Music and Concerts – Page 96

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...

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus at Symphony Center on June 2, 2022, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Classical, jazz and experimental music for winter 2025: From Ensemble Dal Niente to a new chamber series

By Hannah Edgar

January 14, 2025 at 11:46 a.m.

Why narrow our picks to 10 when we can include dozens of concerts through the...

FILE – Folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, from left, Mary Travers, Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow, perform at a Los Angeles benefit to aid to Cambodian refugees on Jan. 30, 1980. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

By John Rogers

January 7, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music...

Then-guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero leads the Grant Park Orchestra at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on July 10, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Grant Park Music Festival announces summer 2025 lineup, the first under new music director Giancarlo Guerrero

By Hannah Edgar

January 7, 2025 at 9:39 a.m.

This summer, the free music festival runs June 11 to Aug. 16, with the usual...

Wonder Mike, from left, Master Gee and Hen Dogg of The Sugarhill Gang perform "Rapper's Delight" at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)

Today in History: ‘Rapper’s Delight’ becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40

By baiduhai

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

On Jan. 5, 1980, “Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang, became the first hip-hop song...

Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers perform at Thalia Hall on Jan. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers played Thalia Hall in a blues concert both serious and not

By Christopher Borrelli

January 6, 2025 at 10:31 a.m.

Should you ever get the chance, start your new year with Bill Murray singing, his...

Founder Sheila Fortson watches Matthew Thomas, 14, begin his piano lesson Dec. 11, 2024, at the FAME Center in the South Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

South Loop’s FAME Center seeks to expand its footprint and its arts programming for kids across the city

By Shanzeh Ahmad

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

The nonprofit is raising funds to buy a large brick building on State Street for...

FILE - Wayne Osmond performs during a taping of the Osmonds 50th anniversary show at the Orlean's casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)

Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, dies at 73

By Associated Press

January 2, 2025 at 5:18 p.m.

Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds,...

Members of the U.S. gymnastics team, Paul Juda, center-front, Frederick Richard and Brody Malone celebrate as teammate Stephen Nedoroscik completes the final apparatus, pommel horse, to secure their bronze medal in the men's team final on July 29, 2024, at Bercy Arena during the Paris Olympics. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

From Blago to a Jeremy Allen White doppelgänger, what newsworthy and notable Chicagoans listened to in 2024

By Hannah Edgar

December 31, 2024 at 10:32 a.m.

In the spirit of Spotify Wrapped, here's the music that a number of Chicagoans, and...

FILE – One Direction members, from right, Liam Payne and Harry Styles perform on ABC’s “Good Morning America” at Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in New York, Aug. 4, 2015. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Argentine judge charges 5 people over death of former One Direction star Liam Payne

By Almudena Calatrava

December 30, 2024 at 12:02 p.m.

An Argentine judge confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam...

Kristyn Chapman, who performs as Morpho, plays at Schubas Tavern, Dec. 12, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Column: Morpho found the inspiration to release her debut album ‘Morpho Season’

By Britt Julious

December 30, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The new-to-Chicago musician has performed with other bands but now has the confidence to be...