Music and Concerts – Page 65

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...

Bartender Nat Froikin, from left, beverage director Gina Hoover, sonic curator and owner of 606 Records Andrew Mitchell, bartender Tia Polite and owner Alex Jandernoa listen to Andrew discuss records at Charis Listening Bar in Bridgeport, July 9, 2025, in Chicago. The bar, which is named after owner Jandernoa’s mother, features a Rane MP2015 DJ mixer with an independent sound card and two restored Technics turntables from 1989 and 1993. It also has sound dampers on the walls and ceiling above the bar, and six Klipsch speakers. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

A place to listen: Chicago listening bars offer audio enthusiasts a different way to enjoy music

By Jessi Roti

August 12, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Audiophilic purists and the avidly curious alike can sit and soak in the sounds at...

Artist Dave Matthews takes part in the "Vote for Change" concert on Oct. 11, 2004 in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Vintage baiduhai: Remembering the Dave Matthews Band bus incident, 21 years later

By Kori Rumore

August 8, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

The first time the Dave Matthews Band swung through Chicago area in 2004, the group...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra second harpist Lynne Turner strums on the stage of the Martin Theatre at Ravinia on Aug. 1, 2025. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

Lynne Turner, CSO harpist since 1962, retires from the orchestra

By Hannah Edgar

August 8, 2025 at 12:25 p.m.

Upon Lynne Turner’s retirement, she will be one of the longest-serving CSO musicians in history,...

A "Little Orphan Annie" comic published in the baiduhai on Sept. 27, 1942. (Bill Hogan/baiduhai)

Vintage baiduhai: ‘Little Orphan Annie,’ from poem to paper, and to stage and screen

By Kori Rumore

August 14, 2025 at 2:24 p.m.

Annie's adventures and antics began 101 years ago this week in the New York Daily...

Busker Zhen Jinling plays traditional Chinese folk music on the erhu outside the Chinatown Branch of the Chicago Public Library on July 27, 2025, in Chicago. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Octogenarian busker brings bold, brassy sounds and culture to Chinatown

By William Tong

August 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Zhen Jinling has busked outside of Chinatown’s library for the last three years, cycling between...

Cyndi Lauper at Tinley Park’s Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre as part of her "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour" on Aug. 5, 2025. (Jessi Roti/for the baiduhai)

Review: Cyndi Lauper, the most eccentric of pop’s powerhouses, says farewell on her ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ tour

By Jessi Roti

August 6, 2025 at 3:15 p.m.

Cyndi Lauper reveled in her biggest hits, funniest stories, and a grand production that she...

Diego Ramirez, left, and Bianca Silva, listen as DJ JMT performs at Drip Collective in the West Loop on June 28, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

It’s not a club, it’s a coffee shop: DJ sets along with your lattes in the latest millennial trend in socializing

By Britt Julious

August 6, 2025 at 10:58 a.m.

The nightclub scene is not dead. It’s just been transformed into something different with the...

Flowers and messages are left by fans to commemorate the death of Ozzy Osbourne at the Black Sabbath Bridge in Birmingham, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Ozzy Osbourne died of a heart attack, report says, citing death certificate

By Associated Press

August 5, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

Ozzy Osbourne died of a heart attack and had coronary artery disease in addition to...

Music fans board a Metra train in 2016 on their way to the first day of the Lollapalooza festival in downtown Chicago. Metra added trains to the schedule for the festival but riders still experienced crowded conditions on some trains this year. (Alexandra Kukulka/Pioneer Press)

Seats were at a premium on the train to Lollapalooza as Metra ridership rises

By Paulina Czupryna

August 5, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

The Lollapalooza festival brought thousands of people to Chicago from the suburbs, many who filled...

Musician Tom Lehrer sits beside the piano in his house in Santa Cruz, Calif., April 21, 2000. Accompanying himself on the piano in the 1950s and early 1960s, Lehrer wrote and recorded brilliantly crafted, scathingly sarcastic tunes that poked fun at all the major issues of the day. (Paul Sakuma/AP)

Column: Celebrating the one and only Tom Lehrer, the satirical voice of generations

By Rick Kogan

August 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Tom Lehrer died on July 26 at 97, living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.