‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ is in theaters Thursday: How Chicagoans can watchFor Taylor Swift fans planning to catch a screening of "The Eras Tour" concert film in the Chicago area, we’ve compiled a list of what to know. October 12, 2023
Photos: Thundercat performs at the Salt ShedStephen Lee Bruner, better known by his stage name Thundercat, performs at the Salt Shed, Oct. 12, 2023, in Chicago. October 12, 2023
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie businessMovie theaters are readying for an onslaught like they’ve never seen before beginning Friday when “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” debuts. October 11, 2023
The life and times, songs and influences of rock ’n’ roller and suburban mom Heather Lynne HortonHer new album is “Get Me to a Nunnery" and it includes a song in tribute to the late WXRT radio host Lin Brehmer. October 10, 2023
Review: Bob Dylan is still a musician in command on his Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour at the Cadillac Palace Dylan has never considered his songs as sacrosanct classics that should be preserved in amber. October 07, 2023
Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur’s fatal shooting appeared in a court in Las Vegas The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago is due to make his first appearance before a Nevada judge. October 04, 2023
Berlin band Tangerine Dream is coming to the Metro. It’s been a long, colorful trip. If you’ve ever seen Tangerine Dream in concert, you partly know what to expect, a show bordering on the psychedelic. October 04, 2023
Review: Peter Gabriel, always an original, opts for songs from ‘i/o’ at the United CenterThough he played a selection of favorites such as “In Your Eyes,” his concert in Chicago was no exercise in nostalgia. October 01, 2023
Review: Nick Cave dares to be just himself in a striking, stripped-down concert at the Auditorium Theatre For all his warm exchanges with the audience, the focus remained on the songs. September 30, 2023
Review: The CSO takes a musical trip to Italy, plus a Philip Glass world premiere — but Strauss could have stayed home “The Triumph of the Octagon,” now in a world premiere at Symphony Center, owes its existence to the CSO’s performance of Glass's Symphony No. 11 last season. September 29, 2023
Review: Hyde Park Jazz Fest ranged from reverential to riotous in its stuffed 17th year My favorite set of the festival took root at the Logan Center Performance Hall. Dee Alexander’s Ancestors Reign was every ounce the supergroup it had promised to be. September 25, 2023
Photos: Hyde Park Jazz Fest 2023The Hyde Park Jazz Fest featured musicians performing in venues from churches to concert halls to the great outdoors. September 25, 2023
Maeve & Quinn’s offbeat debut indie album ‘Another Door’ taps into their sister connectionMaris and Bryce O’Tierney, who make intelligent, quirky and earnest pop music, recently released their debut full-length record, “Another Door.” September 25, 2023
Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las VegasUsher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas. September 24, 2023
Review: Muti conducts ‘Firebird’ for a CSO opening night full of superb storytellingStravinsky’s “The Firebird” blazed forth with its own glory, set against Lyadov’s “The Enchanted Lake.” September 22, 2023
Lyric Opera is introducing a SoundShirt, a device that will let deaf audience members feel the musicChicago's Lyric will be the first opera company anywhere to offer wearable haptic technology for deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons. September 20, 2023
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, musicians union agree to 3-year contractThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra says it agreed Sunday to a three-year contract with its musicians union on a deal to replace the agreement that expires Sunday. September 18, 2023
Riot Fest 2023: Day 1 kicks off with mosh pits, funk and the Foo FightersMusic fans descended on North Lawndale’s Douglass Park as Riot Fest kicked off Friday with headliners Turnstile and the Foo Fighters. September 16, 2023
Photos: Music fans converge on Riot Fest 2023Riot Fest arrives in Douglass Park to rally fans and artists for three days, Sept. 15-17, for its annual celebration of music. September 15, 2023
Aerosmith postpones Chicago show after frontman Steven Tyler suffers vocal cord damageAerosmith has postponed a half-dozen dates on their farewell tour because frontman Steven Tyler injured his vocal cords during a performance, Tyler announced Monday. September 12, 2023