"The blues is the music of Chicago," Rami Gabriel said. "We take it in, and we respect it, and we have integrated it into ...

Mr. Freeman's guitar solos were throaty and daring and danced around the sax work of greats like Gene Ammons and Charlie ...

Steven Wilson has completed a Dolby ATMOS remix of Chicago’s groundbreaking 1970 album Chicago II, with Blu-ray and vinyl ...

A comprehensive exhibition of Yoko Ono ‘s art, “Music of the Mind,” will open at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) ...

Chicago punk legends Smoking Popes are back with a new full-length studio album called Lovely Stuff, their first since 2018’s ...

When Metallica performs at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse on Saturday, April 19, it will be the first time in more than 30 ...

It had been decades since Greene Central High School's band competed in North Carolina's statewide competition for musicians. While band members hoped to do well, they weren't prepared for the ...

The list of headliners coming to the 2025 Illinois State Fair Grandstand stage keeps on growing. Legendary rock band The Black Crowes has been added to the Springfield lineup, according to a ...

A new band shell will be going up at Gordon Park in La Grange after the Village Board last week unanimously approved a special use permit allowing the Park District of La Grange to replace the ...

In a media landscape increasingly dominated by large corporations, VPM stands apart as a truly local voice. We are your ...

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Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...