Music and Concerts – Page 95

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...

FILE – President Barack Obama, right, listens as Beyonce sings the National Anthem at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?

By Associated Press

January 20, 2025 at 8:57 a.m.

President-elect Donald Trump selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at Monday’s...

FILE – Musician Bob Dylan appears in London on April 27, 1965. (AP Photo, File)

Draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ sell for $508K at US auction

By Associated Press

January 19, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

Draft lyrics to Bob Dylan’s song “Mr. Tambourine Man” went for over a half-million dollars...

Joy Oladokun performs at Thalia Hall on Jan 17, 2025 in Chicago. (Addison Annis/baiduhai)

Review: Joy Oladokun’s concert at Thalia Hall was unpolished and real, and often all the better for it

By Bob Gendron

January 18, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

Joy Oladokun logged a double-duty shift Friday at a sold-out Thalia Hall. Recalling a bygone...

Members of the A Cappella choir at Oak Park and River Forest High School rehears in advance of their upcoming performance in Peoria as part of the Illinois Music Education Conference. The group was one of just six high school choirs in the state chosen to perform. (Oak Park and River Forest High School)

Oak Park and River Forest musicians set school record with IMEA selections

By Bob Skolnik

January 18, 2025 at 5:01 a.m.

A school record 22 student musicians from Oak Park and River Forest High School made...

Taylor Bennett performs at the Petrillo Music Shell during Taste of Chicago at Grant Park on July, 12, 2019, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

5 concerts for Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend in Chicago

By Britt Julious

January 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Whether you’re interested in dancing to house music or immersing yourself in an electronic and...

FILE – Sam Moore arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington, Oct. 18, 2015. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)

Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 because of surgery complications

By Associated Press

January 12, 2025 at 8:54 a.m.

Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave...

Christian Matta, known professionally as DJ Metro, works a turntable during the first quarter of a basketball game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Dec. 28, 2024. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

‘A misunderstood psychology job’: Chicago DJs say reading a crowd is key to setting the vibe for any event

By Shanzeh Ahmad

January 11, 2025 at 6:10 p.m.

At Chicago Bulls basketball games, for example, DJs are considered key to "driving the energy...

Anita Bryant is seen at a press conference in Miami Beach, Fla., on June 8, 1977. (AP Photo/Bill Hudson)

Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dies at 84

By Associated Press

January 10, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second...

Ted Sofios, left to right, Michael Ressler, Jonathan Salem Baskin, Andrew Hollander-Urbach and Todd Rowan of Mortal Fools, a local band that performs rock versions of literary works by Shakespeare and Milton, on Jan. 5, 2025, at Fort Knox Studios before a show adapting Homer's Odyssey. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

This rock band’s lyricist? Homer.

By Hannah Edgar

January 10, 2025 at 8:05 a.m.

The bandmates of Mortal Fools specialize in taking texts from classic literature and bending them...

Kraftwerk performs at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago in 2014. (Chris Sweda / baiduhai)

Live music for winter 2025: 12 must-see concerts from Regina Spektor to Kraftwerk

By Bob Gendron

January 14, 2025 at 11:42 a.m.

This is a great time of year to take in a show or three at...