Hancher

Giddens’ lifelong mission is to lift up people whose contributions to American musical history have previously been erased, and to work toward a more accurate understanding of the country’s musical origins. Pitchfork has said of her work, “few artists are so fearless and so ravenous in their exploration.”

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit come to Hancher in support of Weathervanes, a new record that carries that same revelatory power—power that will even more palpable in live performance. Wednesday will open for Isbell.

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has been an integral part of every popular music movement since the 1960s—making his music and career exceptionally influential across many genres.

CHICAGO is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history - and it shows no sign of ever slowing down!

You Can't Stop the Beat! HAIRSPRAY, Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon is back on tour!

Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork To Kill a Mockingbird.

On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all. Broadway's COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America.

A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums.

Performing everything from jazz-tinged psychedelia to dissonant cumbia, Dos Santos is at the forefront of a new era of Latinx alternative music. Ratboys is an American indie rock band from Chicago formed by Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan.

James “The Ragin’ Cajun” Carville is America’s best-known political consultant. Mary Matalin is one of the most celebrated and popular conservative voices in America. Matalin has held many roles, most recently assistant to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.