Music and Concerts – Page 83

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...

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

Riot Fest 2025: Green Day, Blink-182 and Weird Al Yankovic, plus a new deal to stay in Douglass Park

By Doug George

April 23, 2025 at 1:01 p.m.

Riot Fest headliners for 2025 will be Blink-182 on Friday, Weezer and Jack White on...

Dash Wilson, of Orland Park, is making a name for himself writing compositions for small and large orchestra groups, including first place in the 2025 Illinois Young Composer Contest. His friends are supportive of his music and have been inspired by what he does. “It’s cool to see how maybe my works have had an influence,” he said. (Michelle Clairmont-Wilson)

Andrew High School musician named state’s top young composer

By Melinda Moore

April 23, 2025 at 10:59 a.m.

Dash Wilson, a junior at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, earned first place in...

The concert venue at Orland Park's Centennial Park West. (Village of Orland Park)

Incoming Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge says he, new trustees want closer look at concert venue

By Mike Nolan

April 23, 2025 at 5:38 a.m.

Incoming Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge said he and three new trustees want to look...

Cooper Crain, left, of Bitchin Bajas, and Joshua Abrams of Natural Information Society, will release “Totality,” their second collaboration, with a show at Constellation, April 3, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

On ‘Totality,’ Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas become sonic soulmates — again

By Hannah Edgar

April 22, 2025 at 6:27 a.m.

The Chicago bands are playing an album release concert this week at Constellation.

Kanye West attends the Marni Fall/Winter 2024 Fashion Show during the Milan Fashion Week - Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 on February 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Levati/Getty Images for Marni Srl)

Kanye West reveals past incestuous relationship with male cousin

By David Matthews

April 21, 2025 at 12:43 p.m.

Kanye West detailed a years-long, incestuous relationship with an unnamed cousin in his latest social...

This file photo taken on June 30, 2011 shows US singer and musician Prince performing on stage at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris.

Today in History: Prince found dead

By Associated Press

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

On April 21, 2016, Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern...

Jazz bassist Matt Ulery poses for a portrait at Hungry Brain on April 10, 2025. Ulery has a month-long residency at Hungry Brain. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Jazz bassist Matt Ulery returns to his roots with ‘Mother Harp’ and a release concert at Hungry Brain

By Hannah Edgar

April 17, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

Since moving to Chicago 25 years ago, Rockford-born bassist Matt Ulery has put out 15...

Mavis Staples performs during her 85th Hometown Birthday Celebration at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Dec. 6, 2024. (Troy Stolt / for the baiduhai)

Mavis Staples will headline Chicago Blues Fest 2025

By Doug George

April 16, 2025 at 12:08 p.m.

The Grammy-winning singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples will headline the final night of...

Violinist Itzhak Perlman at Symphony Center May 1, 2019, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhai)

‘Music is not a recipe’: Violinist Itzhak Perlman talks about putting his life into an autobiographical show

By Hannah Edgar

April 16, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

“An Evening with Itzhak Perlman” blends music with his own personal stories. At 80, he...

Musician and composer Gabriel Kahane and father Jeffrey Kahane, a pianist and conductor. (Jason Quigley / E.F. Marton Productions)

Would you perform with your dad? Sure — when he’s Jeffrey Kahane

By Hannah Edgar

April 15, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Jeffrey and Gabriel Kahane will perform together in a rare duo recital at Northwestern University.