Music and Concerts – Page 60

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the United Center on Oct. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Review: Olivia Rodrigo, in a sea of flowers, kicking her way towards what’s next

By Christopher Borrelli

October 12, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

In Chicago at the United Center on her "Unraveled Tour," Olivia Rodrigo leans into the...

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...

FILE – From left, Sonny Curtis, Bobby Vee, Joe B. Maudlin and Jerry J.I. Allison perform at the Stillman auditorium in Clear Lake, Iowa on Friday Jan. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/The Globe-Gazette, Teresa Prince, File)

Sonny Curtis, Crickets member who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dies at 88

By Hillel Italie

September 20, 2025 at 1:39 p.m.

Sonny Curtis, a vintage rock ‘n’ roller who wrote the raw classic “I Fought the...

Blink-182 performs at Riot Fest in Chicago’s Douglass Park on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Riot Fest opens with Blink-182 and spectacular sets from Sparks and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

By Jessi Roti

September 22, 2025 at 12:19 p.m.

Twenty years into its punk-rock-carnival experiment, Riot Fest kicks off in Chicago's Douglass Park with...

FILE – Musician Brett James and his wife Sandy appear at a pre-CMA Awards event in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James who co-wrote ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ dies in plane crash

By Josh Funk

September 19, 2025 at 10:28 a.m.

Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes “Jesus Take the...

Mike Scott leads the Waterboys at Thalia Hall in Chicago on Sept. 16, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: The Waterboys want to tell you about, uh, Dennis Hopper, and it’s wonderful

By Christopher Borrelli

September 17, 2025 at 10:22 a.m.

The Waterboys concert at Thalia Hall focused on their new concept album, “Life, Death and...

NFL Player Stefon Diggs and Cardi B sits court-side during the first quarter in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs.

Cardi B is pregnant with 4th child — her 1st with Patriots’ Stefon Diggs — due just before her 1st arena tour

By Jami Ganz

September 17, 2025 at 9:22 a.m.

Cardi B is pregnant with her fourth child, her first with New England Patriots wide...

Jeff Parker, from left, Jeremiah Chiu and Ben Lumsdaine of Jeff Parker Expansion Trio perform at Beat Kitchen during the Sound & Gravity music festival, Sept. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Review: With some fine-tuning, Sound & Gravity could be Chicago’s next great festival

By Hannah Edgar

September 16, 2025 at 4:04 p.m.

Harpist Mary Lattimore had some thank-yous to make. Onstage at an event space in the...

Lady Gaga performs on her "Mayhem Ball" tour at the United Center in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2025. (Bob Gendron / for the Tribune)

Review: Lady Gaga’s ‘Mayhem Ball’ is all-out spectacular in Chicago — an immersive dreamscape of music

By Bob Gendron

September 16, 2025 at 11:10 a.m.

Built around four acts and a finale, her brilliant 150-minute concert proved that emotionalism and...

The Amos Gillespie Chamber Quartet plays at The CheckOut’s grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 13 2025, in Chicago. (Anastasia Busby/for the baiduhai)

Chicago’s newest classical music venue opens its doors inside a former 7-Eleven — knockoff Slurpees included

By Hannah Edgar

September 16, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

The enterprise is a project of Access Contemporary Music, and based on a grand opening...

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 13, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Riot Fest 2025: Our hits and misses from an anniversary lineup of emo, metalcore and a healthy amount of nostalgia

By Bob Gendron

September 14, 2025 at 7:59 a.m.

Scheduled for Sept. 19-21 in Douglass Park, Riot Fest 2025 offers something for everyone from...

There were about 30 building wraps in downtown San Diego this year ahead of Comic-Con International. The “Demon Slayer” movie building wrap was on the side of the Omni San Diego Hotel. (Alejandro Tamayo/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

‘Demon Slayer’ could win the box office this weekend

By Los Angeles Times

September 11, 2025 at 7:25 p.m.

The Sony Pictures title, released through the studio's anime banner Crunchyroll, could be No. 1...