Poll: What Summertime Activity Are You Most Looking Forward To? Summer beckons; what are you going to do? Read more
Renée Fleming on Bel Canto and All Those Musicals at the Lyric By Graham Meyer The superstar soprano has just renewed her creative consultancy with the opera company for two more years. Read more
Watch Wilco’s Glenn Kotche and Third Coast Percussion prepare for Wild Sound Catch the amazing performance May 21 and 22 at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Read more
The Ear Taxi Festival Will Celebrate Chicago New Music By Graham Meyer The inclusive four-day event’s organizers are seriously planning ahead. Read more
Pet Symmetry Joins Chicago’s Punk Scene with First LP By Matt Pollock The Chicago band releases Pets Hounds on May 19. Read more
Hideout Block Party/A.V. Fest Isn't Happening This Year By Matt Pollock The much-beloved mini-fest is taking some time off to recuperate this summer. Read more
Wilco's Glenn Kotche Can Turn Anything Into an Instrument By Graham Meyer The famous drummer is collaborating with Third Coast Percussion with some bizarre noise makers. Read more
Kanye West's Honorary Doctorate Speech Was Basically What You'd Expect By Whet Moser "I am a pop artist. So my medium is public opinion. And the world is my canvas." Read more
Chicago Is Getting Another Music Festival, and Passion Pit Is Headlining The inaugural Mamby on the Beach festival runs July 11–12 at Oakwood Beach in Bronzeville Read more
Chicago Opera Theater Operates on a $2.9 Million Budget. Here's How. By Graham Meyer General director Andreas Mitisek shares how his company gets by on an annual budget that less than 5 percent of the Lyric Opera's. Read more
