McCoury family injects life, energy into bluegrass fest
First the elders paid tribute to their forebears in song, then the younger generation tore up the place during the first night of the fourth annual Chicago Bluegrass and Blues...
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Chicago Summer Concert Shuffle
You don't have to end a long-standing relationship with an old favorite to indulge in a fling. Here are four emerging music acts to sample on the cheap, based on...
Chicago’s Top Summer Concerts
ANTICIPATION INDEX: Dave Matthews Band Caravan, Iron and Wine, Eighth Blackbird, and more on our Anticipation Index
Fall Out Boy Patrick Stump Forges a Solo Career
THE POWER OF ONE: With his main gig on hiatus, FOB's lead singer takes on a new look and a soulful sound
Keeping alive the mythology, art of Robert Johnson
Seated side by side onstage at Symphony Center Friday night, Hubert Sumlin and David "Honeyboy" Edwards traded jittering and rending guitar solos, backed by Big Head Todd and the Monsters...
Lady Antebellum still searching for command
Stardom can come quickly. Having the self-assurance for a performer to trust in his or her own voice can take longer to develop. Case in point: Country music stars Tim...
Young Lady A still searching for command
Stardom can come quickly. Having the self-assurance for a performer to trust in his or her own voice can take longer to develop. Case in point: Country music stars Tim...
Icons Taylor and King play to their ‘Fire and Rain’ personalities at Allstate
James Taylor had just finished crooning his way through "Fire and Rain" as if the song's devastation were a walk in the park when Carole King began playing thunderous, rolling...
Public Defender: On Ike Reilly and his new album, Hard Luck Stories
A while back, Ike Reilly got behind on his electric bill. When the ComEd truck arrived to cut off his power, he and a friend took a stand. “We pretended...
One Fine Day
Spring brings Chicagoans and other animals out of hibernation. With a tough winter behind us and the first day of spring at hand, it seemed a good time for an...