Music
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Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative.
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.
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Concerts Aug. 7-13: Chance the Rapper, Foo Fighters, Hugh Jackman, Gov’t Mule, Kehlani and moreAug 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.
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Best Bets: Cedric the Entertainer headlines Aurora’s ParamountAug 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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Things to do Aug. 7-13: McHenry County Fair, Smoke & Irons Music Fest, Warrenville Summer Daze and moreAug 04, 2026 2:16 pm - Mark your calendar for McHenry County Fair, Warrenville Summer Daze, Smoke and Irons Music Fest, Jamboree Days, Gurnee Days, Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days and more.
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Ariana Grande on decision to withdraw from the public eye: ‘Not a reactive or impulsive thing’
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Jamboree Days revives Carpentersville’s summer fest tradition
Aug 04, 2026 10:55 am - Jamboree Days returns to Carpentersville after a long hiatus, featuring the venerable rock bands The Ides of March and The Buckinghams as headliners. The free two-day event Aug. 7-8 will include multiple bands, food vendors, and a youth talent showcase.
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Gurnee Days returns with live music, food trucks, paradeAug 04, 2026 9:27 am - Gurnee Days, the annual end-of-summer celebration, returns Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7-9, bringing with it fireworks, a parade, live music, a car show and more to Viking Park.
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Phil Collins’ brush with death: ‘My organs were just seizing’ because of alcohol abuseAug 04, 2026 8:09 am - Phil Collins faced death two years ago and has lived to tell the tale. The Grammy-winning singer recalled to the Times of London how his “kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing” when he was hospitalized in Switzerland in April 2024 because of alcohol abuse.
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Bach on the Fox brings early era music to Glencoe and Batavia in relaxed concert settingAug 04, 2026 12:43 am - Bach on the Fox presents BATAVii, a two-concert series featuring seven vocalists performing Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music in a relaxed, social atmosphere with food and drinks, taking place Aug. 21 in Glencoe and Aug. 22 in Batavia.
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Wheaton Municipal Band celebrating Pete Friedmann’s 45th year as announcerAug 03, 2026 11:34 pm - On Aug. 6, the Wheaton Municipal Band will honor Pete Friedmann’s 45th season as band announcer. He has personally selected the entire musical program for this special concert, featuring works by the Strauss family, Respighi’s “Pines of the Appian Way,” and other meaningful pieces.