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Landmarks: Cal-Sag bike tour showcases Chicago’s blues legacy through graves of genre’s masters

The Cal-Sag Graveyard Blues Tour stops at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, visiting graves of Blues musicians.

August 27, 2023

Ratboys’ new album ‘The Window’ is the most confident, assured version of the Chicago band’s music

Each song sounds intentional and driven, with an honest verve that will surely make the record a classic among the band’s discography.

August 24, 2023

Jazz trumpeter jaimie branch died last year. Her final album, out now, soars onward.

Even at a young age, branch improvised with the confidence of a much older player.

August 23, 2023

Noname’s tour for ‘Sundial’ launches in Chicago

The tour comes after the release of her album “Sundial,” which has already received critical acclaim.

August 22, 2023

Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael have been making music together for more than 25 years

They put their own interpretations on songs and pepper their performances with stories. Do not mistake them for a cover band.

August 22, 2023

Review: Chance the Rapper gets emotional at a soaring Acid Rap Ten Year Anniversary Show in Chicago

He was overcome when his family surprised him onstage at the United Center, and most of all he kept it real.

August 20, 2023

Photos: Chance the Rapper's 'Acid Rap' 10-year anniversary show in Chicago

Chance the Rapper performed at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2023.

August 20, 2023

Madonna reschedules tour after ICU stay, North American dates kick off this December

Madonna‘s rescheduled Celebration Tour will kick off in Brooklyn, New York, in a matter of months.

August 16, 2023

Victor Parra, who promoted Afro-Cuban jazz as host of ‘Mambo Express’ radio show, dies

Victor Parra was a Chicago-area radio host, musician and bandleader who championed Afro-Cuban jazz music as host of his weekly radio show, on both WBEZ-FM and WDCB-FM.

August 15, 2023

Robert Swan appreciation: Movie actor, singer and founder of Harbor Country Opera has died at 78

Robert Swan died in his sleep on Aug. 9 in his home in Rolling Prairie, Indiana. He had long been battling cancer. He was 78 years old.

August 15, 2023

Chance the Rapper will discuss his career, impact of hip-hop at Michigan Ave. Apple Store

Chance the Rapper will take Apple store customers in Chicago on his hip-hop journey as part of an audio series celebrating the genre’s 50th anniversary.

August 14, 2023

False shooting report shuts down Lil Durk’s show at United Center late Saturday

The concert, his second one this weekend at United Center, concluded the lineup of the WGCI Summer Jam show.

August 13, 2023

Grant Park Music Fest conductor Carlos Kalmar is cleared by Cleveland Institute of Music investigation

An independent firm concluded that the allegations against the conductor did not constitute sexual harassment or gender-based discrimination.

August 10, 2023

Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Wrigley Field: This is what rock ‘n’ roll still sounds like

Springsteen simply runs on a different motor than most of us.

August 10, 2023

At packed meeting, Wilmette Village Board approves resolution opposing concerts at Northwestern’s Ryan Field

The Wilmette Village Board voted unanimously to approve a resolution opposing concerts at Northwestern’s Ryan Field, which the university is planning to rebuild.

August 09, 2023

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” mined and helped reshape American music, has died at 80.

August 09, 2023

Rapper Tory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion

A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and wounding hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion.

August 08, 2023

Chicago’s DJ Casper, creator of the ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ is dead at 58

The song’s omnipresence at weddings and events — and its familiar commands like “slide to the left” and “reverse” — is beyond the measure of any music chart.

August 08, 2023

19 years ago today, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped human waste on a tour boat in the Chicago River. Here’s our original report.

On Aug. 8, 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus passing over the Chicago River unleashed a torrent of foul-smelling waste onto a tour boat and passengers below.

August 08, 2023

DJ Casper, ‘Cha Cha Slide’ creator and Chicago native, dies at 58

DJ Casper, best known for creating the hugely successful dance hit “Cha Cha Slide,” has died, according to the BBC.

August 08, 2023

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