Music and Concerts – Page 91

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...

The Pavilion stage at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park will be updated as part of the first phase of a renovation of the music venue. Lohan Architecture will lead the project, with acoustic consulting by Threshold Acoustics and stage design consulting by Schuler Shook. (Ravinia Festival)

Ravinia Festival begins a $75 million renovation plan, starting with the Pavilion

By Hannah Edgar

February 13, 2025 at 12:14 p.m.

The first phase of the Pavilion renovation, addressing backstage infrastructure, is already underway.

John Corkill, standing, and Adam Rosenblatt, of the percussion duo Beyond This Point. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Frequency Festival is back: A sneak peek at this year’s acts

By Hannah Edgar

February 12, 2025 at 5:15 a.m.

For a sampling of sounds, look no further than Frequency Festival, an annual celebration of...

Firefighters work around the site of a crashed Learjet at Scottsdale Airport after it collided with a parked plane Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

A pilot on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil killed in Arizona aircraft collision

By Sejal Govindarao

February 11, 2025 at 6:07 p.m.

One of two pilots on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil...

This combination of photos show Trey Anastasio, from left, Mariah Carey, Billy Idol and Cyndi Lauper. (AP Photo)

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish get Rock Hall nominations

By Mark Kennedy

February 12, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for...

Sheryl Crow performs during P!NK’s Summer Carnival Tour at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Troy Stolt for the baiduhai)

Sheryl Crow will play the Illinois State Fair this summer

By Doug George

February 11, 2025 at 9:39 a.m.

Her concert joins an August date for Def Leppard and others already on sale for...

The Handel Week Festival is celebrating its 26th season of bringing together top musicians and singers to share the music of that beloved composer. (Handel Week Festival)

Oak Park’s Handel Week offers sacred, secular music and ‘virtuosic cantatas’

By Myrna Petlicki

February 11, 2025 at 5:24 a.m.

Concerts in Oak Park feature “the most unusual repertoire. Sometimes you’ll only hear those pieces...

Horn and percussion players with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band musicians rehearse ahead of the school’s 58th Annual Jazz Festival, which kicks off Feb. 20. (Graydon Megan/Pioneer Press)

Elmhurst University Jazz Festival unites musical masters with students over 4 days of concerts

By Graydon Megan

February 10, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

The Elmhurst University Jazz Festival features acclaimed artists gathering with young musicians to explore and...

Ed Frazier Davis is the son of the late Sir Andrew Davis, the longtime music director of Lyric Opera. Ed is participating in two memorial concerts for his father. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Concerts for Sir Andrew Davis: The longtime baton of Lyric Opera died last year, his son is safeguarding his memory

By Hannah Edgar

February 10, 2025 at 5:30 a.m.

Ed Davis, a composer and musician, talks about growing up with his famous father. The...

Orbert Davis, conductor of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, performs “Ellingtonia,” a suite about jazz great Duke Ellington, during a performance at Kehrein Center for the Arts in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on Feb. 8, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Review: Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s ‘Ellingtonia’ a lively tribute to Duke

By Hannah Edgar

February 10, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Despite a few rough moments in their afternoon concert at Austin’s Kehrein Center for the...

Ice Spice, from left, Taylor Swift, Este Haim and Alana Haim watch during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Why was Taylor Swift booed at the Super Bowl?

By Dave Skretta

February 10, 2025 at 10:18 a.m.

There was no on-field celebration for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after this Super Bowl.