Would you believe that it’s almost 30 years since the single release of Insomnia, by Faithless? The track is one of the most ...

Deep Purple is a deeply conflicting band for most rock music fans. On one hand, you have to say that their music is ...

Review: Deep house foot soldier DJ Aakmael strikes a perfect balance between gritty grooves and heady escapism with the music he makes. He's fairly prolific, too, and never goes too long between 12"s.

The Blue Jays not only won the opener of the MLB Fall Classic on Friday, they sent a firm message to the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers that Toronto is not going to be just another pit stop on ...

D’Angelo, who died Tuesday at the age of just 51, was indisputably a musical genius, but he didn’t leave much behind: Just three studio albums and an under-the-radar live disc over the course of two ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

Billy Cotton brought a contemporary touch to one of the last remaining historically intact midcentury houses in the city’s Trousdale Estates development. In the game room of the Cha Cha Matcha ...

The “Queen of Neo Soul” Erykah Badu and hip-hop producer The Alchemist are coming to the House of Blues to debut their collaborative LP, Abi & Alan. Iconoclast Badu redefined R&B in her own image with ...

The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) presents several free downtown fests that celebrate distinctly Chicagoan styles of music with long local histories—Blues Fest, Jazz Fest, ...