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Guide to Riot Fest 2023: Best bands by day and what not to miss
Presenting more than 90 artists on five stages, Riot Fest arrives in Douglass Park Sept. 15-17 for its annual celebration of rock, punk, goth, hip-hop and offshoot styles.
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What musical magic and new songs emerged when J.S. Bach met Michael Miles and his banjo
A concert this weekend in Evanston will celebrate the official release of his new album “American Bach Revisited.”
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Bruce Finkelman of Empty Bottle and Salt Shed: There’s a ‘baby boom’ of new Chicago bands since the pandemic
With Chicago's music scene, he says, “what’s exciting is you don’t necessarily know that it is happening until it’s already happened.”
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Communist group burns flag, protests Jason Aldean’s Tinley Park concert
A local communist organization protested outside country music singer Jason Aldean’s concert in Tinley Park.
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Landmarks: Library working to showcase Oak Lawn’s legacy as ‘artistic hot spot’
An Oak Lawn Public Library exhibit will highilght Pumpkin Studios, where the band Styx recorded its most famous albums, the two-decade run of a jazz festival and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin
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Nostalgia, healing and dreams: RBD reunites and returns to Chicago after 15 years with sold-out concerts
More than 60,000 dedicated fans attended two sold-out concerts at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday and Friday.
Photos: RBD reunites at Chicago's Guaranteed Rate Field
The legendary Mexican band RBD reunited and performed at Chicago's Guaranteed Rate Field on Sept. 8 as part of their global tour.
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Live music for fall 2023: Top 10 pop, rock and hip-hop concerts in Chicago
This year is likely the most abundant fall music season since before the pandemic, with artists including Jessie Ware, Victoria Monét and Doja Cat.
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Bruce Springsteen postpones September shows
Bruce Springsteen announced on his website Wednesday that he was postponing shows for the remainder of the month while he is treated for symptoms of “peptic ulcer disease.”
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Top Chicago jazz concerts for fall 2023: An abundance of offerings, from Englewood Jazz Fest to Sun Ra Arkestra’s return
Chicago's fall jazz offerings are so abundant that you should slot these picks in your calendar nice and early so they aren’t missed.
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Review: In Pearl Jam’s first show at the United Center, veteran rockers commune with the audience
Decades after the peak of so-called “grunge” — a term Pearl Jam never really embraced — the group remains the last major band standing.
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Smashing Pumpkins will perform concerts in Highland Park to celebrate ‘Siamese Dream’
The Smashing Pumpkins will be putting on a pair of acoustic concerts at the intimate Madame Zuzu’s in Highland Park.
Photos: Pearl Jam performs at the United Center
Pearl Jam performs the first of two nights at the United Center on Sept. 5, 2023.
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Classical music for fall: Your primer on the big concerts, names and happenings — and, strangely, noses
As usual, the Chicago Symphony season is such a trove that it’s hard to pick a few programs.
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Third Eye Blind, Phil Vassar to headline Naperville Ribfest
Now in its 34th year, Naperville Ribfest is Sept. 15-17 at the DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
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Review: Chicago Jazz Fest was full of legacies, new discoveries and a huge turnout in Millennium Park
What’s not to like? Well, maybe one thing. "All I want to know is: Who ordered this weather?” the overheated trumpeter Pharez Whitted quipped.
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Photos: Chicago Jazz Fest 2023
The Chicago Jazz Festival was back at Millennium Park for 2023.
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Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth lead singer, dead at 56
Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of the rock band Smash Mouth, which was best known for its ubiquitous 1999 hit “All Star,” died Monday. He was 56.
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‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville,” has died. He was 76.
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film coming to movie theaters in October
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to movie theaters.