The Latest Breaking News from Brandi Carlile

SEATTLE — Brandy Clark has lived in Nashville, Tennessee, so long that most people outside her home state of Washington don’t realize the decorated singer-songwriter hails from the Pacific Northwest. But that’s about to change, thanks to her perfectly unvarnished new album, produced by another Washington star.

There’s a whole lotta music happening in Chicago this summer outside of the big arena and stadium tours. Here are our picks for shows in more cozy confines.

Last summer’s surprise set by Joni Mitchell at the Newport Folk Festival has been turned into a live album

The mammoth 30-track effort features nine originals and 21 rock anthem covers, and will also feature Ann Wilson, Paul McCartney, Joan Jett, Chris Stapleton, Melissa Etheridge and others

Rockstar, Parton’s first foray into rock’n’roll, features nine originals and 21 covers of songs including Let It Be and Purple Rain

The country legend recruited Mötley Crüe's bassist for her tentatively titled Rock Star LP

SEATTLE — After more than three years of contentious litigation, Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell have reached an agreement paving the way for a future Soundgarden album. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, news of the accord was announced by Cornell, the wife of late frontman Chris Cornell, and…

“This is a systemic problem in the recording industry that we cannot ignore any longer,” says Brandi Carlile

James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox and Angélique Kidjo are among the artists performing on Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, airing on PBS this evening.

Sunday, March 26

The summerlong music festival also features a six-week residency by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and concerts by Jethro Tull, Buddy Guy, Boys II Men, Santana and more.