This year’s free summer music series opens June 15 and closes Aug. 6 with a night featuring South Side-born and bred rapper Matt B, who won a 2025 Grammy for a collaboration with the Royal ...

In our weekly series, One Special Thing, the Globe arts staff highlights something timeless — movies, books, TV shows, albums ...

Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes.

Margaret Qualley is taking it back to the early aughts with her latest look. Appearing in friend Sabrina Carpenter’s latest music video, “House Tour,” Qualley wears a vintage Betsey Johnson dress that ...

The open decks at last year’s inaugural Chicago Electronic Music Conference Credit: Courtesy the Chicago Electronic Music Conference The Chicago Electronic Music Conference debuted in 2025 at the ...

Qualley co-directed the music video alongside Carpenter, who is set to headline Coachella on Friday. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Qualley co-directed the video alongside Carpenter too, which opens ...

Sabrina Carpenter has released a new slapstick video for her Man's Best Friend hit "House Tour" ahead of her headlining Coachella performance. The video — co-directed by Carpenter and The Substance ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

An elderly woman was found dead in a house fire on Chicago’s Northwest Side early Saturday morning. Iran believes it’s winning—and wants a steep price to end the war The US just hit $39 trillion in ...

Rediscover anthems from the 80s that left an indelible mark on pop culture. Trump hit with dire warning of a self-inflicted disaster One dead, another injured in shooting at Air Force base in New ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — ARC Music Festival will return to Union Park for Labor Day weekend with its biggest edition yet, unveiling a massive lineup and expanding to four days for the first time. Hosted by ...