With 2024 coming to a close, the A&E staff take a look back at their favorites from the year, from the stage performances that captivated us to the books that kept us turning the page.
On our list this year, big shows like Olivia Rodrigo at United Center and up-close moments like Julien Baker at Thalia Hall.
Shows that made us feel weightless, soothed, exhilarated, connected, whole this year.
The CSOA announced that the gift from the Zell Family Foundation will go to the long-term financial health of the orchestra.
Swapping between originals and covers of Vince Guaraldi and The Handsome Family, his performances at Fourth Presbyterian Church cast a holiday spell.
Christkindl will include Frankfort Girl Scouts singing carols, real reindeer, trackless train rides and the lantern parade.
He’s an EDM performer but he’s more like a jazz musician, except really he’s an improv comic. In a weekend of sold-out concerts at Thalia Hall, Rebillet showed his talent for spinning random stuff into loops and music tracks.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will start off 2025 with a free performance at Morton East High School in Cicero.
For the second year in a row, Amy and Brian Scott have decked their Naperville home near Atlas Lane and Tupelo Avenue in a Taylor Swift-inspired Christmas lights display.
After more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years, the global phenomenon that is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to an end.