This weekend, the Professional Bull Riders’ “Unleash the Beast” series comes to Chicago, the Hideout hosts a Roches tribute ...

The six-man soul group takes the stage Friday for its fifth annual “Hollyy-Days” show, with holiday covers and new songs.

Our favorite albums of the year include a new release from Chance the Rapper and the final album engineered by Steve Albini.

The CheckOut — a cozy music venue housed in a former 7-Eleven — opened in September and has already become a fixture both in ...

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

DJ Commando, whose real name was Landon Wallace, died on Friday. His family shared the news on social media. Wallace was the ...

The incentives in music journalism say it makes economic sense to cover popular artists. But loving music isn’t about making ...

After attending yoga classes that didn't quite fit his style, Colton Ksiazek and his friend Jake Degler created a space for ...

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 a knock ...