Kath’s death lead to a string of guitarists stepping in for him, including Donnie Dacus and Keith Howland, the latter of which fully settled into the band in 1995. Chicago honored their fallen ...

In the studio and onstage, Byron Gregory backed giants of soul, jazz, funk, and more—including Ramsey Lewis, Ruby Andrews, ...

An award-winning Chicago reggae band is dealing with a major setback after their music equipment and instruments were stolen ...

Chicago band Friko accelerates its ascent with dazzling debut album ‘It’s been a very slow build,’ singer-guitarist Niko Kapetan says as the indie scene embraces the trio’s multi-genre sound.

Dan Stewart, guitarist and singer for Chicago rock band Damager, gives the local music scene grind the gravity it deserves in “Local Band,” a feature-length film he directed showcasing the ...

Maps & Atlases Part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, which runs from Wed 1/15 through Sun 1/19 at Lincoln Hall, Schubas, Sleeping Village, Metro, Gman Tavern, Judson & Moore, the Hideout, and ...

When guitarist Dan Sullivan moved to Chicago in 1997 to pursue a musical career, it didn’t take long for things to take off. Within a few years he released a couple of albums, the self-titled ...

Terry Kath was one of the greatest guitarists of his time with the band Chicago, and these three tracks prove it.

Is there a new manner of classical music afoot in the music of Chicago band Friko? Depends on who you ask. Half the duo, drummer Bailey Minzenberger, inherently senses parallels between music then ...

Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era,” the legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago, was the highest-charting American band in Billboard ...