Music and Concerts – Page 15

Mario Abney, co-founder and CEO, right, dances as Kevin Nabors and other members of the Windy City Ramblers perform at the 95th/Dan Ryan Red Line CTA station in Roseland on Oct. 1, 2026, at the culmination of the Red Line Jazz Festival. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

A quartet of new music festivals take root in Chicago this month

By Hannah Edgar

October 7, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Summer is over, but music festival season very much isn’t. Cue the Red Line Jazz...

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...

The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra rehearses in their 8th-floor space at the Fine Arts Building on Oct. 1, 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

A mosh pit for Beethoven? Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras excited to return to Lollapalooza

By Kate Perez

August 3, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

More than a hundred young musicians will perform a set of orchestral favorites as the...

Today in History: MTV begins its American broadcast

By Associated Press

August 1, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on...

Swedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson performs at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 31, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Photos: What we saw at Lollapalooza Day 2

By Arthur Maiorella

August 1, 2026 at 7:54 a.m.

Day 2 photos from Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 31, 2026.

Lorde headlines the T-Mobile stage on the first night of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 30, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Review: Lorde makes her cathartic return to Lollapalooza

By Jessi Roti

July 31, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

Her songs about love, uncertainty and feeling seen carve out a larger Gen-Z space for...

Empire of the Sun performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 30, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

How to watch the Lollapalooza livestream

By baiduhai

July 31, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

Lollapalooza opened to a sold-out crowd on opening day, though you can still catch some...

People walk through the wet Lollapalooza grounds on Day 2 of the festival, July 31, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026: Gray skies and a shifting schedule doesn’t dampen Day 2

By Finnegan Belleau

July 31, 2026 at 10:33 p.m.

Lollapalooza hits its stride on the Chicago lakefront on Friday, with the gates opening at...

Elizabeth Nichols performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 30, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

TikTok is changing how Lollapalooza fans are finding artists

By Kate Perez

July 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Both musicians and Lollapalooza festival-goers say social media is a top way they meet each...

Fans watch John Summit, of Naperville, perform during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 30, 2026 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Photos: What we saw at Lollapalooza Day 1

By Armando L. Sanchez

July 31, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

Day 1 photos from Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 30, 2026.

Empire of the Sun performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 30, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza opens for 2026: ‘Go big or go home’

By Finnegan Belleau

July 30, 2026 at 8:14 p.m.

This year's Lollapalooza music festival opened Thursday in a sunny, sold-out Grant Park with Lorde...

FILE – Korean pop band BTS attends the 2019 Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch in West Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2019.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

K-pop powerhouse BTS say they will not submit music for 2027 Grammys

By Maria Sherman

July 29, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

K-pop powerhouse BTS said they will not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming...