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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Jessie Ware harnesses inspiration from motherhood; celebrates love at the Vic Theatre

December 13, 2018 at 8:48 a.m.

There's always been a debate around whether art (in this case, music) suffers when the artist falls in love, settles down, starts a family. English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware showed that...

From #MeToo to Questlove to ‘The Bachelor,’ pressing questions were posed at Chicago Humanities Fest

December 17, 2018 at 4:19 p.m.

The Chicago Humanities Festival's spring program spent the weekend on topics ranging from art to pop culture, activism to music, including speakers from artist Ai Weiwei to rap musician Questlove....

Chicagoans stand in silence for sexual assault awareness

December 14, 2018 at 1:24 p.m.

One hundred-forty sexual assault survivors, advocates and allies stood in silence in Chicago's Federal Plaza for one hour during Friday's lunch rush as part of area nonprofit Rape Victim Advocates'...

The Offspring, 311 to play Illinois State Fair

December 17, 2018 at 4:21 p.m.

The Illinois State Fair Grandstand added some '90s alternative power-pop to its August lineup in the form of The Offspring and 311. The acts have included a stop at the...

‘It’s Raining Femme’ moves women and nonbinary musicians to the front

December 17, 2018 at 4:21 p.m.

On Jan. 21, 2017, women, nonbinary folks and allies from all walks of life marched across the globe with hopes to inspire action, taking a stance against patriarchal oppression and...

Jared Leto’s ‘Mars Across America’ stops at Willis Tower Skydeck

December 17, 2018 at 4:22 p.m.

“This is the quietest room I’ve ever walked into in my life,” actor and musician Jared Leto joked as he greeted an intimate audience Tuesday night at the Willis Tower...

Life outside of The Strokes is still noisy for Albert Hammond Jr.

December 17, 2018 at 4:22 p.m.

In the history of rock-star alter egos, from Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust to Beyonce’s Sasha Fierce, none had been inspired by a fingernail. But for Albert Hammond Jr., his new album,...

Deonte Baker auditioned for "American Idol" in Nashville and will appear Sunday when the show continues its Hollywood Week.

West Side singer Deonte Baker is ready for Hollywood on ‘American Idol’

May 23, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

The relaunch of “American Idol” gave millions of musical hopefuls another shot at golden tickets to Hollywood stardom when it premiered on ABC March 11. One of those hungry voices...

Lena Waithe talks ‘Ready Player One,’ Spielberg with Steve Harvey

May 23, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

Actor, producer, Emmy-winning writer and “Vanity Fair” cover star Lena Waithe appeared on NBC’s “Steve” with Steve Harvey Thursday to discuss her role in Steven Spielberg’s new film, “Ready Player...

The Chicago advocacy campaign OurMusicMyBody tallied 1,286 instances of harassment from 505 respondents on its online survey.

Incidents of sexual harassment, assault high at music festivals, new survey reveals

December 14, 2018 at 6:02 p.m.

More than 90 percent of female concertgoers surveyed by OurMusicMyBody experienced being harassed, the campaign said Monday. Launched in 2016 as a joint effort between nonprofit organizations Between Friends and...

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