Music and Concerts

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Education and Community Engagement Director Roosevelt Griffin, from left, student Arabella Alvarez, donor Elaine MacKenzie and Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Director Brian Ostrega gather after a violin was presented to Alvarez during a Valentine's Day Concert at Ozinga Chapel in Palos Heights. (Ken Churilla/Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra)

Violin donated through Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra tugs Oak Forest family’s heart strings

By Melinda Moore

March 26, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

An act of generosity by an Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra patron has inspired an Oak Forest...

About 75 people gathered to hear musicians, storytellers and poets share their art during the Peace & Protest: The Art of Resistance program Saturday, March 21, at the Flossmoor Community House in Flossmoor. (Jim Dudlicek/Pioneer Press)

Protest songs make a comeback at Art of Resistance program in Flossmoor

By Jim Dudlicek

March 24, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Performers, poets, artists and artisans came together for an emotionally charged evening of protest and...

Miles Davis with his trumpet during a studio recording session in October 1959. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

To celebrate Miles Davis at 100, Columbia rereleases Chicago ‘Plugged Nickel’ recordings

By Mark Caro

March 23, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

This new release ties into the larger Miles Davis 100 campaign marking the centennial of...

Charli XCX performs at Lollapalooza in Chicago's Grant Park on Aug. 6, 2017. (Alexandra Wimley/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza 1-Day and 2-Day tickets are now on sale, with some tickets already sold out

By Doug George

March 19, 2026 at 12:16 p.m.

The festival put all tickets on sale on Thursday and announced the schedule of performers...

Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 13, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)

Lollapalooza 2026 lineup: Charli xcx, Tate McRae and Smashing Pumpkins

By Doug George

March 17, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

Lollapalooza has announced music acts for summer 2026, including headliners Charli xcx, Tate McRae, Lorde,...

FILE – A woman walks outside The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts on Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Kennedy Center votes to shut down operations for 2 years and names a new president

By Steven Sloan

March 16, 2026 at 5:23 p.m.

The Kennedy Center’s board of directors voted on Monday to shut down operations for two...

Zara Larsson performs at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago for her Midnight Sun Tour on March 15, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the Chicago Tribune)

Review: Zara Larsson deserves to be a superstar at last

By Britt Julious

March 16, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

The Swedish pop star has been waiting years for her breakout moment, and her tour...

In this handout photo provided by The Academy, Buddy Guy poses backstage during the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Richard Harbaugh / The Academy via Getty Images)

Buddy Guy performs with ‘Sinners’ cast at Academy Awards

By Mark Kennedy

March 16, 2026 at 6:19 a.m.

Buddy Guy joined singer-actor Miles Caton and songwriter Raphael Saadiq to perform the song “I Lied to...

Soprano Meghan Kasanders will perform “Coming Home — A Benefit Concert” at the Westchester Community Church on March 28 to benefit the Westchester Food Pantry. (Meghan Kasanders)

Meghan Kasanders returning to her roots with benefit concert in Westchester

By Myrna Petlicki

March 15, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Soprano Meghan Kasanders was active at the Westchester Community Church throughout her childhood and is...

Live Nation, Ticketmaster trial to resume after 7 states join a Justice Department settlement

By Larry Neumeister

March 13, 2026 at 7:04 p.m.

More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on...

DJ Marshmello performs at the 2017 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2017, in Indio, California. (Christopher Polk/Getty)

White Sox announce postgame concerts by Marshmello, Ja Rule and Cole Swindell

By Doug George

March 12, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

The Chicago White Sox will host Friday night postgame concerts by Marshmello, Ja Rule and Cole Swindell at Rate...

Seniors showed off their finest clothes on an impromptu fashion runway at the KOCO Silver Fox Black History Month Pop-Up event last month. The event spotlighted African American fashions. (Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization)

First round of Neighborhood Capital Fund gives almost $8M to projects in underinvested communities

By Darcel Rockett

March 19, 2026 at 8:51 p.m.

The Neighborhood Capital Fund, established in 2025, will grant approximately $20 million to Chicago organizations...

The Ravinia Festival in Highland Park has announced music artists for its summer 2026 season. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Ravinia Festival this summer: The CSO, Paul Simon and Ricky Martin in a brand new Pavilion

By Hannah Edgar

March 12, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

The Ravinia Festival’s wide-ranging 2026 season celebrates the newly refurbished Pavilion.