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The end is near: Megadeth to release final album and embark on farewell tour

By MARIA SHERMAN
Aug 14, 2025 2:00 pm - Call it a symphony for dissolution. American thrash metal giants Megadeth have announced their forthcoming album will be their last. They will also embark on a farewell tour in 2026.
Taylor Swift’s new album has everyone seeing orange: An exploration of the color

By LEANNE ITALIE
Aug 14, 2025 10:42 am - Orange you ready for it? Taylor Swift swathed her bombshell album announcement in a shade she’s calling Portofino Orange Glitter after donning the color onstage during the latter part of her latest tour.
Taylor Swift announces ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ will be released Oct. 3

By MARIA SHERMAN
Aug 13, 2025 8:19 pm - Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” will arrive Oct. 3, she revealed Wednesday.
Trump names Strait, Stallone and KISS for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

By ANNIE MA and HILLEL ITALIE
Aug 13, 2025 2:39 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday named country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band KISS and actor-singer Michael Crawford among the first batch of Kennedy Center Honors nominees under his leadership as the center's chairman and said he'll host the awards program.
Long Grove Irish Days returns with music, pop-up pub, dog contest

Submitted by Jody Grimaldi
Aug 13, 2025 11:39 am - Irish Days returns to Long Grove for a spirited weekend of music, dancing, food, and family fun. New this year are extended fest hours, evening entertainment, and a pop-up pub.
Styx, drummer Todd Sucherman bring ‘the radio of my youth’ to Tinley Park with the ‘Brotherhood of Rock’ tour

By Dave Oberhelman
Aug 13, 2025 11:21 am - Lincolnwood native Todd Sucherman’s first time playing the drums for Styx at what is now Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre was more than 29 years ago, in June 1996. On Saturday, Aug. 23, Styx returns to the Tinley Park venue for the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour.
From a job at a meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out

By MARIA SHERMAN
Aug 13, 2025 9:50 am - His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country music award nominations, Bailey Zimmerman was growing up in the small town of Louisville, Illinois, working at the local meat processing plant and laying gas pipeline. Now he’s headlining the McHenry Music Festival Sunday, Sept. 14, with Flo Rida, Bryan Martin and Bella Cain.
Salute to Sergei: Pianist/actor Hershey Felder returns with his tribute to composer/pianist Rachmaninoff

By Barbara Vitello
Aug 13, 2025 9:35 am - Pianist/writer/actor and Jeff Award-winner Hershey Felder returns to Writers Theatre with his two-hander, “Rachmaninoff and the Tsar.”
Concerts Aug. 15-21: Tate McRae, Cynthia Erivo, Blue Öyster Cult, Nine Inch Nails and more

By Luke Zurawski
Aug 13, 2025 9:26 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Cynthia Erivo, Blue Öyster Cult, Chevelle, Tate McRae, Nine Inch Nails, Aaron Lewis and The Stateliners, Rob Thomas, Manuel Turizo, The Offspring and more.
What to stream: Vanessa Kirby, Maroon 5, Madden NFL 26, Alicia Silverstone and ‘The Chicken Sisters’

Aug 13, 2025 7:34 am - Vanessa Kirby starring in the gritty film “Night Always Comes,” about the aspirations of home ownership, and Alicia Silverstone leading a new TV crime drama called “Irish Blood” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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