Live music is back, though it looks different today than when it went away in March 2020. For 16 months we carried on without the collaborative magic of artist and audience. We’ve watched musicians find creative ways to keep gigging and be safe, whether delivering livestreams from their homes or playing on porches. Our favorite […]
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Show calendar
Chicago in Tune includes every concert in and around Chicago from August 19 till September 19. This calendar presents a relatively manageable selection of those concerts, including most of those mentioned elsewhere in the Reader’s guide to the festival. A more complete list is available via the Do312 calendar. Thursday, August 19 Afro Fusion DJs […]
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Music workers’ jobs disappeared, but their bills didn’t
With federal aid to venues only now arriving, how are tour managers, stagehands, bookers, and their colleagues in the concert business making ends meet?
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Want live music back? Wear a mask and call Congress.
Staff from 22 Chicago music venues talk about how far they still are from normal—and what it’ll take to keep them around till we all get there.
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Godzilla can’t stop the music on the (fantasy) gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Jon Natzke.
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Cubs, Blackhawks, large concert venues are not fans of Emanuel’s concert ticket tax increase, and other Chicago news
Also, the City Council approved a $95 million police training academy despite a plea from Chance the Rapper.
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Police plan hiring process for 970 new officers over the next two years, and other Chicago news
Also, hundreds of people protest Donald Trump’s comments about women outside the Trump Tower.
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Cook County doubles down: Rap, rock, country, and DJ sets are not ‘fine arts,’ not exempt from amusement tax
At Cook County’s latest hearing on its small-venue amusement-tax exemption, the government dealt several businesses a blow that could eventually cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece.
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Folk guitarist Ryley Walker and free jazz drummer Ben Billington jam tonight for a good cause
The duo team up at Cole’s tonight to benefit the Carrefour Collaborative.
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Lumerians get far out at the Owl
The Owl continues its great booking with two sets from San Francisco’s Lumerians tonight.
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Best shows to see: House of Ladosha, Robbie Fulks, Willis Earl Beal, Marc Anthony
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include the Hideout Block Party & A.V. Fest (with Neko Case, Mavis Staples, and more), House of Ladosha, Robbie Fulks, Willis Earl Beal, and Marc Anthony.
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Best shows to see: Thin Hymns, Kobo Town, Flume, Goodie Mob
Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include Thin Hymns, Kobo Town, Flume, Chandeliers, Goodie Mob, and Brandy.
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Best shows to see: Ty Segall, Mudhoney, the Chicago Jazz Festival, Chris Knight, the Rempis Percussion Quartet
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Ty Segall, Mudhoney, the Rempis Percussion Quartet, the Chicago Jazz Festival, the North Coast Music Festival, and the African Festival of the Arts.
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Best shows to see: Rhythms of China, White Hills, Matthew De Gennaro, The-Drum
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include Rhythms of China, White Hills, Matthew De Gennaro, The-Drum, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and Red Baraat.
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Best shows to see: The Horse’s Ha, Serengeti, Bat for Lashes, Negativland
Between now and Sunday, your live-music options include the Horse’s Ha, Serengeti, Bat for Lashes, Negativland, Travi$ Scott, and the Michael Moore Quartet.