Some notable alums include Bon Iver, Father John Misty and Geese. Organizers are ready for the event's biggest venture yet: ...

Prepare your playlists: Our favorite albums of the year include a new release from Chance the Rapper and the final album engineered by Steve Albini. December always brings a flood of year-end music ...

Glass plays rock ’n’ roll like it’s the only thing that matters, even when it sounds like a rickety lean-to that could ...

The compilation, which can be pre-ordered now, will be available on CD, as a two-LP set, and digitally. Among the newly added tracks are early singles “Questions 67 and 68” and “Free,” the 1976 ...

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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There’s no shortage of ways to experience music in Chicago. For that, residents are eternally grateful. But for those looking to sit and really listen to an obscure single or underappreciated album — ...

More and more Brits are tripping over themselves for Chicago Footwork. And I'd probably have to apologize for that pun if more people knew what Chicago Footwork is. It's a fast-paced music and dance ...

Some years, it feels like when we get to the beginning of the new culture season, classical music hits the snooze button and doesn’t really get rolling until late September or October. It doesn’t stop ...