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Two o'clock has come and gone, and the secret behind Taylor Swift's mysterious Chicago QR mural has been cracked -- at least one of them. At midnight Friday, Swift dropped her highly anticipated new ...

Loughnane suggests the body of work, a collection of live performances from 1971, has been reworked more than ever before using modern recording technology Vivien Killilea/Getty Lou Pardini, Keith ...

To celebrate his 89th birthday on Wednesday, legendary musician Buddy Guy released a new album of Chicago blues — appropriately titled, "Ain't Done with the Blues." The album features an assortment of ...

This list from WBEZ and sister station Vocalo blurs lines and mixes genres, from hip-hop and R&B to indie rock, blues and jazz. 2024 brought forth a wealth of Chicago music spanning all genres. As we ...