Music and Concerts – Page 118

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...

Maluma performs during the Sueños Festival at Grant Park on May 26, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Sueños Music Festival extends contract in Grant Park for more 5 years

By Doug George

July 11, 2024 at 5:40 p.m.

Sueños Music Festival is here to stay. The Latino music festival on Thursday announced it...

An aerial photo of Millennium Park under construction, between Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive, Randolph and Monroe streets in Chicago in May 2001. (José Moré/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: Millennium Park — ‘the best thing former Mayor Richard M. Daley ever did’ — 20 years later

By Kori Rumore

July 12, 2024 at 4:41 p.m.

Millennium Park turns 20 years old on July 16. Former Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin...

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)

Review: After decade’s absence, conductor Giancarlo Guerrero delivers a powerful Grant Park Music Fest program

By Hannah Edgar

July 11, 2024 at 4:31 p.m.

Rather than dive into an evening-length program, he put forward a short yet dense exploration...

Carrie Underwood performs at the Allstate Arena on Oct. 22, 2022 in Rosemont. She's the Sunday night headliner for the 2024 Windy City Smokeout. (Kamil Krzaczynski/for the baiduhai)

Windy City Smokeout 2024: Guide to this year’s bands, barbecue and more. And nobody follows Carrie Underwood.

By Bob Gendron

July 8, 2024 at 6:12 p.m.

Here’s a taste of what to expect for this year's Windy City Smokeout, which opens...

Blues singer Lucy Smith performs with an ensemble at a benefit concert for Saint Martin's Episcopal Church at the church sanctuary on June 29, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

‘Chicago Bound: The Great Migration of the Blues’ heads to Chicago’s parks to tell the story behind the music

By Darcel Rockett

July 4, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

If the Chicago Blues Festival in June whet your appetite for more blues this summer,...

Frontman Jim Morrison and his bandmates of The Doors.

Today in History: Jim Morrison of The Doors dies

By Associated Press

July 3, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On July 3, 1971, singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age...

Signage is displayed on poles along Columbus Drive near Buckingham Fountain for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on June 13, 2024, in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race: What to know about the 2.2-mile course around the city

By Kori Rumore

July 5, 2024 at 6:57 p.m.

For a second straight year, Chicago will transform the Grant Park environs into a racetrack...

Mick Jagger, of The Rolling Stones, performs during a concert on June 27, 2024, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Review: Has Mick Jagger slowed down? Are the Rolling Stones past it? Not yet

By Bob Gendron

July 1, 2024 at 6:20 a.m.

Questions about the Rolling Stones’ predictability, purpose and joyfulness aside, the physically fit Mick Jagger...

Chrissy Chlapecka performs at Schubas Tavern in Chicago on June 27, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Chrissy Chlapecka at Schubas a concert by a pop star on the rise

By Britt Julious

June 28, 2024 at 11:12 a.m.

Watching her perform her short but sweet set on Thursday night felt like bearing witness...

A concertgoer takes in the scene while attending the Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Aug. 31, 2023. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Jazz Fest 2024: Amina Claudine Myers, Catherine Russell and Spanish Harlem Orchestra

By Doug George

July 3, 2024 at 1:59 p.m.

The full musical lineup has been announced for this summer’s Chicago Jazz Festival, taking place...