Chicago Tour 2016

Chicago-based singer-songwriter and captivating guitarist Bill MacKay has released his long anticipated album, Locust Land. Previously released album tracks include the dazzling “When I Was Here,” “Glow Drift,” which was featured on Pitchfork’s Selects playlist, and “Keeping In Time.” Listen to the album now!

GRAMMY® Award winning duo Twenty One Pilots have released their massively anticipated new album Clancy. Co-produced by Joseph and Paul Meany, Clancy marks the final chapter in an multi-album and nearly decade long narrative first introduced in the band's 2015 multi-platinum breakthrough, BLURRYFACE. Twenty One Pilots will celebrate the release of Clancy with The Clancy World Tour, their biggest headline tour ever. Listen to the new album!

The world premiere pre-Broadway production of DEATH BECOMES HER officially opened this weekend at Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre after recently announcing their upcoming Broadway run. We sat down with the production's leading ladies to talk about bringing the cult-classic film to the stage.

Jessica Rivero Altarriba has been appointed as the new Assistant Conductor for the Utah Symphony, selected for her technical expertise, musicianship, and ability to connect with audiences.

Explore the rich history and legacy of Chicano graphic artists at the Frist Art Museum.

This summer, the not-for-profit Auditorium Theatre will present an exciting new lineup of events.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/19/2024.

Four-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated, multi-platinum Atlanta rap superstar Gunna returns to the top of multiple charts with his acclaimed fifth studio album One of Wun! It notably bows at #2 on the Billboard 200, becoming his fifth consecutive Top 5 debut on the respective chart. additionally, it captures #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart.

GRAMMY® Award winning duo Twenty One Pilots have shared “The Craving (single version),” the final taste of new music off their forthcoming album Clancy which arrives everywhere this Friday, May 24th.  “The Craving (single version)” is available now on all streaming services and is joined by an official music video directed by longtime collaborator Reel Bear Media. Listen to the single here!

Buffalo, NY based Super American have announced a headlining fall tour presented by Emo Night Brooklyn, with support from Sydney Sprague and Summerbruise. Dates will kick off on August 1 in Toronto at Hard Luck, wrapping up on September 22 in Columbus, OH at Ace of Cups with shows in New York City, Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago, Boston and more along the way.

The Dangerous Summer have released their new single “Pacific Ocean”. The new track begs to be listened to at full volume with the windows down – at its core, the song is “about freedom and living in the moment” according to frontman AJ Perdomo, “a love song at heart, and an ode to California.” Listen to it now!

New York rock band Been Stellar have released their newest single, “Pumpkin.” The band have shared several singles so far, including the white-knuckled and cutting “Sweet,” the ferocious late-album highlight “All In One,” and lead single 'Passing Judgment,' a masterful deployment of unbearable pressure and violent relief. Listen to the new single now!

Nashville based, Oregon-born multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer Mat Kearney just released his new self-titled full-length album. Kearney counts the LP as one of his most personal yet and sees it as a reflection of his two-decade long career. Kearney will hit the road in June for the start of a massive US headline tour that continues in August and through November. All the confirmed tour dates can be found here. Listen to his new album now!

Horse Jumper of Love have announced their new album, Disaster Trick, due August 16th. The album finds the trio cranking up the volume while keeping the no-frills intimacy they’re known for. Frontman Dimitri Giannopoulos’ evocative lyrics and arrangements suddenly turn from delicate to blistering, their music is full of intensity, contrasting between quiet and loud, heavy and gentle, and animated by stark emotion and straightforward, timeless songwriting. Listen to the newly released single!

In The Valley Below has announced their third studio album, The Black Moon, which will arrive on all platforms July 12. The album follows 2019’s The Pink Chateau and their 2014 debut, The Belt. To celebrate the announcement, the band also shares the new single and video “Brushfire,” a soaring, strummy barn burner with an eerie, end-of-days prophecy reminiscent of a fanatical 70s cult celebration. Listen to the new single now!

Karen Slack has joined Lyric Opera of Chicago as the newest Artist-in-Residence, bringing her acclaimed talent and experience to the renowned opera company. Learn more about Slack!

The Midwest Trust Center has announced the concert lineup for Light Up the Lawn, featuring local musicians with rich histories.

BroadwayWorld premieres a song from the upcoming musical PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, directed by Jo Bonney. See the video!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 21, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Drama League will celebrate Pride Month in June with first glimpses of two exciting new LGBTQIA+ plays. Partnering with The American LGBTQ+ Museum, they will present a staged reading of The Archivists and an open rehearsal of Daddy.

The track delves into the theme of a toxic relationship, depicting how one might endure it by numbing themselves with alcohol, while also exploring the journey towards summoning the courage to break free from the toxicity. Listen to the single now!

Center Theatre Group, in collaboration with The Fire This Time Festival and Watts Village Theater Company, will present a second season of Not A Moment, But A Movement, an initiative created to amplify, center, and celebrate Black voices.

A Theater in the Dark has announced its newest audio play – BIO-DAD, by Chicago actor and playwright Julian “joolz” Stroop. This new play is a story of a young person whose journey to understand their late father takes them across galaxies and leads them to a greater understanding of themself as well as their family.

Goodman Theatre opens Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English in a co-production with Guthrie Theater tonight, May 20, 2024, and adds five performances due to high demand for tickets.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons have announced the appointment of violinist Nathan Cole as the orchestra's new concertmaster. Cole will take the Charles Munch chair at the start of the BSO's 2024 Tanglewood season in July, becoming the orchestra's 11th concertmaster since its founding in 1881.