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Mike Reed owns Constellation, a concert venue in North Center, Aug. 19, 2025. From Sept. 10 to 14, Reed and his team will debut Sound & Gravity, a five-day, 50-act festival running in and around Constellation. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

With Sound & Gravity, the co-founder of the Pitchfork Festival declares he isn’t done yet

September 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Sound & Gravity is a five-day, 50-act festival running in and around Constellation, and championing the same eclectic billing that can be found at the club.

For the first "Chicago Water Music" concert on Sept. 18, 2024, Music of the Baroque performed Handel's "Water Music" aboard Shoreline Sightseeing's boat Bright Star, conducted by Dame Jane Glover. (Elliot Mandel)

Classical, jazz and experimental music for fall 2025, from a new river concert to the CSO

September 14, 2025 at 10:13 a.m.

Ear Taxi, jazz festivals, Harris Theater’s Mix at Six and a return for “Chicago Water Music.” The biggest challenge for music lovers is finding the time.

Pianist Monty Alexander performs with bassist Luke Sellick and drummer Jason Brown at the Chicago Jazz Festival in Millennium Park on Aug. 29, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Review: Chicago Jazz Fest gives established beacons and rising stars a chance to shine

September 2, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

The 2025 edition of Chicago's summer-capping festival boasted Patricia Barber, Esperanza Spalding and Ernest Dawkins, plus Maddie Vogler among the attention-grabbing younger musicians.

Iraqi-American artist Wafaa Bilal stands with his vinyl image called “Rendering of Canto III” at his exhibition “Indulge Me” at the Museum of Contemporary Art on June 26, 2025, in Chicago. He is curating a standup comedy show at the MCA on Aug. 22. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Artist Wafaa Bilal believes laughter is resistance. Look for his ‘Amreeka’ comedy show at the MCA.

August 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The Iraqi American artist and professor curated the comedy show for the Museum of Contemporary Art, where he also has a major retrospective.

Jana McIntyre, left, sings as Grant Park Music Festival music director Giancarlo Guerrero conducts the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus in a performance of “Carmina Burana” at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Review: Guerrero and the Grant Park Music Festival close the season with a rousing ‘Carmina Burana’

August 16, 2025 at 3:38 p.m.

In his first season as Grant Park artistic director and principal conductor, Giancarlo Guerrero has proved he’s the right person for the job.

Jay Friedman, principal trombone of the Chicago Symphony, photographed with his collection of German-made 19th-century trombones. Friedman will retire in Sept. as the longest-serving member of the CSO, having joined in 1962, August 4, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Jay Friedman, the CSO’s history-making principal trombonist, retires

August 13, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

After a staggering 63 years with the orchestra, Friedman officially retires on Sept. 14.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra second harpist Lynne Turner strums on the stage of the Martin Theatre at Ravinia on Aug. 1, 2025. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

Lynne Turner, CSO harpist since 1962, retires from the orchestra

August 8, 2025 at 12:25 p.m.

Upon Lynne Turner’s retirement, she will be one of the longest-serving CSO musicians in history, having performed with the orchestra for 63 seasons.

A woman studies the “Paris Street; Rainy Day” impressionist painting in the Art Institute of Chicago’s “Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World” impressionism exhibit on July 24, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Column: The Art Institute defends the title of ‘Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World.’ A catalog contributor is skeptical.

May 22, 2026 at 7:46 p.m.

The artist best known in Chicago for his “Paris Street; Rainy Day” is getting a summer exhibition. But at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the Getty Museum in Los...

Chef Mika Leon (left) serves up her toston with ropa vieja during the Breaking Barriers series at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on Friday, July 25, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: A delicious weekend at Ravinia brings together music and fine dining

July 26, 2025 at 9:51 p.m.

Each year, Breaking Barriers spotlights a different profession. This year’s event invited women chefs to devise dishes inspired by conductor Marin Alsop's Chicago Symphony programs.

Cellist Inbal Segev walks on stage before performing with the Grant Park Orchestra during the Grant Park Music Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago on July 16, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Review: Grant Park Music Festival is lifted by an artist-in-residence and a poignant ‘Enigma Variations’

July 17, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

Cellist Inbal Segev’s residency with the Grant Park Music Festival concluded on Wednesday. Also, a note about Monday night.

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