A growing number of Chicago artists are pulling their music from the largest streaming platform, Spotify, over concerns about AI-generated music, data privacy, and compensation. At least 80 Chicago ...

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The Chicago music contest saw 150 artists compete to win recording time and stage opportunities at Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago and more. It took Chicago indie-jazz vocalist Mara Love two tries to ...

More and more Brits are tripping over themselves for Chicago Footwork. And I'd probably have to apologize for that pun if more people knew what Chicago Footwork is. It's a fast-paced music and dance ...

Taylor Kinney's first acting job well before "Chicago Fire" was in a Foo Fighters music video. Sadly, his role was largely ...

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Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Where you see a concert matters. For that reason alone, be grateful we’re in an area teeming with superb options and savvy talent bookers that help make Chicago an anchor point for live music. Granted ...