Music and Concerts – Page 24

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...

Maáti Baker, visiting from San Diego, dances to the music of the Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite Duo at Pritzker Pavilion during the Chicago Blues Festival at Millennium Park on June 5, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago Blues Festival: Living legends, longtime fans and a shout-out to Alligator Records

By Kevin McKeough

June 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

Musicians and standard-bearers Ronnie Baker Brooks and C.J. Chenier, plus a tribute to Billy Branch,...

People play Pokémon on their devices in Grant Park during Pokémon Go Fest, which drew people from all over the country on June 5, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Summer tourist season looks strong for local hotels, even without Taylor Swift and Beyoncé

By Brian J. Rogal

June 5, 2026 at 6:08 p.m.

Despite high gas prices and economic uncertainty, a densely packed calendar of events and concerts...

An attendee poses for a photograph at Miche Fest at Oakwood Beach in Chicago on July 13, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Michelada Fest Chicago is canceled for 2026

By Doug George

June 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Michelada Fest 2026 has been scrapped for later this month, according to an announcement Friday...

Conductor Marin Alsop leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra alongside Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Symphony Center in Chicago on June 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Despite swap, Marsalis symphony a standout with CSO and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

By Hannah Edgar

June 5, 2026 at 1:28 p.m.

We may not have gotten the planned new symphony for America 250, but the amazing...

Ben Lovett, Ted Dwane and Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons perform in 2023 at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Mumford & Sons says Wrigley Field is perfect for their ‘Prizefighter’ tour

By Janine Schaults

June 5, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Ties to Chicago’s sports franchises run deep for Mumford & Sons. Next up: Wrigley Field.

Tribune music writer Hannah Edgar in 2021. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Tribune critic Hannah Edgar wins national music criticism award

By Doug George

June 4, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

Contributing critic Hannah Edgar has won the 2026 Littler Prize, given by the Music Critics...

Musician Jack Antonoff and the Bleachers perform at Verizon Wireless Music Center on May 31, 2014, in Irvine, California. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

What to do in Chicago: The Blues Festival, Bleachers and bubbles at the Botanic Garden

By Jennifer Day

June 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Along with the Blues Festival in Millennium Park, the American Writers Festival welcomes visitors on...

Michael Miles, guitar and banjo, and Jill Kaeding, cello, are performing from their CD, the "Great American Jukebox," at the Old Town School of Folk Music. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai/)

Column: If you have a jukebox in your head, you should listen to Michael Miles and Jill Kaeding

By Rick Kogan

June 4, 2026 at 9:33 a.m.

Michael Miles and Jill Kaeding's new album, “Great American Jukebox,” has 11 songs and echoes...

FILE – Peabo Bryson smiles at the European premiere of “Michael Jackson: The Life Of An Icon,” in London, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)

Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ has died at 75

By Maria Sherman

June 2, 2026 at 9:13 p.m.

Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the...

La Grange Park, ZIP code 60526, will celebrate ZIP Code Day on Friday, June 5, 2026, with a bevy of community events. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

ZIP code day celebrates 60526 on Friday in La Grange Park

By Hank Beckman

June 2, 2026 at 2:27 p.m.

A full day of activities is planned June 5 in La Grange Park as the...