Music and Concerts – Page 77

FILE – Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom, after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center on Aug. 31, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

By Jessica Hill

October 13, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for...

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...

Brian Johnson, left, and Angus Young of AC/DC during the band’s "Power Up" tour at Soldier Field on May 24, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

AC/DC at Soldier Field: They’re still at the top if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll

By Bob Gendron

May 25, 2025 at 1:57 p.m.

After a bit of a slow start, and with a lineup a touch past their...

Post Malone performs at Wrigley Field for the first time, May 22, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Review: Post Malone goes all-in on country in a celebratory Wrigley Field concert

By Bob Gendron

May 23, 2025 at 11:51 a.m.

Malone’s finest strengths are personality and cordiality, and both were amplified on stage. But some...

Bruce Springsteen performs during the first night of his 'The Land of Hopes and Dreams' tour at Co-op Live on May 14, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images)

NJ cover band canceled after Springsteen’s anti-Trump comments

By Brian Niemietz

May 23, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

A Bruce Springsteen cover band in New Jersey said one of its gigs was canceled...

The Orland Park Village Board voted May 19, 2025, to move the Taste of Orland Park festival back to the Village Green. (Mike Nolan/Daily Southtown)

Orland Park projects big deficit on some Centennial Park West concerts; moves Taste of Orland back to Village Green

By Mike Nolan

May 22, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

Orland Park expects loss of more than $500,000 for some summer concerts at Centennial Park...

FILE – Kid Cudi appears at the Los Angeles premiere of “Sonic The Hedgehog 2,” on April 5, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Rapper Kid Cudi says his car was set on fire weeks after Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs broke into his home

By Larry Neumeister

May 22, 2025 at 12:37 p.m.

Rapper Kid Cudi testified Thursday that Sean “Diddy” Combs broke into his Hollywood Hills home...

Paul Simon performs at the Symphony Center in Chicago on May 21, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Paul Simon’s ‘Quiet Celebration’ is a night to lean into his music

By Bob Gendron

May 22, 2025 at 11:21 a.m.

The first set of his concert on Wednesday at Symphony Center was devoted to his...

FILE – Flowers and candles adorn the grave of legendary rock front man and poet with the Doors rock band, Jim Morrison at the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris Monday July. 3, 2011. Morrison, the legendary singer of the rock band died in Paris on July, 2, 1971. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)

Jim Morrison bust stolen from Doors singer’s Paris grave in the ’80s has finally been recovered

By Associated Press

May 21, 2025 at 7:19 p.m.

Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison that was stolen nearly four decades ago...

Framed album covers appear on the wall at Chess Records in Chicago on Feb. 27, 2022. Some of the biggest names in blues recorded hits in Chess' recording studio, including, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry' and Bo Diddley. (Kim Curtis)

Today in History: Chuck Berry records ‘Maybellene’ for Chess Records

By Associated Press

May 21, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

On May 21, 1955, Chuck Berry recorded his first single, “Maybellene,” for Chess Records in...

Former assistant to Sean Combs, David James, testifies on the witness stand during Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 19, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Cassie’s mother says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs demanded $10K because her daughter was seeing someone else

By Larry Neumeister

May 20, 2025 at 5:42 p.m.

Sean “Diddy” Combs demanded $10,000 from Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s mother and threatened to release explicit...

Lydia Cash says she only came into her own, musically, once she moved to Chicago. (Victoria Marie)

Lydia Cash peels back the layers of her own life to share rich, evocative Americana-inspired rock music

By Britt Julious

May 20, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

New and old fans can hear Lydia Cash's latest tracks during a solo set at...