Music and Concerts – Page 92

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...

Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime 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/Frank Franklin II)

Review: Kendrick Lamar brings America and ‘Not Like Us’ into history-making Super Bowl halftime show

By Maria Sherman

February 10, 2025 at 7:53 a.m.

“Salutations!,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New...

Guest conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the CSO at Symphony Center in Chicago on Jan. 30, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen burrows into Bartók with the CSO

By Hannah Edgar

February 7, 2025 at 4:39 p.m.

It’s been too long since we’ve seen Esa-Pekka Salonen on the podium. The conductor-composer, a...

Taylor Swift watches Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49 ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Here’s your Super Bowl celebrity lineup, from Taylor Swift’s (possible) guests to hometown stars

By Lisa Gutierrez

February 7, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.

Kendrick Lamar is just part of the celebrity vortex that has shifted to New Orleans....

Sophia Allison, known as Soccer Mommy, performs at Thalia Hall in Chicago on Feb. 6, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Soccer Mommy delivers a heartfelt if occasionally muffled concert at Thalia Hall

By Britt Julious

February 7, 2025 at 11:24 a.m.

Soccer Mommy's music is easy to fall in love with. It's poignant and piercing —...

FILE – Singer Ozzy Osbourne performs during the concert of the English rock band Black Sabbath in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (Balazs Mohai/MTI via AP, File)

Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with Black Sabbath bandmates in Birmingham for ‘greatest’ show ever

By Pan Pylas

February 5, 2025 at 3:47 p.m.

Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with all of the original members of Black Sabbath for the...

Justin Timberlake performs at Pepsi Center on Jan. 28, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Seth McConnell for the Denver Post)

Valentine’s Day concerts: Top 5 music picks from Justin Timberlake to an all-night dance party

By Britt Julious

February 5, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

Venues such as The Promontory, The Hideout and others offering dance parties, silent twerk-offs and...

A poster of the 1971 Chicago production of "Grease" by the Kingston Mines Theatre Company hangs on a wall at the home of Hedda Lubin and Gary Houston on Jan. 27, 2016, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: ‘Grease’ is born in a converted trolley barn

By Kori Rumore

February 5, 2025 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 5, according...

Gene Barge, a member of Thomas "Tom Tom" Washington's South Side Big Band rehearses at SoundMine Studios on Stony Island Avenue in Chicago on July 28, 2014. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Gene Barge, renowned sax man and producer known as ‘Daddy G,’ dies at 98

By Hillel Italie

February 5, 2025 at 9:48 a.m.

Gene “Daddy G” Barge, an admired and durable saxophone player, songwriter and producer died in...

Shakira performs during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Sueños Music Festival 2025: Shakira, Peso Pluma and Don Omar

By Doug George

February 4, 2025 at 4:42 p.m.

Sueños is returning May 24-25 for its fourth consecutive year as a two-day festival of...

Beyonce accepts the award for best country album for "COWBOY CARTER" during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Beyoncé announces ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour with two nights at Chicago’s Soldier Field

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

February 3, 2025 at 11:38 a.m.

Fresh off her win for album of the year at the Grammys, Beyoncé has more...