With tickets from $61 or less, these shows at Empty Bottle, Lincoln Hall and Metro are our top alternatives to the big arena ...

The 22-year-old pop phenom’s father is John Herndon of the post-rock band Tortoise. They chatted about songwriting, nepotism ...

From Bill Murray’s band and David Byrne’s theater experience to intimate classical music concerts and dance shows galore, Chicago delivers performances that you’re sure to love in 2026.

Melding music, play and Mother Goose tales, singer Natalie Merchant worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on “Cabinet of ...

On its 50th anniversary, MOJO revisits the "madhouse" behind Bob Dylan's Desire and the wild ride of The Rolling Thunder Revue's all-star circus.

Beyond the punk explosion, 1977 was a kaleidoscopic year of disco fever, prog ambition, funk, soul and the birth of ...

Jerry Butler, a legendary soul singer with the Impressions, died on Feb. 20. He was 85. He had reportedly been battling ...

Playing at professional baseball's highest level was a feat achieved by five people born in Lee County: Lou Bevilacqua of ...

Chicago trio Replicant slip their icy heart into dark leather boots to dance in the well-trodden midnight haunts of goth and postpunk bands such as Joy Division, the Cure, and Bauhaus.

The album is set to have 10 new tracks and Flock Of Dimes, Hand Habits and Andrew Maguire playing as the backing band.

The ritzy Latin School of Chicago is being plagued by another antisemitism controversy, this time involving middle schoolers ...

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop ...