Chicago’s vibrant music scene traces back to the early 20th century when it became the go-to destination for jazz and blues musicians, artists who helped set the stage for the next century of popular ...

CHICAGO — Check out this week’s “The Weekender” for the latest comedy specials, plays, and musicians coming to the Chicagoland area this weekend. On stage, Bob Fosse’s classic “CHICAGO the Musical” ...

Paterson, who was scheduled to play in Andersonville tonight with his group The Western Elstons, told his bandmates on text that he couldn’t make it because he “was going to work with someone named ...

In the heart of Chicago’s Grant Park, the Sueños Music Festival celebrated Latinos over Memorial Day weekend. Thousands flocked downtown Chicago for the fourth edition of the festival that has brought ...

CHICAGO THE MUSICAL is currently playing at The Auditorium in Chicago now through May 10. With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, CHICAGO is the ...

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 — Following a smash hit run in Europe, "Bernadette, The Musical" is set to make its premiere in the United States. The production opens Thursday at Chicago's Athenaeum Center for Thought & ...

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 ...