Aerosmith announces farewell tour starting in SeptemberAerosmith has announced a 40-date farewell tour for this fall, saying in an announcement Monday morning that the band is calling it quits on road dates after a more than five-decade career. May 01, 2023
Rick Springfield to perform at RiverEdge Park in Aurora as part of ‘I Want My ‘80s’ tourRick Springfield will perform as part of the “I Want My ‘80s Tour,” which will also feature The Hooters, Paul Young and Tommy Tutone. May 01, 2023
Kara Jackson’s debut album is earning raves. Her going from Oak Park to National Youth Poet Laureate was just a start. Honeyed yet rough-hewed, deep and daring, she has the voice of someone who’s lived a lot of life by age 23. May 01, 2023
Longtime fans turn out for Maná at United Center with their México Lindo Y Querido tourParts of their concert showy, other parts restrained, the top-selling Mexican rock band Maná is all parts professional. April 30, 2023
MTV host Riki Rachtman brings one-man show to Arcada, Hobart Art TheaterRiki Rachtman is bringing his one-man show, “One Foot in the Gutter,” May 10 to the Hobart Art Theater in Hobart, Indiana, and May 11 to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois. April 30, 2023
Cheap Trick will play Metro in JulyCheap Trick is playing Metro to wrap of the music club’s yearlong 40th-anniversary celebrations. April 25, 2023
Chance the Rapper announces ‘Acid Rap’ 10-year anniversary show at United CenterNewly announced, a big hometown concert in August: The Acid Rap Ten Year Anniversary Show. April 25, 2023
Tink brings her ‘Thanks 4 Everything Tour’ home with a sold-out show at the Chicago TheatreHer life and music may take her around the country (and around the world), but there’s no place quite like home for Tink. April 24, 2023
Photos: Tink's 'Thanks 4 Everything Tour' in ChicagoSouth Suburban Calumet City's Tink, born Trinity Home, has grown from an ambitious local upstart to a bona fide star in the new world of r&b. April 24, 2023
Flo Rida set to perform at RiverEdge Park in AuroraFlo Rida and the Ying Yang Twins will perform at downtown Aurora’s RiverEdge Park at 8 p.m. July 21, park officials announced Friday. April 21, 2023
Independent record label Closed Sessions hosts hip hop legends in a conversation seriesThe new quarterly interview series has hosted notable hip-hop legends such as Raekwon, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Alchemist. April 21, 2023
Frank Ocean pulls out of Coachella, citing leg injuryFrank Ocean will not perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this weekend because of a leg injury, a representative for the singer-songwriter said. April 20, 2023
The pandemic brought an Andersonville man closer to his neighbors — and inspired his album of songs about each of themAlex Hardaway just debuted his first solo album, "Be My Neighborhood," where he created a song for most of the people in his building. April 20, 2023
Hyperpop band 100 gecs just wants to get under your skinSuppose punk rock had never caught on. Suppose the existing punk luminaries had made kitschy laptop music — hyperpop — instead. The result might have sounded like Dylan Brady and Laura Les. April 18, 2023
Mayoush hopes to empower listeners and ‘make really healing music’ while embracing her Lebanese backgroundDubbed “Chicago’s Lebanese Soul Diva," most of Mayoush's songs combine multiple languages to create a distinct cross-cultural sound. April 18, 2023
Summer Smash 2023: Kid Cudi, Future and Playboi CartiThe three-day festival of hip hop music recently announced it was relocating from Douglass Park to SeatGeek Stadium. April 14, 2023
Review: John Mellencamp’s opening night at the Chicago Theatre was full of messages and musicHe dared ask a recurring question Thursday at a sold-out Chicago Theatre: What kind of country do we want? April 14, 2023
Photos: John Mellencamp at the Chicago TheatreJohn Mellencamp performed three shows at Chicago Theatre, April 13-15, 2023. April 14, 2023
Violins from the Holocaust arrive in Chicago. More than powerful artifacts, ‘these instruments are made to be played’On loan to local institutions, the collection of instruments from the Holocaust will be featured at concerts through the end of summer. April 13, 2023
Durty Nellie’s rock music bar in Palatine plans to rebuild as a 6-story apartment building with retail, rooftop barThe structure would be replaced by a six-story apartment building and retail. The current pub would be downsized and a rooftop bar would be added. April 12, 2023