Music and Concerts – Page 121

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...

Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, center, speaks with defender Tatumn Milazzo (23) and forward Mallory Swanson after losing to Bay FC on June 8, 2024, at Wrigley Field. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago Red Stars might seek legal action over Riot Fest relocation to SeatGeek Stadium: ‘It’s devastating’

By Julia Poe

June 13, 2024 at 12:41 p.m.

Riot Fest's move to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview will create a conflict for the Chicago...

Festival-goers cheer 2023 headliner Foo Fighters at Riot Fest in Chicago's Douglass Park on Sept. 15, 2023. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Riot Fest is moving to the suburbs

By Doug George

June 13, 2024 at 6:14 a.m.

The three-day festival will be held this year at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview. Riot Fest...

Fans enjoy the music of Turnstile at Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Sept. 15, 2023. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Riot Fest to leave Douglass Park following years of community tension, founder says

By Caroline Kubzansky

June 13, 2024 at 11:12 a.m.

Riot Fest will move from Douglass Park in North Lawndale to a new location set...

New Jersey experimental musician David Rothenberg plays his soprano saxophone covered in cicadas on the banks of Lake Springfield. Rothenberg specializes in collaborating with insects, whales and birds. (Charles Lindsay)

There’s no beat, no lyrics. You can’t dance to it. But cicada music is the coolest music you know

By Christopher Borrelli

June 11, 2024 at 9:37 a.m.

You can’t dance to it, and there is no melody nor any lyrics. But the...

FILE – Sheila E. appears at the 66th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. The musician said in an Instagram video that she was hurt when she was denied access to Prince’s studio at Paisley Park to honor the late musician on his 66th birthday last Friday. Paisley Park, now a museum, posted on its own Instagram account that it just needed some advance warning. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Prince collaborator Sheila E. says she’s ‘heartbroken’ at being turned away from Paisley Park

By Steve Karnowski

June 10, 2024 at 4:49 p.m.

Sheila E. said in an Instagram video that she was hurt when she went to...

Ravinia Festival entrance gate, photographed Friday, July 23, 2021, in Highland Park. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Ravinia Festival files fresh complaint, trademark petition against Ravinia Brewing Co.

By Chloe Hilles

June 10, 2024 at 2:40 p.m.

The updated complaint in the federal lawsuit between the non-profit music organization and the microbrewery...

Buddy Guy performs at the 2015 Chicago Blues Festival in the Petrillo Music Shell on June 13, 2015, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Blues Fest 2024 is this weekend: Your guide from headliner Buddy Guy to the after-parties

By Jennifer Day

June 6, 2024 at 1:31 p.m.

Everything you need to know including entrances, food vendors and the full musical lineup. Friday's...

In this May 11, 2009 file photo, Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Live Nation reveals data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary

By Associated Press

June 1, 2024 at 5:39 p.m.

Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for...

Tim McGraw is silhouetted on stage during his performance at the United Center Friday, May 31, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Review: Tim McGraw at United Center delivers a concert lesson for us all

By Bob Gendron

June 3, 2024 at 6:23 a.m.

Some three decades into a country music career, McGraw keeps putting out hit songs. He...

Conductor Manfred Honeck and CSO principal percussionist Cynthia Yeh applaud CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery. (Todd Rosenberg Photography)

Review: In brilliant premiere, CSO composer-in-residence goes out with a bang while MusicNOW quiets to a whimper

By Hannah Edgar

May 31, 2024 at 2:41 p.m.

“Procession” makes hard-rocking use of a drum set, more often spotted in a rock arena...