More than 40 years after noisy no-wave band Bag People broke up, Drag City released a collection of their blistering ...

Donna Jean Godchaux, who has died aged 78, was a singer with the Grateful Dead during the 1970s; she mostly sang backing ...

The shortlist of 15 films to vie for a 2026 Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination will be revealed December 16.

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on December 12. Check what ...

KC and the Sunshine Band, racism, instrumental songs, forgettable melodrama, good to great FM radio fodder, and a Bowie ...

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died in February, their passing initially shrouded in mystery.

Today in Music History for Dec. 13: In 1835, Phillips Brooks, American Episcopal clergyman and hymn writer, was born. Though he produced 10 volumes of sermons, he is better remembered as the author of ...

The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the ...

Subscribe to Newcity Today here. What To See At The MCA In 2026, Including Rashid Johnson’s Major Survey The MCA Chicago has ...

Mary Johnson Mary Johnson, age 84, passed away on December 7, 2025. Mary was born in Wausau, WI to Myron and Mildred (Liese) ...

DJ Commando, whose real name was Landon Wallace, died on Friday. His family shared the news on social media. Wallace was the ...

The Music Institute of Chicago presents its 23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration Concert featuring ...