Music and Concerts – Page 43

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...

FILE – Lady Gaga performs during the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, K-pop and more: AP predicts who will win at the 2026 Grammys

By Jonathan Landrum Jr.

January 29, 2026 at 8:47 a.m.

The competition is fierce. Kendrick Lamar’s dominance continues at the 2026 Grammy Awards, where he...

Singer Deniece Williams, front row left, dressed in white, is assisted with the lift of her guitar for the May 21, 2021, “guitar smash” ceremony for the inaugural ceremony of the opening of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. Behind her are, left to right, singers Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray and Kym Mazelle, the latter singer who also hails from Gary. (Photo by Philip Potempa)

Of Notoriety: Gary songbird Deniece Williams ready for Valentine’s Day concert at Hard Rock

By Philip Potempa

January 28, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

Even though Grammy winner Deniece Williams gets home for family visits from time to time,...

Buddy Guy performs at his blues club, Buddy Guy's Legends, Jan. 23, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Buddy Guy keeps blues alive during his January residency at Legends

By Eva Remijan-Toba

January 28, 2026 at 5:35 a.m.

The 89-year-old music icon Buddy Guy performed blues classics and shared stories during his annual...

People dance to the music at Chicago’s annual Blues Fest at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on June 7, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago announces Taste of Chicago and summer music festivals for 2026

By Doug George

January 27, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

The announcement set the schedule for Chicago’s 2026 lineup of festivals and events, continuing through...

Kaytranada performs at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Kaytranada, Keyshia Cole will headline new music fest in Union Park

By Doug George

January 27, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Forever Mine Music Festival will have three stages over two days and be devoted to...

FILE – 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree composer Philip Glass arrives at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner, Dec. 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Philip Glass cancels Kennedy Center symphony premiere in protest of President Donald Trump’s leadership

By Hillel Italie

January 27, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.

Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center...

Neil Young performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival in Napa, Calif., on May 25, 2019. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Neil Young’s gift to Greenland: Free access to his entire music catalog

By David Bauder

January 27, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland the gift of song — his songs,...

Fans watch Rod Wave perform at the United Center on Dec. 15, 2025 in Chicago. Concertgoers at the United Center will soon be able to buy legal drinks infused with THC, the part of marijuana that gets users high — despite a looming federal ban. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Getting high at concerts now an option as THC beverages soon to be sold at the United Center

By Robert McCoppin

January 27, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Concertgoers at the United Center will be able to buy legal drinks infused with THC,...

Singer Michael Jackson looks out from an ambulance as he arrives at Brotman Memorial Hospital in Culver City, Jan. 27, 1984, after suffering second-degree burns on his scalp while filming a Pepsi commercial, according to officials. (Lennox McLendon/AP)

Today in History: Michael Jackson suffers serious burns

By Associated Press

January 27, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

On Jan. 27, 1984, singer Michael Jackson suffered serious burns to his scalp when pyrotechnics...

Orchestra Revivo founder Ron Arden speaks during an orchestra name reveal event Jan. 22, 2026. The event was an emotional night for Arden, who alleges he was forced out of the previous orchestra he had founded. (Joe States/Pioneer Press)

Ousted Lake County Symphony founder launches new orchestra: ‘Music that lives again’

By Joseph States

January 26, 2026 at 11:49 a.m.

In December, Ron Arden sent out a mass email to several hundred people saying he...