Music and Concerts – Page 23

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...

This combination of images shows songwriters, from left, Kenny Loggins, Alanis Morissette, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Taylor Swift. (AP Photo)

Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

By Maria Sherman

June 12, 2026 at 8:09 a.m.

Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday...

Lynzo The Heartthrob (from left), Carrie D., DJ Gaybash! and Loqum. (Terjuan Johnson)

New Sugarwater festival will have house, techno, juke and footwork — just in time for Juneteenth weekend

By Britt Julious

June 13, 2026 at 12:24 p.m.

Club Hospitality founder Carrie D. says she was inspired to bring an event like New...

Shakira performs during the opening ceremony before the World Cup Group A soccer match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Shakira, Andrea Bocelli and Salma Hayek kick-start the World Cup at opening ceremony in Mexico City

By Berenice Bautista

June 11, 2026 at 8:07 p.m.

Shakira, Maná, Andrea Bocelli and a surprise appearance by Salma Hayek lit up the World...

Mumford & Sons performs at Montrose Beach in Chicago on June 19, 2015. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Mumford & Sons concert at Wrigley Field delayed by storms as Jimmy Eat World postpones at Northerly Island

By Doug George

June 12, 2026 at 11:26 a.m.

Gates have been delayed until 8:30 p.m. for Thursday night's concert by Mumford & Sons...

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae performs at Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture Theater on June 10, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Review: Corinne Bailey Rae weaves together 20 years of beautiful music at the Athenaeum

By Britt Julious

June 11, 2026 at 11:17 a.m.

Yes, she performed her timeless classic "Put Your Records On" during her lovely two-hour concert,...

The Rolling Stones attend a June 1964 news conference in front of the Tribune Tower in Chicago: Bill Wyman, from left, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger. (baiduhai historical photo)

Today in Chicago History: The Rolling Stones appear on Michigan Avenue in ‘tight trousers and haggard looks’

By Kori Rumore

June 11, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 11, according...

Children ride The Frog during Daisy Days in Clarendon Hills in 2016. The popular festival returns this year on June 19 and 20. (Jeff Krage/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills Daisy Days offers ‘small town USA’ fun June 19 and 20

By Chuck Fieldman

June 10, 2026 at 11:16 a.m.

Daisy Days, started by Clarendon Hills in 1964 to celebrate the 40th birthday of the...

Sean "Diddy" Combs speak onstage during the 2022 BET Awards.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually abusing child star in new lawsuit

By Jessica Schladebeck

September 23, 2026 at 11:46 a.m.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing yet another lawsuit, this one filed by a former child...

Charlotte "Lottie" Houlihan performs with her band, Lottie and the Drama, at Robert's Westside in Forest Park on June 3, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park teen’s ‘extreme drive’ fuels effort to be 3rd generation music star

By Cam'ron Hardy

June 12, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

Lottie Houlihan, a student at Trinity High School in River Forest, took the stage to...

Lauren Hudoba, who sings with the Swing Set Big Band, will perform June 13 at Oak Park Arms Senior Living in Oak Park. (James C. Svehla)

Community news: Swing dance soiree set in Oak Park, jazz performance in La Grange, and more

By Melinda Moore

June 8, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

News from the community includes items from Oak Park, La Grange, Elmwood Park, Elmhurst, Lyons...