Richie Shep performs Christmas standards at a senior center. With over fifteen years of performing live at local watering holes,...

Will Duncan certainly has a propensity for putting on parties at historic places. Gerald McClendon at the Old Post Office on July 10th. ....

With everything from the Windy City Smokeout and the North Coast Music Festival to Lollapalooza and Riot Fest, there’s no denying that...

. Official program from the 2025 Chicago Blues Festival. Photo by Seran Williams The much beloved - and needed – festival takes place...

It certainly was nice to see bluesman Willie Buck getting his due at a trio of recent CD release shows. Willie Buck at SPACE. Photo by...

Photo by Michael Lepek from the 2024 Chicago Blues Festival. The buzz has been building for the 2025 Chicago Blues Festival ever since we...

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...

Blues fans gather at the Front Porch Stage in 2016 While it’s a brand-new year, the word’s already been out on various 2022 festival...

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...