Music and Concerts – Page 126

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...

Billie Eilish performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park on Aug. 3, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Billie Eilish announces concert tour with Chicago dates this fall

By Doug George

April 29, 2024 at 9:41 a.m.

The world tour will be in support of her soon-to-be-released third studio album, “Hit Me...

Wynton Marsalis, back row center, plays trumpet along with other members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra during a concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on April 25, 2024, at the Symphony Center. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Review: Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a spirited, if uneven, collaboration with the CSO

By Hannah Edgar

April 27, 2024 at 11:44 a.m.

For this latest visit, the first in a while, the two orchestras went for selections...

Chief Keef performs at Irving Plaza on October 30, 2018, in New York City.

Summer Smash 2024: Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Chief Keef are headliners

By Doug George

May 1, 2024 at 10:28 a.m.

Summer Smash has announced its lineup for summer, with headliners including Travis Scott, Playboi Carti...

Trace Adkins performs at Paramount Theatre on July 28, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

What to do around Chicago: Trace Adkins, C2E2 and a bookstore crawl

By Jennifer Day

April 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Also this weekend, Frankie Beverly at the United Center, Mike Birbiglia in the Loop and...

Superstar rapper Nicki Minaj performs the first of two nights at the United Center in Chicago on her Pink Friday 2 tour on April 24, 2024. (Bob Gendron)

Review: Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday concert ran hot and cold at the United Center

By Bob Gendron

April 26, 2024 at 6:15 a.m.

She kept rescuing the momentum that built from the outset on “I’m the Best.”

Sparks Fly: The Taylor Swift Experience, with Sammy Jo of Joliet, will cap this summer's Naper Nights Concert Series.

Naperville’s Naper Nights Concert Series announced for summer 2024

By Doug George

April 25, 2024 at 10:58 a.m.

Naper Settlement on Thursday announced music acts for concerts running June 14 to Aug. 17...

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 8: Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas (L), Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins (C) and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes of the group TLC pose with their award for Best Video of the Year 07 September during the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York. TLC also won the awards for Viewers Choice Video and Best R&B Video for their song "Waterfalls.". AFP PHOTO

Today in History: Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes of TLC dies

By Associated Press

April 25, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

On April 25, 2002, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the Grammy-winning trio TLC died in...

Musician Steve Rashid in Studio5, the Evanston performance space he operates and performs in, on April 19, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Musician Steve Rashid plans a concert in Evanston at the Studio5 venue he helped create

By Rick Kogan

April 24, 2024 at 9:45 a.m.

As writer Maya Angelou once put it, “You can't use up creativity. The more you...

Trey Anastasio and the band Phish perform as part of a four-concert series at the Sphere in Las Vegas, running April 18-21, 2024. (Rich Fury)

Review: As the second band to play Sphere, Phish adds something new — improvisation

By Bob Gendron

April 23, 2024 at 2:31 p.m.

“Let the music do the talking,” sang Phish vocalist-guitarist Trey Anastasio at the outset of...

Daniel Villarreal and Vivian McConnell of Valebol released their self-titled first album in early April. (Justin Sheehan)

Valebol’s self-titled album is a bright, shimmery debut, the perfect ‘breeze pop’

By Britt Julious

April 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The duo — composed of Daniel Villarreal and Vivian McConnell — set out to make...