Music and Concerts – Page 35

Baritone Thomas Hampson in a performance of William Walton’s "Belshazzar's Feast" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, led by Klaus Mäkelä. (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: Mäkelä and CSO bring back a delicious ‘Feast’

By Hannah Edgar

October 9, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Fifty years have passed since the Chicago Symphony last played “Belshazzar’s Feast” by English composer...

All the artists stand together on stage after singing “Paradise” at the Chicago Theatre for Souvenirs: 80 Years of John Prine tribute show, Oct. 8, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

Review: A heartfelt tribute to John Prine let his music and legacy shine through

By Bob Gendron

October 9, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Musicians from Margo Price to Jeff Tweedy covered the late singer-songwriter's songs and channeled his...

Damon Albarn of the Gorillaz on their Mountain Tour at the United Center on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Chicago. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

Review: At the United Center, a lesson in why people love the Gorillaz

By Britt Julious

October 9, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

I learned that Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have created something far greater than what...

Dressed as the character Waluigi, Ginny Differding looks through comics during C2E2 at McCormick Place, March 29, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Photos: C2E2 draws thousands for Chicago’s geekiest weekend

By baiduhai

March 30, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

This year's C2E2, Chicago's geekiest weekend, was held March 27-29. Tribune photojournalist Armando L. Sanchez...

Cheap Trick lead singer Robin Zander performs at Metro in Chicago on July 16, 2023. (Lou Foglia/for the baiduhai)

Beach Boys, Cheap Trick, Trombone Shorty will play RiverEdge Park in Aurora this summer

By Doug George

March 30, 2026 at 10:06 a.m.

Aurora's RiverEdge Park has announced the return of its music series this summer, with artists...

Clients lie on rafts in a pool as wellness practitioner Cherish Hicks, top left, uses singing bowls for meditation during a sound healing session at the Ritz-Carlton Spa, Feb. 11, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

From yoga studios to Ravinia, sound healing experiences gain popularity in Chicago

By Britt Julious

March 31, 2026 at 1:43 p.m.

Call it sound healing, sound meditations or sound baths, participation in the sessions is booming....

Music director emeritus Riccardo Muti conducts members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on Oct. 6, 2022, in Chicago. (Tribune file photo)

Review: Muti is back at the CSO and so is the drama — at the opera, on the silver screen and onstage

By Hannah Edgar

March 29, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

This weekend's concerts included Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 and selections from Italian composer Nino Rota’s...

The Hives, with vocalist Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, perform at the Salt Shed, March 26, 2026 in Chicago. Chicago is the band’s last stop before playing in Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain over the summer. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Review: The Hives are an old-school, full-bore blast at the Salt Shed

By Bob Gendron

March 27, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

Hives frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist proved in the Swedish band's 90-minute set that he's a...

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022.

Today in History: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock

By Associated Press

March 27, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On March 27, 2022, Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage at the 94th Academy...

This undated image shows Dash Crofts from the music duo Seals & Crofts. (Luis Javier Lizarraga via AP)

Singer-songwriter Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts, known for hits ‘Summer Breeze’ and ‘Diamond Girl,’ dies at 87

By Hillel Italie

March 26, 2026 at 7:35 p.m.

Crofts died Wednesday of heart failure at the Heart Hospital of Austin in Austin, Texas,...

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Education and Community Engagement Director Roosevelt Griffin, from left, student Arabella Alvarez, donor Elaine MacKenzie and Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Director Brian Ostrega gather after a violin was presented to Alvarez during a Valentine's Day Concert at Ozinga Chapel in Palos Heights. (Ken Churilla/Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra)

Violin donated through Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra tugs Oak Forest family’s heart strings

By Melinda Moore

March 30, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

An act of generosity by an Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra patron has inspired an Oak Forest...

About 75 people gathered to hear musicians, storytellers and poets share their art during the Peace & Protest: The Art of Resistance program Saturday, March 21, at the Flossmoor Community House in Flossmoor. (Jim Dudlicek/Pioneer Press)

Protest songs make a comeback at Art of Resistance program in Flossmoor

By Jim Dudlicek

March 24, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Performers, poets, artists and artisans came together for an emotionally charged evening of protest and...

Miles Davis with his trumpet during a studio recording session in October 1959. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

To celebrate Miles Davis at 100, Columbia rereleases Chicago ‘Plugged Nickel’ recordings

By Mark Caro

March 23, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

This new release ties into the larger Miles Davis 100 campaign marking the centennial of...