How Tomeka Reid Is Making the Cello a Jazz Instrument By Matt Pollock The cello, a jazz instrument? In the hands of this talented musician, absolutely. Read more
Chicago Has Hit Max Festival Capacity By Matt Pollock React Presents mounts its fourth music festival in the suburbs this fall, leaving behind it a trail of traffic jams and co-opted parkland. Read more
EDM Is Over, and Lollapalooza Proved It By Britt Julious This past weekend showed how uncritical the genre has become. It's about time. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week The best events in theater, comedy, film, and more. Read more
Here's Whats Happening in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock Lupe Fiasco is leading Chicago's new Halloween parade, Billy Strayhorn is getting a festival, and a Detroit woman is suing Empire for stealing her life. Read more
The Best and Worst of Lollapalooza 2015 By Britt Julious, Tomi Obaro, Matt Pollock, and Carrie Schedler Paul McCartney plays the hits, Travi$ Scott gets the cuffs, and Metallica triple-broadcasts its virtuosity. Read more
Scenes from Sunday at Lollapalooza The day included a brief evacuation and a lightning show during the final sets. Read more
Scenes from Saturday at Lollapalooza Photos from Tyler, the Creator, Metallica, and quite a bit in between Read more
35 of the Most Stylish People at Lollapalooza By Parker Bright Hundreds of thousands of music fans hit Grant Park this weekend. Here are the ones who caught our eye. Read more
Here's the Deal With That Installation in the John Hancock Center By Jason Foumberg The astronomy-inspired sculpture from British artist Wolfgang Buttress is now a permanent installation at the John Hancock Center. Read more
