The Top 19 Jazz, Folk, Country, and World Music Concerts in Chicago This Month By Scott Standley and Mark Loehrke Marquis Hill plays tonight, the Umbrella Music Festival happens next week, and all month, there are loads of choices for live music around the city. Read more
All the Biggest Classical, New Music, and Opera Concerts in Chicago This November By Graham Meyer Between the CSO, the Lyric Opera, and a lot of other performances, there are 41 great shows in Chicago this month. Read more
Chicago's 22 Best Classic Rock, Blues, and Soul Concerts in November By Kevin McKeough The Blind Boys of Alabama, Built to Spill, the Black Crowes—and that's just the B bands in the city this month. Read more
Lou Reed Didn't Care What Chicago Thought of Him By Erin Osmon Or anyone else, for that matter. Here's the legend the performer left this city. Read more
Three Questions for Sparks By Erin Osmon Frontman Russell Mael has kept glam rock interesting for over four decades. His band plays Lincoln Hall on November 6. Read more
The 15 Best Rock, Pop, and Hip-Hop Shows in Chicago This November By Selena Fragassi Chance the Rapper, Sleigh Bells, Destroyer, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and Slayer. How could you pass up Slayer? Read more
The 25 Best Things to Do in November By Jason Foumberg, Graham Meyer, Mark Loehrke, Tomi Obaro, Catey Sullivan and Cassie Walker Burke Kanye, David Sedaris, Cameron Esposito, and more in this month's Chicago Guide. Read more
Chicago Has a New Emo Rock Scene (Again) By Erin Osmon Eight local bands are at the forefront of a genre you should still love, decades later. Read more
Can Classical Musicians Be Funny? By Graham Meyer Pianist Hyung-ki Joo and violinist Aleksey Igudesman certainly think so. Read more
10 Questions for the Crazy Genius Pianist Jeremy Denk By Graham Meyer The MacArthur Genius winner on his busy, busy schedule before his Symphony Center performance on Sunday. Read more
