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Taylor Swift, at a recent performance in Houston, Texas.

Taylor Swift announces ‘Reputation’ stadium tour dates; playing Soldier Field

December 17, 2018 at 4:40 p.m.

With Taylor Swift’s sixth studio album “Reputation” selling 700,000 copies its first day, naturally, here come the tour dates — with Swift gearing up to play stadiums across the country,...

Bully lead singer Alicia Bognanno performs Tuesday night at Thalia Hall.

Bully leaves us craving chaos at Thalia Hall

December 17, 2018 at 12:45 p.m.

Alicia Bognanno doesn’t seem like one for frills. Taking the stage with her band, Bully, at Thalia Hall on Tuesday night, the singer/guitarist of the Nashville-based quartet waved, picked up...

From left, Brian Bell, Rivers Cuomo and Scott Shriner perform as Weezer at the Taste of Chicago at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park Wednesday, July 8, 2015.

Weezer, The Pixies team up for summer 2018 tour with stop in Tinley Park in July

December 17, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.

Weezer and The Pixies are teaming up for a co-headlining tour, kicking off in the summer of 2018. The bands stop in Tinley Park at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre July...

Red Bull Sound Select’s ’30 Days’ concert series finds a home in Chicago’s ‘culture push’

December 17, 2018 at 11:45 a.m.

Although Chicago holds "Second City" as a nickname, it has never been a city that needed outsider validation. Creatives are constantly carving out their own spaces — personally and artistically...

U2 announce ‘eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour,’ playing United Center

December 17, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.

Not resting on the success of its “Joshua Tree” 30th anniversary tour, U2 have announced the “eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour” in support of the band’s new album “Songs of Experience.”...

Chance The Rapper performs on day two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival's first weekend on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

‘Slice,’ a film starring Chance the Rapper, debuts new trailer

June 30, 2019 at 11:28 a.m.

“Slice,” a murder-mystery centered around a killer whose deadly spree targets pizza delivery boys — and will feature Chance the Rapper, debuted its new trailer Tuesday. First announced in October...

Chance the Rapper attends a preseason NBA basketball game between the Chicago Bulls and the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 8, 2017, in Chicago.

Chance the Rapper to host ‘SNL,’ with Eminem as musical guest

December 18, 2018 at 1:09 a.m.

Chance the Rapper will host “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 18 after a handful of past appearances on the long-running sketch comedy program. Eminem will serve as the episode’s musical...

The National, House of Vans announce free show ahead of Obama Foundation concert

December 17, 2018 at 4:43 p.m.

House of Vans announced Wednesday that The National will play a free show at the Chicago flagship location Oct. 30, ahead of the band’s performance at the closing concert for...

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>

Tomorrow Never Knows Festival announces 2018 lineup

December 17, 2018 at 4:44 p.m.

Just when you thought the chill in the air meant a break from music festival season, here comes Tomorrow Never Knows — returning January 17-21, 2018. TNK Fest, as it...

Benjamin Booker moves forward at Thalia Hall

December 17, 2018 at 4:44 p.m.

With a smirk and a wave, Benjamin Booker thanked those who dared to rock and roll on a Monday night; or maybe he thanked them for daring to stay for...

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