Music and Concerts – Page 106

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...

Jeff Lynne's ELO performs at the United Center on Sept. 27, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Review: Jeff Lynne’s ELO delivers a farewell show with tight precision at the United Center

By Bob Gendron

September 28, 2024 at 1:17 p.m.

The current iteration of Electric Light Orchestra played the first of a two-night Chicago stand...

Organist Phillip Kloeckner sits in front of the organ at the First United Methodist Church’s Chicago Temple Building on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Chicago. The organ was installed the same year the Temple opened in 1924 and less than 50 percent of the instrument is fully functional due to age, deterioration, electrical malfunction, and water damage from leaks in the floors above the church. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

The Chicago Temple is turning 100. Its birthday gift to itself? Fixing its historic organ.

By Hannah Edgar

September 26, 2024 at 5:56 p.m.

Called the Opus 414, it has 5,589 pipes and was completed in 1923, a year...

The Chicago band Jesus Lizard, a staple of '90s music, has returned with a new album after 26 years. Sticking his tongue out is singer David Yow. Behind, from left to right, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims and Mac McNeilly. (Joshua Black Wilkins)

Still crowd surfing after all these years: The Return of Chicago’s Jesus Lizard

By Christopher Borrelli

September 25, 2024 at 8:21 a.m.

Jesus Lizard has returned with its first album in 26 years — and in many...

Jazz vocalist and performer Spider Saloff at her home on Sept. 9, 2024, in Chicago. She’ll be performing the music of George Gershwin on Sept. 29 at Winter’s Jazz Club. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Column: Singer Spider Saloff came to the Gold Star Sardine Bar and decided to stay

By Rick Kogan

September 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

“Occasionally, some young person will come up to me after a show and ask, ‘Did...

Julien Baker performs "Conversation Piece" at the first show of her three-night residency at Thalia Hall in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Sept. 23, 2024. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Review: Julien Baker’s first night at Thalia Hall was thrilling, fearless and from the heart

By Bob Gendron

September 24, 2024 at 11:05 a.m.

It seemed only a matter of time before she would combust Monday night at the...

One of the crowd-pleasers in "Doktor Kaboom! Look Out! Science is Coming!" is the Vortex Generator, or air cannon. (Martin Albert)

Moraine Valley in Palos Hills welcomes back Doktor Kaboom! for another science comedy show

By Jessi Virtusio

September 23, 2024 at 5:07 a.m.

The creator of Doktor Kaboom!, David Epley, praised Moraine Valley staff for booking him about...

Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire performs at the Hyde Park Jazz Fest on Sept. 26, 2015. He plays the opening day of this year's festival. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Hyde Park Jazz Festival is back, packed with primo music — but facing its biggest challenges ever

By Hannah Edgar

September 23, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.

The sprawling South Side institution returns for the 18th year. But this time, it faces...

John Cougar Mellencamp performs both on stage and on one of two large screen television screens set up at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois on Sept. 22, 1985 during the Farm Aid concert. The festival was held to assist the nations farmers. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Today in History: Farm Aid concert held in Champaign, Illinois

By Associated Press

September 22, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On Sept. 22, 1985, rock and country music artists participated in “Farm Aid,” a concert...

FILE – Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

Diddy faces public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about future of his music

By Jonathan Landrum Jr.

September 21, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.

He was arrested in New York on Sept. 16 and accused in an indictment of...

Concertgoers cheer as Fall Out Boy takes the stage for Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Riot Fest opens, back in Douglass Park with headliners Fall Out Boy and The Marley Brothers

By Mark P. Braboy

September 21, 2024 at 5:50 p.m.

Inside and outside of the festival grounds, music fans and residents reflected on its return...