Music and Concerts – Page 80

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...

Sharon Van Etten performs with Attachment Theory at Salt Shed on May 9, 2025, in Chicago. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the baiduhai)

Review: It was a more poised and ready Sharon Van Etten at Salt Shed

By Britt Julious

May 10, 2025 at 11:21 a.m.

Her new band Attachment Theory proves to be the perfect complement for this new stage...

Cellist and composer Lia Kohl holds toy instruments on May 5, 2025, at Union Station, for her “Mars Williams' Toy Story,” a tribute to the late saxophonist Mars Williams. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Cellist Lia Kohl finds music in the everyday. She’ll soon take a Union Station rush hour by surprise.

By Hannah Edgar

May 10, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

The cellist and composer says she thrives on collaborations, even if that means with train...

Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at TQL Stadium on May 15, 2022, in Cincinnati. (Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

The Who announces farewell tour including a Chicago concert

By Doug George

May 9, 2025 at 9:56 a.m.

The British rock band The Who has announced a farewell tour that will bring them...

A concertgoer takes in a set by Los Angeles Azules at Miche Fest at Oakwood Beach in Chicago on July 13, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Miche Fest’s cancellation comes amid ‘political climate’ and issues with artist visas

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

May 8, 2025 at 10:43 a.m.

As more and more Latin music artists in their summer 2025 lineup found themselves unable...

Kanye West attends the 67th Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Kanye West storms out of Piers Morgan interview — again

By Jami Ganz

May 7, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

Kanye "Ye" West stormed out of another Piers Morgan interview Tuesday, during which the broadcaster...

Pete Townshend performs with The Who in 2006 at the United Center in Chicago. The Homewood Arts Council is celebrating Townshend's 80th birthday with a tribute concert featuring notable area musicians May 10 at Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Homewood Arts Council bringing rock veterans together for birthday tribute to The Who’s Pete Townshend

By Jessi Virtusio

May 8, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

The nonprofit Homewood Arts Council bringing rock veterans together for birthday tribute to Pete Townshend...

Concertgoers watch the Billy Harper Quintet perform during the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park on Aug. 30, 2024. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Jazz Fest headliners announced for summer 2025

By Doug George

May 7, 2025 at 9:57 a.m.

Day-closing performers on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion will include Esperanza Spalding, Monty Alexander, Kermit Ruffins...

Smokey Robinson attends the screening for “The Apollo” during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Motown legend Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault, rape

By Andrew Dalton

May 6, 2025 at 5:57 p.m.

Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown...

People move around the grounds at Miche Fest at Oakwood Beach in Chicago on Saturday, July 13, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Miche Fest is canceled for 2025

By Doug George

May 6, 2025 at 6:48 p.m.

Michelada Fest, a two-day festival of Latin music planned for July 19-20 at Oakwood Beach...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, right, turns around and looks at the audience during jury selection at Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Jury selection in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial expected to be completed Wednesday

By Larry Neumeister

May 6, 2025 at 5:21 p.m.

Jury selection resumed for a second day in the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy”...