Sound check: Magic City Hippies back in Chicago; Hey Nonny’s Blues Week
Return of the Hippies Buffalo Grove-native drummer Pat Howard comes back home as the Miami-based Magic
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Sound check: Glory Days headlines Rockin’ Robin memorial show; Tomorrow Never Knows; Scotch the Filmmaker and more
Rockin’ Robin Memorial Show Wauconda-area pop-punk band Glory Days headlines a stacked lineup this weekend
Sound check: Weekend Run Club, Local Motive, Trash Fiasco, Women’s Jazz Festival and more
Women’s Jazz Festival Hey Nonny celebrates the powerful voices of women in jazz with its
Cheers to good tunes: A look at some 2022 Chicago, suburban discoveries fans should keep an eye on in the new year
As the year wraps up, it’s customary to take stock of what has passed and
Sound check: Mud Morganfield release show, holidays with Mark Rose
Mud Morganfield ‘Portrait’ party Aiming to forge his own path separate from his acclaimed father,
Sound check: I Fight Dragons, Shemekia Copeland, Side Street’s Jingle Bell Jam, ‘Luminare’ and more
Dragon-fight Primary songwriter and Glenview native Brian Mazzaferri once told me I Fight Dragons was
Sound check: Hollyy-Days, Ike Reilly and a concert for a cause with Jacks and Atoms
Happy Hollyy-Days Chicago and suburban-based retro-rock band Hollyy takes the stage for its second annual Hollyy-Days holiday
Sound check: Blues-rock with The Claudettes, Panic! streams globally
The Claudettes on stage Part rock, part blues, The Claudettes — Berit Ulseth, Johnny Iguana,
Sound check: JORDY, Louis the Child, Night Spice and more
JORDY’s back With a joyful and uplifting view on life (and just a light touch
Sound check: Rockabilly in Lombard, Better Than Ezra streaming
Lombard rockabilly Jump into a night of rhythm and blues as BrauerHouse Live hosts a
Sound check: Mike Doughty plays Evanston’s SPACE, Panic! at the United Center, ‘Troubadours’ at Des Plaines Theatre
Mike Doughty solo Mike Doughty, founder of ’90s alternative rock band Soul Coughing and more
Sound check: Local H celebrates ‘Zoo’; Marcus Mumford and Gogol Bordello hit town
Stage ‘boss’ With a dash of wit laced with musical charm, TV’s Tony Danza (“Taxi,”
Sound check: Sam Alex’s CMA nod; Jon Shain and MUSE come to town
CMA kudos Congratulations to Sam Alex, who earned a nomination for Daily National Broadcast Personality
Sound check: Violent Femmes, Nora Marks, Beer Can’d Fest and more
Oktoberfest at Buffalo Creek Buffalo Creek Brewing goes German this weekend for its annual, family-friendly
Sound check: Dan Tedesco at Hey Nonny; Allister’s return; soulful Joan Osborne
The King of Bloomingdale The King of Mars helps you kick off your weekend with
Sound check: Two nights with Shemekia Copeland; Riot Fest weekend; 50 years of Roxy Music; Splash Into Country with Brad Paisley
Riot Fest Hopefully distracting music fans from the fact that it’s officially the last weekend
Sound check: Birthdayy Partyy, The Million Reasons, Stevie Nicks, a USO benefit and much more
Stevie Nicks under the stars Travel the “Edge of Seventeen” with legendary songwriter Stevie Nicks
Sound check: Bitter Jester’s finale, Evanston’s Out of Space, Michael McDermott at The Venue and more
SPACE Out of Space Evanston music venue SPACE presents its second Out of Space concert
Sound check: Sheryl Crow rescheduled at Ravinia; Underbelly Hours showcase
Karma-karma-karma-karma Friday is the night for hitmakers that helped define an era in ’80s pop.
Sound check: Celebrate Latin artists at Ruido Fest; Boz Scaggs; Alice in Chains with Bush
Ruido weekend Argentine ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are cruising into town this weekend, and