University of Illinois’ own Rip Chords won second place at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarter-finals. The 14 members in the all-female singing group now have a guaranteed ...

After nearly a year and a half of online activities, University a cappella groups are getting back into the swing of things. Five groups hosted Audition Week 2021 in person from Aug. 23-25, and the ...

At the start of U2’s Elevation Tour in 2001, lead singer Bono was asked what it was like to play a small theater as a band that’s used to selling out arenas. His reply was, “It’s like landing a 747 ...

After 54 years of chartered airplane rides, rehearsals, two recorded albums and many, many performances, Topeka barbershop quartet the Rip-Chords has decided to hang up their pitch pipe. Bill Hamm, ...

The Rip Chords, the all-female A Capella group at the University of Illinois, performs "Brave," by Sara Bareilles on Thursday morning while students wait in line for Vice President Joe Biden's ...