Music and Concerts – Page 127

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...

Conductor Andrew Davis leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on Jan. 30, 2020. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Conductor Andrew Davis, music director emeritus of Lyric Opera, dies at 80

By Chris Jones

April 22, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

He was singularly popular among the Lyric musicians with whom he worked and who perhaps...

Singer Prince performs at a concert in 1985. The musician reportedlydied without leaving behinda will, which will likely lead to intense litigation over his estate.

Today in History: Prince dies at age 57

By Associated Press

April 21, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

Today is Sunday, April 21, the 112th day of 2024. There are 254 days left...

The Fire and Water Quintet — Myra Melford (piano), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Ingrid Laubrock (saxophone), Tomeka Reid (cello), and Lesley Mok (drums) — performs at the University of Chicago’s Logan Center Performance Hall on April 19, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Fire and Water Quintet, led by pianist Myra Melford, does ‘supergroup’ right

By Hannah Edgar

April 20, 2024 at 1:05 p.m.

The concert at University of Chicago was a case of that label living up to...

The Magnetic Fields perform “69 Love Songs” during the first of their two-night concert at Thalia Hall on April 17, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Review: Magnetic Fields plays ’69 Love Songs’ at Thalia Hall, a long and epic romance

By Christopher Borrelli

April 19, 2024 at 11:26 a.m.

It’s asking a lot of an audience of a certain age — ahem — to...

Taylor Swift drops 15 new songs on double album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’

By Mark Sherman

April 19, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.

At midnight, Taylor Swift released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” At 2 a.m.,...

Taylor Swift performs her song "Cruel Summer" on the opening night of the Chicago Eras Tour on June 2, 2023, at Soldier Field.

Column: As ‘Tortured Poets Department’ arrives, we wondered: Can Taylor Swift be poetry?

By Christopher Borrelli

April 23, 2024 at 2:26 p.m.

It goes back to debates about Dylan — actually much earlier. It has special roots...

Victoria Walker, known professionally as PinkPantheress, preforms at the Metro in Wrigleyville as part of her Capable of Love Tour on April 17, 2024. (Trent Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Review: PinkPatheress vibes with an adoring crowd at Metro

By Britt Julious

April 18, 2024 at 11:33 a.m.

This is no exaggeration: PinkPantheress is a star. She is an outright, undeniable music star....

Grammy-winning group The Clark Sisters will headline 2024 Chicago Gospel Music Festival. (Mel B. Elder Jr.)

2024 Gospel Music Festival headliners include Clark Sisters

By Doug George

April 18, 2024 at 10:04 a.m.

The festival is the first big Millennium Park music fest to kick off the 2024...

James McCartney performs at the second weekend of the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 19, 2013 in Indio, California. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Sons of Paul McCartney and John Lennon release new song

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

April 18, 2024 at 8:26 a.m.

James McCartney, the son of Linda McCartney and the Beatles’ Paul McCartney, released the song,...

Taylor Swift fans watch workers on a forklift place finishing touches on a painted promotional QR code at 25 W. Grand Ave. in Chicago on April 16, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Taylor Swift mural pops up by ‘the lakes’ in Chicago with mystery ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ message

By Rebecca Johnson

April 22, 2024 at 9:29 a.m.

After clocking out of her shift at The Gage restaurant near Millenium Park Monday, Jess...