Music and Concerts – Page 90

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...

Singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York on Oct. 10, 2018. A representative for Roberta Flack has announced that the legendary singer has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and can no longer sing.

Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

By Hillel Italie

February 24, 2025 at 3:02 p.m.

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing...

Penelope Lowenstein, singer and guitarist of Horsegirl, plays guitar during their show at the Metro on Feb. 22, 2025. (Addison Annis/for the baiduhai)

Review: Horsegirl’s concert at Metro was from a Chicago band more sure of itself

By Britt Julious

February 24, 2025 at 8:01 a.m.

Last week, the group released “Phonetics On and On,” their sophomore album and a sonic...

The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras has inspired young musicians from diverse backgrounds since 1946. (Ed Spinelli)

Area musicians create ‘sense of community’ with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras

By Myrna Petlicki

February 21, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

Young artists find an outlet for talent "with people you care about who share your...

Wojtek Juchniewicz, Tomek Pawluczuk and Grzegorz Kwiatkowski of the post-punk band Trupa Trupa from Gdańsk, Poland. (Adam Pluciński)

For Polish post-punk band Trupa Trupa, coming to Empty Bottle, the atrocities of the past aren’t in the past

By Hannah Edgar

February 19, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

“The songs of Trupa Trupa are always very paradoxical,” says singer Grzegorz Kwiatkowski. "Things are...

A$AP Rocky listens to closing arguments during his trial Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles.(Patrick T. Fallon/Pool Photo via AP)

Hip-hop star A$AP Rocky dives into Rihanna’s arms as he is found not guilty of firing a handgun and avoids decades in prison

By Andrew Dalton

February 18, 2025 at 9:53 p.m.

Jurors in Los Angeles reached a verdict Tuesday at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky,...

Jason Isbell performs at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Feb. 15, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: In Jason Isbell’s solo show at the Auditorium, debut songs and simple artistry

By Bob Gendron

February 16, 2025 at 12:15 p.m.

Over the course of 85 remarkable minutes, he furthered the case for himself as the...

‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates 50 years with comedy, music and show’s many, many famous friends

By Andrew Dalton

February 17, 2025 at 6:25 a.m.

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the 50th anniversary special celebrating “Saturday Night Live” with...

Justin Timberlake performs at the United Center in Chicago on Feb. 14, 2025. (Britt Julious / for the baiduhai)

Review: Justin Timberlake arrives in Chicago, an artist grown up

By Britt Julious

February 15, 2025 at 6:10 p.m.

He doesn't need to do flashy costume changes or take off his shirt to appeal...

Matt Spiegel, a lead singer for the cover band Tributosaurus performs alongside Chris Neville, left, during their "One Hit Wonders of the 70s" concert at Theater on the Lake in Chicago on Feb. 14, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Review: Tributosaurus plays hit songs from the ’70s and it’s a glorious shag-carpet ride

By Christopher Borrelli

February 17, 2025 at 3:52 p.m.

As the guitarist said at Theater on the Lake, the only thing the band has...

FILE – Sean “Diddy” Combs arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, on June 26, 2022. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP File)

Woman withdraws civil lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs alleging she was raped at age 13

By Susan Haigh

February 14, 2025 at 7:23 p.m.

An Alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs...