Our favorite albums of the year include a new release from Chance the Rapper and the final album engineered by Steve Albini.

Chicago-based saxophonist Craig Roselieb will return to Maui to head up shows in Lahaina and Kihei, including a New Year’s ...

Mothers who've had children killed by gun violence partner with Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians to create songs that keep the memory of their children alive.

Includes Pulp, Suede, Robert Plant, Bon Iver, Big Thief, Wednesday, Geese, Little Simz, Paul Weller and more… but where did ...

The lights are twinkling and there's music in the air! Kristopher James joins us for a holiday special of Live Music Showcase!

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Blues grew from Delta labor life, then spread along river and rail routes into bigger stages and wider audiences. The post ...

The six-man soul group takes the stage Friday for its fifth annual “Hollyy-Days” show, with holiday covers and new songs.

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

From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.

Justin Baren, a Chicago-area musician who as a teenager shot to the upper echelon of the music industry in the pop band the Redwalls, has died. The band announced his death Tuesday. Baren was 40.

Times have been tough for movie exhibitors thanks to the one-two punch of streaming and a pandemic, but Chicago’s Music Box Theatre is going strong regardless. The historic art house cinema on Tuesday ...