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Find music on the Web

AMG All Music Guide - Music content and criticism Web site covering all styles and genres.

The Blues - PBS - The fundamentals of blues music - artists, songs, history.

National Geographic World Music - Information on artists, genres and regions, as well as audio and video clips and a glossary.

Norton Sony Essentials of Music - Overviews of musical eras, biographical sketches of over 60 composers, audio clips and a glossary.

MOJO - Awesome music magazine from the UK. The best artists of yesterday and today.

Pitchfork - Everything that is new and cutting edge in music.

Rolling Stone - Online edition of the music and popular culture magazine. Includes biographical information, discographies, reviews, news, articles,photos, audio and video.

Who's Who of Chicago Music - Information on Chicago performers searchable by artist or genre/instrument.

Find local music events

Chicago Center for the Performing Arts Calendar of Events

Early Warnings - what tickets are going on sale soon? From the Chicago Reader.

Ticketmaster - Listings for Chicago and suburbs

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