Music and Concerts – Page 87

Naked Raygun’s Jeff Pezzati, left, and Eric Spicer speak on a panel commemorating new record pressings at the Smashed Plastic record plant in Belmont Gardens on Oct. 10, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Tale of the tapes: Naked Raygun and Eleventh Dream Day create new albums from an essential Chicago archive

By Kevin McKeough

October 14, 2026 at 5:40 a.m.

A 1985 Naked Raygun show has become a limited-edition vinyl album.

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...

Olivia Rodrigo performs her Guts World Tour at the United Center in Chicago on March 19, 2024. (Trent Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Lollapalooza 2025: Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator, Sabrina Carpenter and Korn

By Doug George

March 18, 2025 at 4:49 p.m.

This summer's four-day festival will be July 31 to Aug. 3 in Chicago's Grant Park,...

Muse performs at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Aug. 4, 2007, the festival's third year on the lakefront. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

New book dives into the history of Lollapalooza

By Christopher Borrelli

March 18, 2025 at 10:59 a.m.

“Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival” traces the ups and downs of...

JoJo performs at the Ramova Theatre in Chicago on March 15, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: JoJo is a star who has created her own new era

By Britt Julious

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

Her sold-out performance at the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport was part of the Too Much...

Michael Shannon performs the R.E.M. 1985 album “Fables of the Reconstruction” at Metro in Chicago on March 14, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Michael Shannon covers R.E.M.’s ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’ at Metro in a homecomer of a concert

By Doug George

March 15, 2025 at 1:47 p.m.

This actor can sing — his latest collaboration with guitarist Jason Narducy wraps up a...

Mary J. Blige performs at the United Center in Chicago on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Mary J. Blige’s voice at the United Center was in top form — so why the rush?

By Bob Gendron

March 15, 2025 at 1:25 p.m.

Maybe Mary J. Blige had a limousine parked outside waiting for her and running up...

Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal flute Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson outside his home in Chicago on May 11, 2020. (Jose M. Osorio / baiduhai)

CSO’s principal flute departs for the Berlin Philharmonic

By Hannah Edgar

March 13, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

Musician Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, the principal flute of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, is taking a...

A music-themed sculpture on Ravinia Festival grounds in Highland Park on Aug. 6, 2021. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Ravinia Festival 2025: Beck, Lenny Kravitz and a mouth-watering weekend with celebrity chefs

By Hannah Edgar

March 13, 2025 at 10:49 a.m.

The Ravinia Festival’s 2025 season, announced Thursday, balances ambitious new initiatives — like a weekend-long...

Snoop Dogg performs for the Hip Hop 50th Birthday Party Concert at Yankee Stadium in New York in Aug. 2023. (Andrew Theodorakis for New York Daily News)

Snoop Dogg will play the Illinois State Fair this summer

By Doug George

March 12, 2025 at 10:28 a.m.

Tickets go on sale this Saturday; he joins a 2025 lineup in Springfield that also...

Elvis Costello, 70, plays the Park West, March 11, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Column: Elvis Costello brings an early St. Patrick’s Day, and a lot else unexpected, to the Park West

By Christopher Borrelli

March 12, 2025 at 1:14 p.m.

If you were expecting your favorite hits from your favorite Elvis Costello albums, this was...

Fans listen to Jamie XX at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 14, 2013, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. (Thomas R. Cordova/Daily Bulletin)

Out of Space and ARC music fests announce their 2025 lineups

By Doug George

March 11, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

This summer's editions of the Out of Space music festival in Skokie and ARC in...