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Concerts Aug. 14-20: Poi Dog Pondering, Jimmy Eat World, Ricky Martin and more

By Luke Zurawski
Aug 11, 2026 7:45 pm - Upcoming concerts include Poi Dog Pondering at RiverEdge Park, Jimmy Eat World at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Ricky Martin at Ravinia Festival and more.
Things to do Aug. 14-20: Little Bear Ribfest, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days and more

By Luke Zurawski
Aug 11, 2026 7:27 pm - Mark your calendar for Fan Expo Chicago, Little Bear Ribfest, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days and more.
Taylor Swift, Van Halen, Toby Keith tributes to rock Naper Nights Aug. 14-15

By Denise Wilt, Naper Settlement
Aug 11, 2026 3:34 pm - Naper Settlement wraps up its 2026 Naper Nights season on Aug. 14-15 with tribute performances to Van Halen, Toby Keith, and Taylor Swift. Each night, all tips collected at the beverage tents benefit a local nonprofit organization.
Best Bets: ‘Lord of the Rings’ reunion in Rosemont for Fan Expo Chicago

By Barbara Vitello
Aug 11, 2026 2:16 pm - This week in the suburbs: dozens of celebrities converge in Rosemont for the annual Fan Expo Chicago; seminal post-punk band The Violent Femmes play Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre and St. Charles hosts its annual plein air art fair.
Lombard’s Maple Street Chapel to host acoustic concert to benefit Mercy Home

Submitted by Pete Miscinski
Aug 10, 2026 2:35 pm - Michael McDermott and Heather Lynne Horton will perform an acoustic benefit concert for Mercy Home for Boys & Girls on Aug. 29 at the historic Maple Street Chapel in Lombard.
What to stream: ‘Michael,’ Travis Barker, ‘Lanterns’ and ‘Madden NFL 27’

Aug 10, 2026 6:47 am - The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Music Review: ‘Lost Weekend’ is Phoebe Bridgers’ evocative sonic collage

By ELISE RYAN
Aug 06, 2026 11:35 am - A tuning radio. The shouts and muffled beats of a New Year’s Eve party. A voicemail from her father. On her excellent third studio album, “Lost Weekend,” Phoebe Bridgers creates a collage of the years since we last heard from her as a solo artist. And she headlines Chicago’s United Center Sept. 18-19.
Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative.

By MARIA SHERMAN
Aug 05, 2026 11:05 am - When CBS ended “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” earlier this year, it also shuttered the program’s robust music offerings — a major blow for artists whose television platform was already dwindling.
Concerts Aug. 7-13: Chance the Rapper, Foo Fighters, Hugh Jackman, Gov’t Mule, Kehlani and more

By Luke Zurawski
Aug 04, 2026 10:04 pm - Upcoming concerts include Chance the Rapper and Hugh Jackman at Ravinia Festival, Foo Fighters at Soldier Field, Gov’t Mule at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, Kehlani at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island and more.
Best Bets: Cedric the Entertainer headlines Aurora’s Paramount

By Barbara Vitello
Aug 04, 2026 5:29 pm - Cedric the Entertainer brings the laughs to Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, the Lowrider Chicago Classic Supershow rolls into the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont, and the Flamenco Quartet Project dances into Evanston’s Space.

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