Music and Concerts – Page 5

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...

Caleb Flynn listens to court proceedings inside the Miami County Court of Common Pleas on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Troy, Ohio. (AP Photo, Pool)

Former ‘American Idol’ singer Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison for wife’s murder

By Julie Carr Smyth

October 5, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “American Idol” was sentenced to...

Lalah Hathaway's latest album is "Made in Chicago," released on Oct. 1, on what would have been her father Donny Hathaway's birthday. (Lyndon French)

Singer Lalah Hathaway combines melancholy and nostalgia in ‘Made in Chicago’

By Britt Julious

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

Her latest album, released on her late father Donny Hathaway's birthday, is not just about...

Carrie Brownstein, left, and Corin Tucker lead Sleater-Kinney at Salt Shed in Chicago on Sept. 17, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney cast their own kinds of spells at Salt Shed

By Britt Julious

September 18, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

There have been times when folks have called Sleater-Kinney too brash or too loud. "This...

Violinist Hilary Hahn performs as Petr Popelka guest conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on opening night of the 136th season at Symphony Center, Sept. 17, 2026. (John Konstantaras/for the baiduhai)

Review: With Hilary Hahn, the former prodigy violinist who only gets better, the CSO season is off and running

By Hannah Edgar

September 18, 2026 at 11:55 a.m.

The opening night concert marked Hahn’s first appearance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 2023....

Renderings of the proposed Music Hall live music venue to be built next to the United Center as part of the 1901 Project. (BrickVisual / RIOS / United Center)

Renderings show the Music Hall planned alongside the United Center

By Doug George

September 18, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

The United Center on Friday released architectural renderings of the proposed live music venue to...

Patrons enter the Martin Theater at Ravinia, a 122-year-old building that has seen several major renovations over its lifetime. The music venue was once used as office space and storage after going dark in 1915. (Kyle Dunleavy, Ravinia Festival)

Ravinia announces major renovation of historic Martin Theatre; ‘Such a treasure’

By Joseph States

September 16, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

Work is expected to be completed by July of 2028.

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performs during Ed Sheeran's Play: Live from New York presented by TikTok at Domino Square in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sept. 13, 2025. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

What to know about Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was cut and artists dropped out

By Associated Press

September 16, 2026 at 11:06 a.m.

Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America has been roiled by the decision this...

Mick Jagger, center, and the Rolling Stones perform at the Aragon Ballroom on Sept. 16, 2002, the last concert of their Chicago residency. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: The Rolling Stones rock the Aragon Ballroom

By Kori Rumore

September 16, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 16, according...

-songwriter Ed Sheeran performs during “Ed Sheeran’s Play: Live from New York” presented by TikTok at Domino Square in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sept. 13, 2025. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

By Mark Kennedy

September 15, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four...

Actress and singer Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky attend the red carpet of the movie ‘Joker : Folie a deux’ presented in competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, on September 4, 2024. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Lady Gaga’s baby news reignites talk about her secret Bay Area home

By Martha Ross

September 15, 2026 at 8:19 a.m.

Lady Gaga has long felt such an affinity to the Bay Area that she and...

The Brudi Brothers perform at Evanston Folk Festival's Main Stage, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at Dawes Park. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Evanston Folk Fest crowds grow in Year 3; artists cite joy of live music in digital listening era

By Claire Murphy

September 14, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

The Evanston Folk Fest welcomed over 12,000 to the lakefront Sept. 12-13, with headliners Indigo...

Macklemore performs at Rod Laver Arena on May 15, 2024, in Melbourne, Australia. (Morgan Hancock/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/TNS)

Ed Sheeran drops Macklemore from tour after ‘free Palestine’ remark

By Kai Uyehara

September 14, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

Macklemore has been dropped from the rest of Ed Sheeran’s tour after several venues said...