Music and Concerts – Page 117

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...

Musician Jeff Tweedy on Oct. 1, 2020, in Chicago.

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will play a free concert at Navy Pier

By Doug George

July 19, 2024 at 12:41 p.m.

He'll play a free acoustic set as part of the two-day event, billed as the...

Ingrid Andress performs on Day 4 of Lollapalooza on Aug. 6, 2023. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance and will get treatment

By Maria Sherman

July 16, 2024 at 1:02 p.m.

After a widely panned performance of the U.S. national anthem at the MLB Home Run...

Ethiopian-born musician Hailu Mergia at home in Fort Washington, Maryland, on June 22, 2013. (Nikki Kahn/Getty Images)

Taxi to ‘Tizita,’ Ethiopian-born musician Hailu Mergia has always put his music first

By Aaron Cohen

July 15, 2024 at 5:15 a.m.

The virtuoso keyboardist is in town for Pitchfork concerts this next weekend.

At 2024’s Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, Kara Jackson plays Saturday, Alanis Morissette headlines Sunday and Jai Paul is a don't-miss act on the Friday opening day. (Tribune / Getty)

Pitchfork Music Festival 2024: Our picks for the must-see bands, plus what else to know

By Britt Julious

July 15, 2024 at 3:28 p.m.

Music festivals sometimes rely on the strength of nostalgia acts, and this year, with Alanis...

Abel Selaocoe preforms “MaSebego” the first movement of “Four Spirits” during night two of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s residency at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on July 13, 2024. (Trent Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Review: CSO and conductor Marin Alsop open Ravinia residency with South African exchange

By Hannah Edgar

July 14, 2024 at 1:42 p.m.

In grim times such as these, an all-American program can feel as much like an...

A group poses for a photograph at Riot Fest in Chicago’s Douglass Park on Sept. 15, 2023. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Riot Fest shuttle service tickets are on sale now

By Doug George

July 12, 2024 at 3:47 p.m.

Shuttle buses will depart from eight locations around Chicago to take fest-goers to SeatGeek Stadium...

Viktoria Vision, center, preforms as Madame Flora, along with Giselle Milla, Jonathan Wilson, and Lauryn Nelson in Gian Carlo Menotti's “The Medium” at the Athenaeum Theater on July 11, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

Review: Opera Festival of Chicago hits its stride with a Dallapiccola/Menotti double bill

By Hannah Edgar

July 12, 2024 at 11:55 a.m.

Luigi Dallapiccola’s “Il prigioniero” is followed by Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Medium." Double dourness aside,...

Raquel Berrios leads Buscabulla at the Pritzker Pavilion during the Millennium Park Summer Music Series in Chicago on July 11, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Buscabulla’s concert in Millennium Park had its distinctive, danceable blend and hinted at what’s to come

By Britt Julious

July 12, 2024 at 11:35 a.m.

The husband-wife duo of Luis Alfredo Del Valle and Raquel Berrios delighted a robust audience...

Simon Cowell, Liv Warfield, Terry Crews and band on the set of "America's Got Talent." (NBC photo)

Peoria native Liv Warfield talks past, present and future after Golden Buzzer moment on ‘America’s Got Talent’

By Darcel Rockett

July 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Simon Cowell pushed the famous Golden Buzzer after Peoria native Liv Warfield's audition, complete with...

Thousands of fans at Comiskey Park poured onto the field between games of a White Sox-Tigers doubleheader on "Disco Demolition" night. The promotion turned into a riot, and the Sox were forced to forfeit the second game.

Today in History: Chicago White Sox hold ‘Disco Demolition Night’ at Comiskey Park

By Associated Press

July 12, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On July 12, as an angry reaction to the popularity of disco music, the Chicago...