Eight-time Grammy Award-winning artist FINNEAS took the stage at the sold out show at Salt Shed in Chicago on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Opening for the musician was the Los Angeles-based band Bad Suns, with...

Songs with soulful lyrics, syncopated beats and sentimental strings filled the room with more than music. The wooden archways of the historic church were also filled with stories of those who have lost...

An electric wave of guitar riffs tears through the audience, charting a path for the 88-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy. He solos all the way to the bar swarmed with fans and photographers. He raises a...

Singer Adrian Lyles never expected to get where he is the way that he did. But right now, he says he couldn’t be happier. “It's been amazing,” Lyles said. “Oh my gosh; I've been having so much...

Moody shoegaze bands, plush monkeys strapped to remote controlled cars and countless raving college students — all of this and more invaded Chicago’s underground venues this weekend as a part of the...

The room inside Happy Gallery is painted a light orange that reflects on guests as they dance to music mixed by DJ Tee Vera (Teala Torres). Torres focuses on her set behind the turntables, combining...

Mark Maxwell met Anne Waller at Southern Methodist University while studying classical guitar. At the time, the dean of SMU decided to cancel a handful of programs. A group of students, including Maxwell...

John Milbauer, DePaul School of Music dean, identified Sara Davis Buechner as one of the great pianists of our time. Buechner's tremendous career showcases her intelligence, power, sense of rhythm, and...

I have been into K-pop since early 2021, and it is my favorite music genre. Now I know I’m just a white girl, and people ask, “Why do you like K-pop when you don’t know the lyrics?” For me, that’s...

Concertgoers lined up around the block waiting for the doors to open at the Vic Theatre in Lakeview on Oct. 5. The event? FIDLAR’s first show in Chicago since the Sept. 20 release of its new album “SURVIVING...

Last year when I took on the role of Arts & Life editor, I had to come up with a new intro for our weekly pitch list emails. The previous editor used “Howdy” as her greeting and while I loved it,...

Douglass Park streets were bustling as streams of visitors to the 19th annual Riot Fest once again took over the area this past weekend. An estimated 50,000 attendees worked their way to the south side...