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Rapper Vince Staples performs at the Aragon Ballroom Friday, March 2, 2018, in Chicago.

House of Vans Chicago announces free summer shows from Vince Staples, Anderson .Paak, The Breeders and more

May 9, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Going to check out live music is always a great choice in Chicago — made even better when it's free. House of Vans is offering just that; announcing performances from...

Santigold reflects on a decade since her debut: ‘It was a moment for the mold to be broken’

May 2, 2019 at 12:13 p.m.

In 2008, just before Myspace was eclipsed by Facebook as our social media overlord, the web platform was the place to discover new music. It was a genre-defying, online world...

A line of women cheer as another group learns a dance from Blackpink during a K-pop dance workshop held by members of Prism Kru at Puzzle Box Dance Studio in Chicago on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.

A guide to K-pop’s cultural influence in Chicago before BTS arrives for two sold-out concerts at Soldier Field

May 11, 2019 at 6:24 a.m.

When tickets for K-pop phenomenon BTS' North American stadium tour went on sale in March, they sold-out almost immediately. The group's Soldier Field shows — May 11 and 12 —...

People cheer for Lil Uzi Vert on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 at Lollapalooza in Grant Park.

Saturday single-day Lollapalooza tickets sold out for GA, GA+ (but there are still plenty of options)

June 16, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.

Lollapalooza has sold out — at least on Saturday. A day after single-day tickets went on sale, and day-by-day lineups were released, Saturday is the first of the four days...

Kami performs during the North Coast Music Festival at Union Park in Chicago on Sept. 2, 2018.

North Coast Music Festival announces lineup for its 10th anniversary, move to Northerly Island

April 23, 2019 at 2:52 p.m.

North Coast Music Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary with headliners Bassnectar and Major Lazer — and a new home at Northerly Island. Announced Tuesday, the festival will return Labor...

People spray festival goers with water during Herobust's set on a hot day four of Lollapalooza Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Grant Park in Chicago.

Single-day Lollapalooza tickets go on sale Wednesday

April 16, 2019 at 11:07 a.m.

Single-day tickets for Lollapalooza go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m., when the daily lineups are also expected to be announced. Since four-day weekend passes ($340) for the music festival...

Blood People talk being ‘loving and scary’ and using witchcraft to play Riot Fest

April 16, 2019 at 9:27 a.m.

Blood People? A local name got noticed on last year's Riot Fest lineup poster, inspiring laughter and intrigue ahead of the punk carnival's fall return. But at showtime, Blood People...

Renowned muralist Ouizi to show-off new public works in West Town and Lakeview ahead of Chicago gallery debut

April 12, 2019 at 2:22 p.m.

Art is about to bloom in West Town and Lakeview, with two new public art murals coming to the neighborhoods this spring. Floral murals will be painted at 1914 W....

Wax Trax! Records’ pioneering LGBTQ history is explored in new ‘Industrial Accident’ documentary

April 11, 2019 at 8:34 a.m.

In a 1990 interview, Wax Trax! Records co-founder Jim Nash said he just wanted to get the music he liked into the spaces he frequented — they just happened to...

Left, Ronald Witherspoon of Chicago, dances with Boots Linden, of Elmhurst, Ill., during the Chicago Blues Fest, at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, at 201 E. Randolph St., in Chicago, on Sunday, June 10, 2018.

Chicago Blues Fest lineup: Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette, Ruthie Foster headline

August 24, 2019 at 11:37 p.m.

Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette and Ruthie Foster will serve as headliners for the 36th annual Chicago Blues Festival, taking over Millennium Park June 7-9. Rush, who most recently won the...

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