For nearly a century and a half, voices have rung out in Chicago each December, proclaiming: “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!” The German-British composer George Frideric ...

In July, the Atlantic ran a story about a vanishing resource that was once commonplace in publications covering arts and culture: event listings. The story’s author, career musician Gabriel Kahane, ...

Shaquille O’Neal presides over the party this weekend. The former NBA champion has dabbled in music for decades and will perform at The Salt Shed as his EDM alter ego DJ Diesel. As Rolling Stone once ...

As many movie theaters struggle to attract audiences in the age of streaming, Chicago’s Music Box Theatre is preparing to double its screen count. The arthouse cinema announced last week that it has ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

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CHICAGO (WGN) — TRANSITIONS, a weeklong New Year’s series that will take over seven venues across the city, will bring international DJs and a packed schedule of parties. The events, scheduled from ...

Nearly 100 Chicago musicians are pulling their work from the platform Spotify. In an open letter published in September, artists shared the reasons for the protest. They include, but are not limited ...

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If you wanted the best, you don't have the best. That would be KISS. Instead, you get something akin to them. 1970s and 1980s hit-makers Styx and Chicago will be hitting the road on a massive 2026 ...