Music and Concerts – Page 98

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...

Composer Shawn Okpebholo on Dec. 12, 2024, at Wheaton College's Conservatory of Music. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicagoan of the Year in Classical Music: Composer Shawn Okpebholo’s music always means something

By Hannah Edgar

December 18, 2024 at 2:15 p.m.

Shawn Okpebholo’s music sings of Chicago, from its waterways to its architecture to its ugly...

This combination of photos show authors Ernest Hemingway in 1950, left, William Faulkner in 1950, center, and John Steinbeck in 1962. (AP Photo)

Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway

By Andrew Dalton

December 16, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

This year’s crop of newly public artistic creations lacks the landmark vibes of last year’s...

James Hetfield of Metallica performs at Soldier Field in Chicago on Aug. 9, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Top 10 live music shows in Chicago in 2024: The concerts that stood out, and why

By Bob Gendron

December 25, 2024 at 11:56 a.m.

On our list this year, big shows like Olivia Rodrigo at United Center and up-close...

New Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director designate Klaus Mäkelä conducts the CSO at Symphony Center on April 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

2024’s best of the best of the best in classical, jazz and more

By Hannah Edgar

December 25, 2024 at 11:56 a.m.

Shows that made us feel weightless, soothed, exhilarated, connected, whole this year.

Music director emeritus Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a performance at Symphony Center on Nov. 8, 2024. (Amy Aiello)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association receives $50 million donation

By Doug George

December 10, 2024 at 4:20 p.m.

The CSOA announced that the gift from the Zell Family Foundation will go to the...

Andrew Bird, with bassist Alan Hampton, performs one of his fourteenth annual Gezelligheid concerts at the Fourth Presbyterian Church on Dec. 9, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Review: Andrew Bird’s enchanting Gezelligheid concerts are a pitch-perfect way to celebrate December

By Bob Gendron

December 10, 2024 at 11:14 a.m.

Swapping between originals and covers of Vince Guaraldi and The Handsome Family, his performances at...

Young visitors at the Christkindl Weekend in downtown Frankfort may hop aboard the trackless train for a ride on either day. (Village of Frankfort)

Frankfort Christkindl promises a weekend filled with free holiday activities

By Jessi Virtusio

December 12, 2024 at 4:48 p.m.

Christkindl will include Frankfort Girl Scouts singing carols, real reindeer, trackless train rides and the...

Marc Rebillet performs at Thalia Hall on Dec. 6, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Column: At Thalia Hall, Marc Rebillet and the art of winging it

By Christopher Borrelli

December 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

He's an EDM performer but he's more like a jazz musician, except really he's an...

Conductor Ricardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during a free season-opening concert at Morton East High School in Cicero on Sept. 18, 2013. (Chris Sweda/ baiduhai)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra offers ‘cultural nourishment’ in west suburbs with free show

By Jessi Virtusio

December 9, 2024 at 4:01 p.m.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will start off 2025 with a free performance at Morton East...

Mavis Staples performs during her 85th Hometown Birthday Celebration at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on Dec. 6, 2024. (Troy Stolt / for the baiduhai)

Review: Mavis Staples’ joyous 85th Hometown Birthday Celebration simply dazzles from beginning to end

By Bob Gendron

December 7, 2024 at 12:38 p.m.

At age 85, the hometown singer shows no signs of slowing a musical career that...