hits by The Who and The Kinks, dead at 87

By Associated Press

November 15, 2024 at 7:54 a.m.

Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics...

Billie Eilish performs on her “Hit Me Hard and Soft" tour at the United Center in Chicago on Nov. 13, 2024. (Bob Gendron / for the Tribune)

Review: Billie Eilish has new confidence on her ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ tour

By Bob Gendron

November 14, 2024 at 2:39 p.m.

On the first of a two-night stand at the United Center, she projected new purpose...