Music and Concerts – Page 119

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...

Ludovic Morlot conducts members of the Grant Park Orchestra while they perform the world premiere of “Water Nymphs” by Clarice Assad at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion during the Grant Park Music Festival on June 26, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Review: In Strauss and Mozart, Ludovic Morlot’s Grant Park Music Festival tryout was more like a warmup

By Hannah Edgar

June 27, 2024 at 12:32 p.m.

For all his credentials, the guest conductor's connection never sparked on Wednesday with our own...

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 slaying of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, right, talks to his attorney, Carl Arnold, in court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Nevada judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

By Ken Ritter

June 26, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas...

Navy Pier along Lake Michigan on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Navy Pier announces lineup for 2024’s Chicago Live festival

By Doug George

July 19, 2024 at 12:43 p.m.

Boasted as the largest free performing arts festival in the Midwest, headliners include Second City,...

Work friends Pamela Williams, on left, and Kenyada Boyd, both from Springfield, Ill., hang a lock together on the fence outside of Michael Jackson's childhood home on the fifteenth anniversary of the King of Pop's death on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Project managers say plans in the works for Jacksons Family Home on 15th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 26, 2024 at 9:39 a.m.

As the rain cleared Tuesday morning, five people walked out of the Jacksons Family Home...

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks perform Tom Petty's "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" at Soldier Field on June 21, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Review: Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks at Soldier Field was a night reliving the years with a couple of music icons

By Bob Gendron

June 24, 2024 at 6:13 a.m.

There were lots of song favorites if few surprises in a sold-out concert on their...

Piano soloist Daniil Trifonov, left, and guest conductor Lahav Shani take a bow as the audience applauds at Symphony Center on June 20, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: At the CSO, tumultuous Tchaikovsky and a sneak peek of Daniil Trifonov’s residency

By Hannah Edgar

June 21, 2024 at 3:35 p.m.

This week, the Chicago Symphony closes its season with a program that looks to its...

Children's book author Natasha Tarpley takes pictures of pages from one of her books displayed as an art installation at the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot's community museum in the Love Blooms Here Plaza, 3601 W. Douglas Blvd., on June 1, 2024, in Chicago. Tarpley later read one of her books in a space across the street. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

A real-world ‘Sesame Street’: Lawndale Pop-Up Spot puts art, storytelling in the hands of the public

By Darcel Rockett

June 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

With rotating exhibits, the museum housed in a shipping container lets community members dictate what...

Tyler, the Creator performs at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza swaps headliners, with Tyler, the Creator off and Megan Thee Stallion added

By Doug George

June 20, 2024 at 1:25 p.m.

"Unfortunately, Tyler, the Creator will not be able to perform this year," Lollapalooza posted. No...

Martha Stewart attends the Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Celebrity brushes with the law are not new in the Hamptons. Ask Billy Joel and Martha Stewart

By Associated Press

June 19, 2024 at 7:01 p.m.

Justin Timberlake is not the first celebrity to run afoul of the law in the...

David Yow of The Jesus Lizard performs July 17, 2009, during Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in Chicago. (Elizabeth Myers /RedEye)

Jesus Lizard will headline new Warm Love Cool Dreams music festival

By Doug George

June 20, 2024 at 2:14 p.m.

Tickets for the Sept. 28-29 festival at the Salt Shed go on sale soon. The...