Music and Concerts – Page 8

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...

Saxophonist Lenard Simpson, left, and bassist Dennis Carroll appear at Local Note jazz club at 1716 Sherman Ave. in Evanston, Aug. 21, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

In Evanston, a rare breed emerges: a new jazz listening room

By Hannah Edgar

September 4, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

Local Note founder Kurt Schauer says “the pendulum is starting to swing back to analog.”

Sidewalks along Prospect Avenue in downtown Clarendon Hills are filled with revelers Saturday, September 17, 2022, as the Chamber of Commerce sponsored the village's first Oktoberfest. This year's event is Sept. 12. (Jon Langham/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills Oktoberfest adds Vintage Market to downtown event

By Chuck Fieldman

September 4, 2026 at 5:09 a.m.

The Clarendon Hills Oktoberfest and a new Vintage Market are scheduled from 5 to 9...

Miley Cyrus attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Did Miley Cyrus just go mononymous? The pop star appears to have changed her name.

By Emily St. Martin

September 3, 2026 at 11:54 a.m.

The artist formerly known as Miley Cyrus appears to have changed her name, or just...

Attendees enter Rockwell on the River for the Sound & Gravity music festival on Sept. 12, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

What to do in Chicago for Labor Day Weekend, including Jazz Fest, the parade and Sound & Gravity

By Jennifer Day

September 3, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Our picks for events in and around Chicago this Labor Day weekend. Sound & Gravity...

Sean Ono Lennon, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono (inset), and Charlotte Kemp Muhl attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Sean Lennon is a dad to former Beatle John’s first grandson

By Brian Niemietz

September 2, 2026 at 7:23 p.m.

Sean Ono Lennon is a dad. The 50-year-old son of late Beatles founder John Lennon...

“Piano Men: Generations,” starring son and father piano keyboard kings Nick, left, and dad Terry Davies, team up as the April 2027 finale concert for the Lakeshore Community Concert series, which includes six performance dates launching Sept. 8 at Munster High School Auditorium. (Lakeshore Community Concerts/provided)

Of Notoriety: Lakeshore Community Concerts launches 2026-27 season on Sept. 8

By Philip Potempa

September 2, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Carolyn Borchardt, president of Lakeshore Community Concerts, explains that there is a formula for how...

FILE – Cassandra Wilson performs at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., on Aug. 10, 2003. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, has died

By Maria Sherman

September 2, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer has died. She was...

FILE – Members of the music group “Menudo,” from left, Robby Rosa (Draco Rosa), Ray Reyes, Roy Roselló, Charlie Massó and Ricky Meléndez pose during a reception in their honor in New York on Feb. 10, 1984. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Menudo reunites for 50th anniversary tour with a stop at the Rosemont Theatre

By Maria Sherman

September 2, 2026 at 9:26 a.m.

Menudo, widely considered one of the most popular Latino boy bands of all time, will...

FILE – Ariana Grande arrives at the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Ariana Grande steps out of the spotlight with gratitude at tour closing

By Hilary Fox

September 1, 2026 at 7:39 p.m.

Ariana Grande’s final words, before she stepped offstage and out of the spotlight, were for...

In This aerial view, flowers, notes and photos are left on Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Dolly Parton laid to rest next to late husband in private Nashville funeral

By Emily St. Martin

September 1, 2026 at 8:39 a.m.

Dolly Parton has been laid to rest in a private ceremony in Nashville.