Chicago Music & Nightlife | Time Out Chicago

Pack a picnic to see classic rockers and orchestral performances this summer.

Windy City Smokeout will kick off summer festival season in July.

Tonic Room is making way for a new concept focused on great coffee and (eventually) live music.

Of course, Chicago is at the top of the list.

Organizers are making preparations for socially-distanced outdoor shows.

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Best music and nightlife venues in Chicago

Whether you're a music geek or just want to air guitar to some solos, these 11 venues should be on your radar

Our favorite spots for a sweaty night of dancing with friends and strangers

If you want to boogie to the blues, these are the places to go

Jazz is very much alive in Chicago, and there are plenty of places to see the city's hottest players

From drill to old-school, soul-sampling hip-hop, here's where you need to go to see rising rappers

Sing your heart out, drink your liver out at these favorite local karaoke spots

Any occasion is a good occasion for a drinking song. Feeling too blue to say cheers? We've got songs to drown your sorrows, too.

From the Nirvana baby to Ol' Dirty Bastard, these are our favorite record sleeves from the 1990s

The era of excess delivered on its promise sonically with glittering, shimmering gems

Her greatest hits, as voted on by Time Out's music staff

So hit the karaoke bar, grab the mike, knock back your drink: It's time to take the stage

Take a bump ’n’ grind down memory lane with the top R&B songs from the last quarter-century

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