The neo-folk violinist/singer shouted out her Chicago roots during the sold-out, one-woman show. “This my family hometown! Where my family at?” ...

Sampling heavily from her new record “The BPM,” her 90-minute concert was an eclectic fusion of R&B, folk, hip hop and electronic music.

Although Kendrick Lamar and SZA walked away with the 2026 Grammy for Record of the Year for their song “luther”—which sampled ...

Kirk Hammett (Metallica guitarist): I could tell it was really blossoming into something to be reckoned with. Every song we came up with was like the greatest thing. Every time we’d write another it ...

Jackson's Thalia Mara Hall has reopened after being closed for 17 months for extensive repairs. The venue initially closed in August 2024 due to an HVAC malfunction that revealed a mold issue. Repairs ...

New artists included Sugarland, Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley. All three — along with many others — went on to have massive careers in country music. In fact, by our count, there are eight future ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — If you ever need a reminder that time moves faster the older you are, just look at pop culture. Songs that once blasted car stereos, movies that packed movie theaters, and TV shows ...

Thalia Alexandra Pandiri-friend, teacher, daughter, and mother-died on December 16, 2025. She was 82. Born in New York City to Greek immigrant parents and educated in both New York and Athens, she ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Read this story for free. To continue reading, sign up for The Rundown and get unlimited access to WBEZ.org. Chicago soul band Hollyy released their debut album last week. They’re celebrating this ...

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

The second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians jumps straight into one of the story’s biggest betrayals. Right in the premiere, Luke Castellan is shown poisoning Thalia’s Tree, instantly ...