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Chicago Summer Music Guide

Summertime is upon us! Make the most of Chicago’s most exciting season with this eclectic sampling of concerts, exhibitions, and events!

Adela SkowronskiJune 14, 2023

Juneteenth Events in Chicago 2023

Associated PressJune 13, 2023

The Beatles are releasing their ‘final’ record. AI helped make it possible

Associated PressJune 13, 2023

Grammys add new categories, including for pop dance recording and African music performance

Trombone Shorty rests his instrument on a car with a colorful mural in the background

Juneteenth Events in Chicago 2024

Keegan MorrisJune 14, 2024

Concerts, festivals, and more to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

Chicago Music and Arts Events for Summer 2024

Malcolm BambaJune 7, 2024

Summer arts riches — from open air concerts to music legends passing through our great city.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on Broadway

Associated PressJune 9, 2023

A 2021 report on diversity in Broadway teams showed that 100% of general managers and 94% of the producers were white. White actors were cast in 80% of the lead roles in musicals and 90% of the lead roles in plays.

Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dead at 83

Associated PressJune 6, 2023

"Why should anybody assume that just because an artist chooses not to give interviews, he/she is a recluse?" she said in 2002.

Kaija Saariaho poses against a sunlit thicket

Prominent Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho Has Died, Aged 70

Keegan MorrisJune 2, 2023

Saariaho's compositions melded live performance and electronics, winning recognition and securing commissions from numerous leading organizations.

Afternoon Music with Candice Agree