Chicago has long had real country music fans, but the music here is more pop country. A lot of folks said they came more for ...

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 ...

Beach Bunny and Common headline Taste of Chicago’s five-day return this week, plus Lucy Dacus and Lizzo appear later in July ...

On “Ready,” the opening track of his self-released 2024 debut album, Ready Now, Chicago singer-songwriter Deonte Baker shares a lot in a few words. “I know that I’m ready / ’Cause I stay ready,” he ...

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop ...

Released in 1976, "If You Leave Me Now" became the band's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, introducing a softer side ...

Chicago jazz singer Paul Marinaro’s prior full-length record, on which his baritone voice supported the Metropolitan Jazz Octet, was “The Bowie Project,” a collection of covers of the iconic British ...

A new music festival is coming to Chicago this May with a lineup that spans both iconic artists from the early 2000s like Juvenile, Shaggy and Monica, and popular House and R&B DJs including ...