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Wayne Coyne leads The Flaming Lips during a performance at Riot Fest in Chicago's Douglas Park on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.

The things we loved about Riot Fest’s 15th anniversary, and some we really didn’t

September 16, 2019 at 3:05 p.m.

After a summer of festivals spotlighting rising genre-benders and pop music royalty, it was the punks' turn. Gates opened Friday at Douglas Park as Riot Fest commemorated its 15th year...

Chance the Rapper performs during his album release party for "The Big Day" at the Garfield Park Conservatory Thursday July 25, 2019, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chance the Rapper postpones tour to spend time with family

September 10, 2019 at 9:53 a.m.

After ushering in his debut album and welcoming a new baby, daughter Marli, Chance the Rapper has postponed his upcoming arena tour to spend more time with his family. Breaking...

People enter Northerly Island's Huntington Bank Pavilion on Sept. 8, 2019, to watch Kanye West perform.

Kanye West’s Sunday Service brings its gospel to Northerly Island

September 8, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

White folks don't do church like this: booming brass bands, tight drum lines and hip-hop flirting heavily with The Word, "pulpit" engulfed by the soulful, mighty voices of a dancing...

Angel Davanport is back on her own terms: ‘Rap is such a popular sport. Everybody wants to be famous. I want to leave a legacy with my art’

August 29, 2019 at 10:35 a.m.

"Imagine a bunch of frat boys in Norway, white frat boys – like bros, in the crowd screaming "My p----'s Jesus," laughed rapper/singer Angel Davanport, recalling a moment from a...

Members of the audience yell while Swmrs performs during the last day of Riot Fest in Douglas Park Sunday Sept. 16, 2018.

Riot Fest 2019: Daily schedules released on the back of the fest’s new beer label

August 29, 2019 at 10:01 a.m.

With just two weeks to go, Riot Fest has announced its daily schedule of performances set to take place at Douglas Park Sept. 13-15. The news came on the back...

Chicago’s Third Coast Percussion to release new album ‘Fields’ in collaboration with Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes

August 23, 2019 at 5:00 a.m.

Singer-songwriter Dev Hynes has become one of the millennial generation's most influential, artistic Renaissance men. From his own efforts as Lightspeed Champion and later Blood Orange, his hipster-approved, synth-pop/R&B outfit...

King Marie steps out of the DJ booth and in front of the mic with new EP ‘The Prelude’

August 20, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.

Declaring yourself "king" is a bold move, but Christine Marie aka King Marie has proudly repped, and defended, that title for the past decade. She sums up her road to...

Memorial scholarship named for Lane Tech student who went missing from Lollapalooza in 2018

August 16, 2019 at 3:57 p.m.

The Lane Tech Alumni Association has named a scholarship in honor of Sincere Ash, a senior at the college prep school who went missing from Lollapalooza in 2018. Ash, who...

The Aragon Ballroom is located at 1106 W. Lawrence Ave.

Aragon Ballroom to become Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

August 14, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

Changing the name of historic Chicago landmarks doesn't typically go over well with the locals. Consider how many Chicagoans still call Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the White Sox, Comiskey...

Festival goers walk the ground at Lollapalooza Thursday, August 1, 2019, in Chicago.

Lollapalooza 2019 hosts 400,000 people; ends with one death, 31 arrests and 116 emergency transports

August 6, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

Taking over Grant Park from August 1-4 to celebrate its 28th anniversary (15th calling the park home) the super-sized Lollapalooza music festival ended its four day event with one death,...

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