Based on the 1846 serialised penny dreadful The String of Pearls, the misadventures of serial killer Sweeney Todd are reworked into an epic musical full of nuance, wit and sheer beauty. The Dubai ...

The story of Chicago rock outfit Sybris is partly about the infrastructure of independent music and the networks that keep it ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 30: In 1672, the first public concert was held in London. The musicians performed behind a curtain while patrons ate cakes and drank ale.

1981: The J. Geils Band played the last concert at the Uptown Theatre in Chicago before it closed. Subscribe to the free ...

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.

The R&B world has had its share of heartbreak in 2025. And, sadly, another legend’s name has joined the list of those lost in ...

A self-taught session man extraordinaire, he played with a constellation of stars, including Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Chaka Khan and Dizzy Gillespie.

VARIOUS ARTISTS, “Verve // Remixed Holiday”: This expanded edition adds five new tracks. DJs Tourist, Ginton, Bolden and more ...

KC and the Sunshine Band, racism, instrumental songs, forgettable melodrama, good to great FM radio fodder, and a Bowie ...

Missy Elliott said her hit “Get Ur Freak On” was nearly left off her album because Timbaland was too tired to keep producing in the studio. Missy Elliott nearly scrapped her now-iconic anthem “Get Ur ...

For people experiencing homelessness like Ivan Patterson, Monday night’s snow was another reminder to get out of the cold and into a shelter. “It beats staying under a bridge. It’s too cold to do that ...

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