Music and Concerts – Page 113

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...

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 13, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Review: Green Day brings new urgency to its Wrigley Field concert with Smashing Pumpkins

By Bob Gendron

August 15, 2024 at 6:16 a.m.

“The American dream is killing me” were the first words out of Green Day singer...

Evanston Township High School graduate and horn player Momo Seko is joined by guitarist Alvin Santner in releasing their new album “Among Other Things” on Aug. 30. (Momo Seko)

ETHS alum horn player joins Chicago-based guitarist to release original album

By Corey Schmidt

August 13, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

Evanston Township High School graduate and horn player Momo Seko is joined by guitarist Alvin...

Austrian police officers watch swifts gathering in the city centre in Vienna on Thursday, Aug.8, 2024. Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in the stadium in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Suspect’s lawyer in alleged Taylor Swift concert plot says case is ‘exaggerated’

By Associated Press

August 13, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

A lawyer for the main suspect in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift...

Chicago DJ and event creator Hannah Viti, who performs as VITIGRRL, created the "I-94" series that highlights the musical connections between Chicago and Detroit. (Erik Kommer)

Her ‘I-94’ series taps into on musical link between Chicago house music and Detroit techno

By Britt Julious

August 13, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

Named after the expressway connecting the two cities, “I-94” celebrates the legacies of each city...

FILE – A statue of the MTV Moon Man appears on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Aug. 21, 2018. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

MTV Video Music Awards move to new date because of US presidential debate. VMAs will be on Sept. 11

By Maria Sherman

August 12, 2024 at 5:54 p.m.

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards have moved to a new date because of the...

Legendary Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy sits at his club, Buddy Guy's Legends, on June 10, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Let us now praise famous bluesmen: Buddy Guy is retiring at age 88

By Christopher Borrelli

August 15, 2024 at 11:33 a.m.

Buddy Guy, who just turned 88, will be officially retired from the road by early...

James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Soldier Field in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Review: Metallica puts on an exhilarating concert at Soldier Field on a stage just feet from its fans

By Bob Gendron

August 10, 2024 at 4:16 p.m.

On the first of two nights in Chicago, the band's sound was loud and crystal...

The musical group Funkadesi performs during Evanston’s Juneteenth celebration on June 18, 2022. The music group will perform Aug. 20 in Daley Plaza for "Celebrating Chicago." (Karie Angell Luc / Pioneer Press)

‘Celebrating Chicago at Daley Plaza’ will run week of DNC

By Doug George

August 9, 2024 at 12:48 p.m.

Just announced, a week of events in the Loop to celebrate the city's culture, diverse...

Marcella Arguello, right, dances to DJ music during the "Don't Drink the Water" dance party at The Hideout, on Aug. 8, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

How does one mark the infamous Dave Matthews Band potty mess? With a Hideout dance party

By Christopher Borrelli

August 9, 2024 at 5:06 p.m.

When they first dreamed up the party to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Dave...

Swifties gather and sing in the city centre in Vienna on Aug.8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna

By PHILIPP-MORITZ JENNE

August 9, 2024 at 6:22 a.m.

A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor...