Review: Iggy Pop holds nothing back in a concert at the cavernous new Salt ShedSo much for a breather, let alone the retirement Pop hinted at in 2016, the last time he played Chicago. And this new Chicago music venue deserves to be a destination. March 11, 2023
Review: In a meeting between orchestral music’s old and young guards, Blomstedt a bright spot in a mixed CSO programJoining Herbert Blomstedt and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a soloist whose career is just starting out: 29-year-old Andrei Ioniţă. March 10, 2023
The Cure announces tour with Chicago concert in JuneThe Chicago concert will be June 10 at the United Center, one of 26 cities in the U.S. and Canada for the “Songs of a Lost World Tour.” March 09, 2023
Photos: Bruce Springsteen in concert in MilwaukeeBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform on March 7, 2023 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. March 08, 2023
Lia Kohl celebrates ‘The Ceiling Reposes’ album release with Museum of Surgical Science show“I think for me, making music is really the practice of trying to be as present as possible. And of course, presence includes memory." March 07, 2023
Following a breakup and a job loss, Walker Landgraf created ‘Phew,’ his vibey debut recordBright and light, Landgraf’s off-kilter brand of R&B, funk and psych rock is reminiscent of artists like D’Angelo, Toro y Moi and UMO February 24, 2023
Review: SZA packs the United Center for her ‘SOS’ tour, an arena headliner on the riseThe singer started her show at the United Center in Chicago — just the second stop of the tour — perched at the edge of a diving board. February 23, 2023
SZA jumped into the deep end at a packed United Center The singer SZA jumped into the deep end at a packed United Center on Feb. 22, 2023. Starting her concert perched on the edge of a diving board and surrounded by an expanse of blue water projected on backdrops — a mirror of the image gracing the cover of her sophomore “SOS” album — the vocalist sang “PSA” before appearing to plunge off the platform. Performer Omar Apollo opened for SZA. February 23, 2023
Guns N’ Roses announce 2023 world tour, including a stop in ChicagoHere are all the dates for the tour, which is being produced by Live Nation. February 21, 2023
Free Range to celebrate debut album ‘Practice’ with a show at SchubasSofia Jensen, who performs as Free Range, began working on “Practice” with their creative partner, Jack Henry, when they were only 15. February 20, 2023
Review: At the CSO, guest conductor Klaus Mäkelä shines with MahlerTo witness a trust fall as elegant as this was a pleasure, and a privilege. “Mäkelä Conducts López Bellido & Mahler 5" continues through Saturday night. February 17, 2023
Second show added: Bruce Springsteen is coming to Wrigley Field this summer Aug. 9 and 11This is their first major tour together since 2017. February 17, 2023
Klaus Mäkelä with the Chicago Symphony OrchestraThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs with guest conductor Klaus Mäkelä. February 17, 2023
Record Store Day 2023 features the release of Wilco’s ‘Crosseyed Strangers: An Alternate Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’Wilco will release 4,500 copies of “Crosseyed Strangers: An Alternate Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” on Record Store Day. February 17, 2023
Chicago’s Frequency Fest is back, a week of noise-punk guitarists and microtonal music. ‘I want to turn people onto this stuff.’Every February, the avant-garde of then and now, of here and elsewhere, settle into Chicago for an ecstatic week of sound-making. February 17, 2023
CSO announces 2023-24 season: A new Philip Glass commission and Muti remains guest of honorThe search continues for the next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, including with a number of guest conductors. February 15, 2023
As Lollapalooza Stockholm is announced, thoughts turn to Chicago Speculation has begun for the lineup for Lollapalooza in Chicago this summer, fueled in part by the announcement Tuesday of the bands for Lolla in Sweden. February 14, 2023
De La Soul co-founder Trugoy the Dove dead at 54David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip hop trio De La Soul, has died. He was 54. February 13, 2023
NAV in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom: His latest music shows he’s growing upFor the longest time, NAV (aka Navraj Singh Goraya) specialized in party jams. They were fun, and good for moshing, but they told us little about the man himself. February 13, 2023
Rihanna says Super Bowl setlist changed 39 times, teases ‘weird’ new musicRihanna said the biggest challenge in creating her Super Bowl halftime show has been nailing down a setlist. February 10, 2023