Music and Concerts – Page 38

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...

Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case

By Alanna Durkin Richer

March 9, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

The Justice Department said Monday it has tentatively settled its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and...

FILE – Rihanna arrives at the premiere of “Smurfs” on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Multiple gunshots fired near Rihanna’s LA home and a woman is taken into custody

By Associated Press

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

Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots near the home...

Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy (right) perform the R.E.M. 1985 album “Fables of the Reconstruction” at the Metro in Chicago on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

It’s not just an act: Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy continue their R.E.M. tours

By Blair R. Fischer

March 10, 2026 at 1:34 p.m.

This third tour of playing R.E.M.'s albums focuses on "Lifes Rich Pageant," again with the...

Music director-designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a program including Milhaud’s “Le Boeuf sur le Toit,” Gershwin’s "An American in Paris" and Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring." (Todd Rosenberg)

Review: Back from a tour with Mäkelä, the CSO delivers a ‘Rite’ to remember

By Hannah Edgar

March 6, 2026 at 12:23 p.m.

Music director-designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the orchestra in an all-Paris program, including Milhaud’s “Le Boeuf...

Chance the Rapper holds a news conference at Westcott Elementary School in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on March 6, 2017. He met with Gov. Bruce Rauner the previous week about coming up with a plan for the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools.
(Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Chance the Rapper cuts CPS a $1 million check as ‘call to action’

By Kori Rumore

March 6, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 6, according...

FILE – Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear

By Associated Press

March 5, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early the following morning,...

Bob Power, a musician and engineer who worked closely with some of the top hip-hop and R&B acts of the 1990s and 2000s, died Sunday at age 73. (Andrew H. Walker/Getty)

Bob Power, Chicago-born hip-hop engineer and A Tribe Called Quest collaborator, dies at 73

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

March 5, 2026 at 11:20 a.m.

Bob Power, a Grammy-nominated producer, mixer and recording engineer best known for his genre-bending collaborations...

Audience members take their seats in Orchestra Hall before a concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Center on Oct. 31, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago Symphony’s next season: More Mäkelä, less new music and a bunch of Beethoven

By Hannah Edgar

March 5, 2026 at 6:30 a.m.

The CSO's 2026-27 season — the last before Klaus Mäkelä becomes full-time music director in...

A photograph of a young John Prine honing his skills on the guitar in his Old Town School student days adorns a wall at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood on Feb. 26, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Column: Return with us now to those thrilling songs of yesteryear in ‘Chicago 1971’

By Rick Kogan

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

"Chicago 1971" is about the summer night when Kris Kristofferson, Steve Goodman and John Prine...

Trial that could lead to the breakup of Ticketmaster’s parent company gets underway

By Larry Neumeister

March 3, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the...