Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including by Mac Blackout, Chicago Edge Ensemble, and Moyana.

There, a nine-piece ensemble captivated attendees with the infectious groove of Brazilian funk and jazz.  The show Brazilian Funk Night combines “all of this Brazilian music with a funk groove and a ...

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A popular 2000s rock band is reuniting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its debut album.

While catching a screening of A Complete Unknown a few weeks back, I kept my eyes peeled during the Newport Folk Festival ...

CHICAGO - Amid the turn-of-the-century indie rock renaissance, an era defined by lo-fi experimentation, Britpop nostalgia, ...

Having formally adopted Chicago as its band moniker with its sophomore album, Chicago Transit Authority also solidified the ...

There are also jazz shows, a deep-dish pizza class and plenty of arts workshops, from embroidery to pottery to Japanese Kintsugi.

Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its current 2025 season including two mainstage ...

After joining forces in Chicago, the band known as Bag People became a source of weirdo vitality in New York’s early ’80s post-punk/no-wave scene, but they never got around to releasing any recordings ...

Veteran Chicago blues musician Barry Goldberg, who collaborated with Bob Dylan, Stephen Stills, and many others, has died at age 83.

Blues musician Barry Goldberg, who played keyboards for Bob Dylan‘s infamous 1965 Newport Folk Festival concert, died on Wednesday at the age of 82. The news was confirmed via his publicist Bob Merlis ...