The new year brings new tours, new albums and artists on the rise. Here are 10 shows — spanning funk and soul to Afro-pop and ...

I have known Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for many years now, decades actually, because we have worked in various forms of ...

With Chicago Music Forever, the Reader hopes to capture some of the many histories that have shaped the city’s multifaceted music community. Music journalism is often ephemeral, and that’s not ...

Its architecture (“City Beautiful,” for the Lincoln Trio). Its ugly history (“Redlin[ing],” for Picosa Ensemble). I’m ...

The Harlem Globetrotters at the Allstate Arena, the 38th annual Young Playwrights Festival at Pegasus Theatre, First Night ...

Chicago police say four people were injured in a crash near the Salt Shed music venue on Sunday morning. According to ...

One record shop, two uncles and decades of musical history come alive in "Hitt Records," opening Saturday at the Uptown ...

Uniting Voices transforms Chicago youth through music, empathy, and a global repertoire—open to ages 6–18! 🎤💫 ...

Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including by Hannah A. Barnes, Look Both Days, and DJ Manny.