Music and Concerts – Page 114

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...

Swifties trade bracelets in the city center in Vienna on 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 a terrorist attack at or near the event. (Heinz-Peter Bader/AP)

‘We can do it with broken hearts’: Chicago-area Swiftie sisters make most of canceled Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

By Rebecca Johnson

August 8, 2024 at 3:50 p.m.

Organizers called off three sold-out Eras Tour concerts at the Ernst Happel Stadium Wednesday after...

Outside view of the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna on Aug.8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Officials say suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group and hoped to kill as many people as possible

By PHILIPP-MORITZ JENNE

August 8, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

Austrian authorities say both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in...

Taylor Swift performs Cruel Summer at the opening night of the Chicago Eras Tour on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Soldier Field. (Shanna Madison/baiduhai)

Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack

By Associated Press

August 7, 2024 at 7:08 p.m.

Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday...

Singer-songwriter Hannah Frances at Promontory Point in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Hannah Frances sings of land and loss on her new album ‘Keeper of the Shepherd’

By Hannah Edgar

August 7, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

The singer-songwriter, who lives in Vermont but has made a creative home in Chicago, released...

FILE – Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour on Friday, June 21, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift leads the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Post Malone

By Maria Sherman

August 6, 2024 at 4:25 p.m.

Taylor Swift tops the VMA noms with 10 — eight for her “Fortnight” music video...

Pitbull arrives at the NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 22, 2023, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Pitbull Stadium is the new home of FIU football. The Grammy winner has bought the naming rights.

By Tim Reynolds

August 6, 2024 at 12:17 p.m.

Florida International announced what could end up as a 10-year agreement with international recording artist...

Esteban Batallán, principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, takes a bow with the orchestra at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy, in early 2024. (Todd Rosenberg)

With a star musician leaving for Philly, the CSO contends with another possible vacancy

By Hannah Edgar

August 5, 2024 at 2:37 p.m.

Musicians have been known to return to the CSO after winning auditions with other orchestras....

Snoop Dogg attends the men's team foil quarterfinal match at the Grand Palais on Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Snoop Dogg has exploded on the Olympics’ global stage: ‘Rappers aren’t supposed to do this. I tend to do the unthinkable.’

By Jonathan Landrum

August 5, 2024 at 9:17 a.m.

At the Paris Games, grand entrances have become the norm in Snoop Dogg’s spectacular Olympic...

Fans react to Pierce The Veil’s performance at T-Mobile stage at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park on Aug. 4, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza Day 4: Punk sounds, Slow Pulp and an early word on festival safety for 2024

By Molly Morrow

August 5, 2024 at 11:56 a.m.

The last day of Lollapalooza Sunday had sun, stubbornly high temps and a musical lineup...

Wes Leavins of Chicago band Brigitte Calls me Baby performs at the Toyota Music Den at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park on Aug. 3, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza Day 3: Skrillex surprise, a boyband debut and dancing with the heat index in Grant Park

By Sylvan Lebrun

August 5, 2024 at 9:33 a.m.

The California-based DJ Skrillex added a second early set Saturday, and some Chicago bands had...