Music and Concerts – Page 16

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 Lollapalooza music festival’s eastern entrance, July 28, 2026, two days before Lollapalooza opens in Chicago's Grant Park. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026 weather forecast: Mild temperatures with potential storms

By Evgenia Anastasakos

July 29, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

The National Weather Service said severe weather for Lollapalooza is unlikely, but festivalgoers should prepare...

Glen Hansard opens for Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

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‘Once’ Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

By Associated Press

July 29, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday,...

Festival-goers take pictures in front of a Lollapalooza sign on Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Our top 10 tips for attending Lollapalooza 2026

By baiduhai

July 29, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Your travel plans will fall apart, there's a "secret" Lolla entrance and your phone is...

Festival attendees rest under the shade of trees near food vendors at Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2026: What to eat at the 4-day festival in Chicago

By Evgenia Anastasakos

July 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Lollapalooza returns to Grant Park on Thursday, with a packed lineup of food vendors serving...

Pepperoni and Mike’s hot honey drizzle pizza in a takeout box at Pizz’amici, on Sept. 25, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Musicians coming for Lollapalooza, Riot Fest and North Coast reveal their favorite Chicago restaurants

By Samantha Nelson

July 29, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

Musicians from around the world travel to Chicago during the summer to play Lollapalooza, Riot...

House and techno DJ John Summit performs at Shaq's Fun House at Mardi Gras World on Feb. 7, 2025, in New Orleans. (Skip Bolen/Getty Images)

Naperville native headlining Lollapalooza as one of world’s biggest DJs

By Carolyn Stein

July 28, 2026 at 9:20 a.m.

John Summit, known in Naperville as John Schuster, left his accounting career to become a...

Chicago country musician Andrew Sa recently released his debut album, "American Rough," on Bloodshot Records. (Alexa Viscius)

Column: Chicago progressive country artist Andrew Sa has a first album: ‘Even if it’s not a shiny, pretty thing’

By Britt Julious

July 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

His first album, "American Rough," was released on June 26 on Bloodshot Records. He's a...

FILE – A makeshift Memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was killed and found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is placed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

Judge rules singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

By Andrew Dalton

July 27, 2026 at 7:36 p.m.

A judge ruled Monday that there is enough evidence to put D4vd on trial in...

Ray Herrmann, Lee Loughnane and Jeff Coffey of Chicago perform at Whisky a Go Go on June 5, 2017, in West Hollywood, California. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

Chicago and Styx keep their sounds alive on the ‘Windy Cities’ tour

By Blair R. Fischer

July 27, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Touring as an original member of a classic rock band is like winning a war...

Buddy Guy performs at the Chicago Theatre on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Happy 90th birthday, Buddy Guy — you still set the standard for getting the blues

By Kevin McKeough

July 26, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

As members of his family and the capacity crowd at the Chicago Theatre serenaded Buddy...