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

Blues legend Buddy Guy told ABC7 it was good to be off the road and back in his Sweet Home Chicago. His fire burns bright ...

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

The vinyls keep spinnin' on the record player, yet the collection remains incomplete. Stored in either crates or bookshelves, ...

Punk rock band Fear caused mayhem on Saturday Night Live on Halloween in 1981, bringing a mosh-pit to Studio 8H for the first time. Days after the show, rumors started to swirl that the band fronted ...

The 2025 "Peel It Back" tour will kick off with a European leg June 15 in Dublin, Ireland, before hitting North America in ...

For such a storied reputation for meatpacking, Chicago isn’t known as a burger town. Sure, Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s franchise in the suburbs, but hot dogs and Italian beef ...

Roads, especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick during this time, when the band is expected to remain stationery. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news ...

A rep for Bub City tells PEOPLE that Hamm casually walked onstage as Lloyd Snyder of Lloyd Snyder & the Big Rig Band handed him ... welcome to Chicago,” Snyder said, as he pointed the actor ...

Kevin Hart: Need a jolt? Kick off the New Year with Kevin Hart’s brand of high-energy comedy as he brings his “Acting My Age” tour to the Chicago Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3-4 and 7 p.m. Jan ...

In Chicago, 1,081 restaurants opened between January and September last year. That’s less than the 1,321 that opened during the same period in 2023, according to the most recent data available ...