This city pulses with myriad different music beats – many of which are sure to resonate with you!
Chicago is the birthplace of Chicago Blues, which adds electricity to strengthen the standard guitar/harmonica combination. Experience this legendary sound at Blue Chicago’s two locations, from celebrated local and national touring acts at Buddy Guy’s Legends, and at Kingston Mines - Chicago’s oldest blues club and Chicago Music Awards’ “Most Popular Blues Club” for eight years.
Catch smooth jazz sounds at The Back Room, Pops for Champagne, Andy’s Jazz Club, Green Dolphin Street, or The Green Mill.
Catch a soul-stirring performance by the famed Chicago Symphony Orchestra, renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago or – on select summer evenings from the stage in Millennium Park’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion – Grant Park Symphony and Chorus.
Disciples of indie and alternative music worship at what some call the holy trinity – the Vic, Metro and Riviera. Catch the live acts at The Green Door Tavern of Chicago and Double Door, and at historic Aragon Ballroom, currently featuring Hispanic and English-language acts.
For more mainstream entertainment, check out the varied national acts at The Chicago Theatre, hip House of Blues, United Center, and – during summer – the outdoor music scene at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island.
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