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Music Review: Robyn’s ‘Sexistential’ is in a pop class all its own

By MARIA SHERMAN
Mar 23, 2026 8:20 am - On Friday, the Swedish cult pop star Robyn will release her first new album in eight years. “Sexistential,” a clear portmanteau of “sex” and “existential” — no crises here, but the clarity that comes after.
What to stream: Charlie Puth, ‘Sentimental Value,’ Daniel Day-Lewis, James Marsden and a ‘Hannah Montana’ special

Mar 23, 2026 6:00 am - The Oscar-winning Norwegian family drama “Sentimental Value,” a “Hannah Montana” anniversary special starring Miley Cyrus and fresh music from Robyn and Charlie Puth are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Legendary DJ Dick Biondi subject of loving fan’s documentary

By Steve Zalusky
Mar 22, 2026 3:12 pm - Anyone who grew up in Chicago area in the 1960s and tucked a transistor radio under their pillow at bedtime will remember the voice of Dick Biondi. Now he is the subject of a documentary.
BTS returns with comeback concert in Seoul after 4-year hiatus

By JUWON PARK, KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM
Mar 21, 2026 8:02 am - After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returned Saturday with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousands of police locked down a central boulevard for the Netflix-exclusive spectacle that drew tens of thousands of fans.
Music review: BTS’ long-awaited comeback album ‘ARIRANG’ is an exciting experiment

By MARIA SHERMAN
Mar 21, 2026 7:44 am - The game-changing K-pop boy band BTS has returned after a nearly four-year musical hiatus. “ARIRANG,” the 14-track, fifth studio album from the septet — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — is here. And it is appropriately massive.
Spring Chamber Music Festival features Broadway favorites and classical gems

Submitted by Stephen Thurlow
Mar 21, 2026 12:31 am - Sinfonietta Bel Canto presents its Spring Chamber Music Festival on Sunday, April 19, at Woodridge United Methodist Church, featuring selections from beloved musicals and classical pieces.
Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale celebrates 40 years with ‘Anniversaries and Onward’ concerts

By Linda DeRaad, Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale
Mar 20, 2026 8:54 pm - Glen Ellyn-Wheaton Chorale celebrates its 40th season with “Anniversaries and Onward” concerts on May 8 in Elmhurst and May 9 in Geneva. It features anniversary works including “Songs & Sonnets” by George Shearing and “The Gates of Morning” by Dan Locklair, plus selections like “Blue Skies” and “Let the River Run.”
BTS will stage a long-awaited comeback concert at a Seoul landmark

By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Mar 19, 2026 7:12 am - BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, one of South Korea’s most famous landmarks that represents its royal heritage and political and cultural life.
Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2026 features youngest inductees, expands arts definition

By Diane Handler, Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame
Mar 18, 2026 11:28 pm - The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame will induct seven artists and present a Lifetime Achievement Award to educator Susan S. Starrett at a March 27 banquet at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva.
Mind-bending: Elmhurst native stages David Byrne’s ‘Theater of the Mind’

By Barbara Vitello
Mar 18, 2026 2:29 pm - Elmhurst native and York High School graduate Andrew Scoville comes home to direct “Theater of the Mind,” an immersive production by Talking Heads founder David Byrne, and his wife, writer Mala Gaonkar.

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