The Chicago music contest saw 150 artists compete to win recording time and stage opportunities at Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago and more. It took Chicago indie-jazz vocalist Mara Love two tries to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- There are countless songs inspired by Chicago. It's always a joy to hear "My Kind of Town" – made famous by Frank Sinatra; "Sweet Home Chicago" – whether the 1936 Robert Johnson blues ...

Love in the time of COVID-19 could be the theme of Love Bug, a new album of original songs by Naomi Ashley, who has emerged as one of the busiest Chicago songwriters in recent years. Written primarily ...

It’s asking a lot of an audience of a certain age — ahem — to return two nights in a row for one performance. Specifically, a performance of a masterwork so sprawling, its 69 songs must be played in ...