Music and Concerts – Page 105

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...

Violinist Yuan-Qing Yu and cellist Ken Olsen perform in DePaul University's Allen Recital Hall in Chicago on April 7, 2024. (MJ Mui)

Monument in miniature: CSO musicians prepare Bruckner’s rarely heard String Quintet

By Hannah Edgar

October 8, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

When violinist Yuan-Qing Yu and cellist Ken Olsen were asked to play Bruckner’s String Quintet...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at Wrigley Field on Aug. 9, 2023, in Chicago.

Bruce Springsteen says he’s voting for Kamala Harris

By Associated Press

October 4, 2024 at 11:25 a.m.

Rocker Bruce Springsteen released a video declaring his support for Kamala Harris for president.

Folk-rock singer Janis Joplin performs in Dec. 1969 at an unknown location. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Janis Joplin found dead

By Associated Press

October 4, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On Oct. 4, 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood hotel...

Keely Futterer, as Marcellina, and Alex Soare, as Giachino, perform during opening night of Chicago Opera Theater’s "Leonora" at the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building on Oct. 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: ‘Leonora’ at Chicago Opera Theater is a shakily delivered discovery

By Hannah Edgar

October 2, 2024 at 3:03 p.m.

Lyric Opera and Chicago Opera Theater present two versions of the same story this week:...

PJ Harvey performs at the Salt Shed on Sept. 30, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Column: The mesmerizing theater of PJ Harvey at the Salt Shed

By Christopher Borrelli

October 2, 2024 at 10:13 a.m.

I can still see the final seconds of "Down by the Water." As she sang...

Giancarlo Guerrero, here as a guest conductor, leads the Grant Park Orchestra in works by Joan Tower and Dmitri Shostakovich at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on July 10, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Grant Park Music Festival selects new chief baton: Giancarlo Guerrero

By Hannah Edgar

October 1, 2024 at 9:54 a.m.

He will succeed Carlos Kalmar as the next artistic director and principal conductor of Chicago's...

Liam Gallagher performs live on stage during his Definitely Maybe 30 Years tour at The O2 Arena on June 6 in London, England. (Simone Joyner/Getty Images)

Oasis announces US tour dates including Chicago

By Doug George

September 30, 2024 at 10:44 a.m.

The new dates, including Chicago's Soldier Field on Aug. 28, 2025, are the only North...

Lee Newcomer sits in the aisles of his store, Performers Music, which sells sheet music on the ninth floor of the Fine Arts Building in Chicago on Sept. 13, 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

In appreciation: Musicians and staff remember Performers Music owner Lee Newcomer, who died at 81. He was the last of his kind.

By Hannah Edgar

September 30, 2024 at 11:16 a.m.

His store in Chicago's Fine Arts Building still sells sheet music off the shelf with...

Kris Kristofferson performs at City Winery in West Town on March 22, 2017.

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

By Associated Press

September 29, 2024 at 5:47 p.m.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became...

Mariel Colon wears a creation as part of the April Black Diamond Spring Summer 2025 collection, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

She defended ‘El Chapo.’ Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

By Megan Janetsky

September 29, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

By MEGAN JANETSKY MEXICO CITY (AP) — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows,...