Music and Concerts – Page 12

FILE – Freddie Jackson attends a special screening of “The Magnificent Seven” in New York on Sept. 19, 2016. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Freddie Jackson, known for ’80s hits like ‘You Are My Lady,’ dies at 70

By Maria Sherman

October 6, 2026 at 1:51 p.m.

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Freddie Jackson, known for his smooth ’80s hits “Rock Me Tonight (For...

City Voices, under director William Chin, will perform “A Song of Joys,” a program of choral pieces inspired by the poetry of Sara Teasdale and Walt Whitman, in Oak Park on Oct. 17 and 18. (City Voices)

City Voices to put poetry of Walt Whitman and Sara Teasdale to song in Oak Park

By Myrna Petlicki

October 5, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Oak Park's City Voices will perform a program of choral pieces inspired by the poems...

Caleb Flynn listens to court proceedings inside the Miami County Court of Common Pleas on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Troy, Ohio. (AP Photo, Pool)

Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder

By Julie Carr Smyth

October 5, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “American Idol” was sentenced to...

Omar David Panqueva, known as DJ TUNJO, left, and his husband, Santiago Páez, at Galeria Chicago on Aug. 18, 2026. The Colombian couple was detained by immigration agents at Midway International Airport earlier this month while beginning a multicity tour to DJ after-parties in tandem with Colombian pop star Karol G's tour. Panqueva regularly performs at Galeria Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

DJ TUNJO and husband released from ICE custody as supporters rally around the couple: ‘Chicago gave us a hug’

By Allison Kiehl

August 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

David Panqueva, better known as DJ TUNJO, and his husband Santiago Páez were released from...

Dusty Hill, from left, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard of ZZ Top appear at the "American Idol" finale in Los Angeles on May 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Frank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77

By Mark Kennedy

August 18, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo...

This image provided by The Kristen Ann Carr Fund shows Dave Marsh speaking at the KACF “A Night to Remember” event at the Tribeca Grill in New York, April 20, 2013. (Marc Levine/The Kristen Ann Carr Fund via AP)

Bruce Springsteen biographer and music critic Dave Marsh dies at 76

By Lindsey Bahr

August 18, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

Dave Marsh, a longtime music critic who wrote several influential books about Bruce Springsteen, including...

Duane Davis appears in court during the third day of jury selection in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool)

A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas

By Jessica Hill

August 17, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.

A prosecutor said Monday that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996...

Flowers and tributes left by fans decorate Elvis Presley's grave at Graceland, his Memphis, Tenn. home, on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. Elvis Presley fans from around the world have come to Graceland for the annual remembrance of his death. Presley died at his Graceland mansion Aug. 16, 1977. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Today in History: Elvis Presley dies

By Associated Press

August 16, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee at...

Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus receive applause at Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: A monumental finale for the Grant Park Music Festival’s summer

By Hannah Edgar

August 15, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

Classics, yes, but it was the 21st century works that reigned in a season-capping concert...

Tori Amos rises from her piano bench while performing at the Auditorium Theatre on Aug. 14, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Review: A fiery and unrestrained Tori Amos fills the Auditorium Theatre

By Bob Gendron

August 15, 2026 at 11:17 a.m.

While no longer in the commercial spotlight, the singer and pianist played with a passion...

Sooper Records, a wide-ranging, artist-run local label celebrates its 10th birthday, with Steven Daoud, Jess Myers Rigoni, Glenn Curran, Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, Frances Farley and Sen Morimoto, Aug. 3, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago DIY is changing — but Sooper Records, hitting a decade of ‘genre-combusting freak music,’ is here to stay

By Hannah Edgar

August 14, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

To understand Sooper Records, the anything-goes local label, you have to understand the 2010s DIY...

A memorial to the seven killed in the Aug. 13, 2011 stage collapse during a Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair, goes virtually unnoticed by fair visitors on opening day of the 2012 run of the State Fair in Indianapolis, Aug. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Today in History: 7 die at Indiana State Fair

By Associated Press

August 13, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Aug. 13, 2011, seven people were killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair during...

Ariella Granados, pop vocalist who performs as Sparklmami, at Super Mall, 5220 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago, on June 30, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Column: Sparklmami’s debut album ‘In This Body’ pulls from her Chicago memories

By Britt Julious

August 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Sparklmami, along with her collaborators, has created a grounded record rooted in the past, memory,...