Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

2026 is shaping up to be a great year for Midwestern moviegoers. The Music Box Theatre, Chicago’s movie palace that has been entertaining the Windy City since 1929, has announced major expansion plans ...

Chicago and Styx, two bands that got their start in the Windy City, will play together for the first time on a national co-headlining tour that will stop at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater next ...

Beethoven once said "music can change the world," and a longtime Chicago music teacher is proof of that, leaving a profound impact on students' lives for decades. One of Don Sadofsky's former students ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the band Chicago took the stage at Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall. Though audience members did not fear lightning strikes the way they might have at a previous MSU Chicago ...

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest is expanding its reach. For the first time in its more than 50-year history, ABC‘s annual New Year’s Eve celebration is adding a Central Time ...

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Where you see a concert matters. For that reason alone, be grateful we’re in an area teeming with superb options and savvy talent bookers that help make Chicago an anchor point for live music. Granted ...

'Tis the season for Christmas radio in Chicago. And this year, it comes a bit later than usual. With 24 days until Thanksgiving and 51 days until Christmas, Chicago radio station 93.9 LITE FM will ...

CHICAGO — The most wonderful time of the year is here! Well, at least according to 93.9 LITE FM it is. The Chicago radio station announced Monday the return of its around-the-clock holiday music.

More and more Brits are tripping over themselves for Chicago Footwork. And I'd probably have to apologize for that pun if more people knew what Chicago Footwork is. It's a fast-paced music and dance ...

Recently, the godfather of a music and dance genre known as Chicago Footwork came to London. But why are British fans so keen on this fast-paced American subculture? KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station ...