Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

As many movie theaters struggle, Chicago’s Music Box is expanding into Minnesota and adding a third screen in Lake View. “We ...

Porchlight Music Theatre will stage a concert presentation of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies, featuring a cast ...

Thoughtful remastering, well-chosen outtakes and archival material can make familiar albums feel newly essential.

DJ Commando, whose real name was Landon Wallace, died on Friday. His family shared the news on social media. Wallace was the ...

The incentives in music journalism say it makes economic sense to cover popular artists. But loving music isn’t about making ...

2026 is shaping up to be a great year for Midwestern moviegoers. The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s movie palace that has been ...

The venue is adding a third 100-seat theater and expanding to Minneapolis as the new owner of the Heights Theater ...

The exhibition makes the case that the artist’s influence would have been unavoidable regardless of fame or circumstance.

The internet and social media have transformed the way in which we hear and understand music today—and online communities and ...

When composer and conductor Steve Hackman stepped on stage at Chicago’s Harris theatre, he might as well have been walking ...

The 11-piece early-instrument ensemble will collaborate with Houston-based Arte Puro to explore the traditional roots of the ...