Thanks to singer-songwriter-artist-activist Natalie Merchant, students from one dozen Chicago Public Schools are experiencing ...

Melding music, play and Mother Goose tales, singer Natalie Merchant worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on “Cabinet of Wonder.” ...

Not even a single day into 2026, and Riley Green is planning out the year. Not wanting to waste a single moment, the country singer hopes to capitalize on the success of 2025. Looking back at the year ...

But wow, 2025 was awesome, too! Here’s a recap of seven shows that rocked my year: ...

Your fantasy football championship destination lies just up ahead. Troy Taormina / Getty Images You made it this far, so congratulations. Hopefully, you’re not playing for third place like me … after ...

Year-end season is normally all about positivity—publications pick their favorite albums and songs from the previous 12 months, and then we all argue over placements and omissions. “Where’s __?” is an ...

A few places have left the Oxbow Public Market with new additions coming in as well. But the latest to leave is Oxbow Wine and Cheese Merchant. Owner Peter Granoff said the business is just ...

"Song Sung Blue," which tells a moving and musical Milwaukee story, has made the Oscars shortlist for cinematography. On Dec. 16, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists ...

Britney Spears’ niece, Maddie, recently made a subtle nod to the superstar. On Tuesday, December 16, Maddie, 17 — whose mom is the 44-year-old Princess of Pop’s younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears — ...

A new slate of festive and reflective music arrived early this holiday season. In the tradition of Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song” and Louisiana's Vince Vance & the Valiants' and Mariah Carey’s ...