A few members of Taylor's Green Team take the plunge in 2024. Photo courtesy of Michael Taylor There certainly was a lot going on in...

FitzGerald's in Berwyn and Robert's Westside in Forest Park are perking up local music lovers during these cold winter months. Vanessa...

They don’t call Montana the “Treasure State” for nothing, Sure, its original moniker came about in the 1860s when prospectors were...

With everything from the soft opening of Lee’s Unleaded and continued progress on the Muddy Waters MoJo Museum to a slew of up-and-coming...

As Chicago prepares to elect a new mayor, it remains to be seen who the city’s next leader will be. But local blues fans know that...

Photos courtesy of Steve Salter By all accounts, the Chicago-based blues woman, Johnnie Mae Dunston was a formidable figure. Dunson moved...

All photos courtesy of Mike Hoffman Surrounded by a sparkling lake and well-manicured green space, the Al Larson Theater at the Prairie...

Photos courtesy of Michael Lepek/Spectrum Productions A real humdinger is in store for local blues lovers when the Harlem Avenue Lounge...

All photos courtesy of Howard Greenblatt/Imagine Pictures The second annual Berwyn Blues Festival at FitzGerald’s was one for the books! ...

Looking back, the title of Donna Herula’s 2021 release, Bang at the Door, turned out to be quite prophetic. Here we are in 2022, and the...

No While it’s a brand-new year, the word’s already been out on various 2022 festival dates and schedules. The lineup for the Big Blues...

It’s time to give a collective tip of the cap to Tom Marker and FitzGerald’s Nightclub for providing a heavy dose of joy and normalcy...

For one glorious weekend, the burb of Berwyn was a bastion for blues lovers as FitzGerald’s nightclub hosted its first ever Berwyn Blues...

All photos courtesy of Howard Greenblatt While the city of Chicago runs hot and cold on its blues heritage, the town of Clarksdale has...

As a key figure in the Great Migration from Mississippi, Muddy Waters came up from the Delta and settled on Chicago’s sprawling South...

Photo by Mike Heinz. Courtesy of Motel Breakfast While the words “Motel Breakfast” might conjure up visions of day-old donuts and...

All photos courtesy of Michael Lepek/Spectrum Productions John Primer’s website is fully loaded with material that summarizes the...

For over 50 years, Corky Siegel’s had a front row seat to many seminal moments in American musical history. He jammed with Chicago’s...