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Chicago Blues Guide
HOT shows: |
 June 30:
Earwig Music Day at Taste of Chicago, Grant Park. FREE!
Illinois Lotto Stage: Honeyboy Edwards, Johnny Drummer, Liz
Mandeville, Dave Weld, Rob Stone, Aron Burton & more.
July 1-4:
FitzGerald's 29th
Annual American Music Festival, Berwyn, IL. Shemekia
Copeland, Marcia Ball, Eric Lindell, Terrance Simien, Roomful of
Blues, Trombone Shorty & more.
July 2: FREE! Lonnie
Brooks, Robin Rogers at
Taste of Mt. Prospect.
Bryan Lee at Buddy Guy's
Legends, Chicago.
July 3: Magic Slim at
Kingston Mines,
Chicago.
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IT'S FESTIVAL SEASON!!!
June 30:
Earwig Music Day, Taste of Chicago, Grant Park. FREE!
Honeyboy Edwards, Johnny Drummer, Liz Mandeville, Dave Weld, Rob
Stone, Aron Burton & more. On the Illinois Lotto Stage.
July 1-4:
FitzGerald's 29th
Annual American Music Festival, Berwyn, IL. Shemekia
Copeland, Marcia Ball, Eric Lindell, Terrance Simien, Roomful of
Blues, Trombone Shorty & more.
July 2-4:
Mississippi Valley
Blues Festival, Davenport, Iowa.
Saffire-the Uppity Blues Women, Roy Rogers, Eddy Clearwater,
Honeyboy Edwards, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Rod Piazza, Magic Slim &
more.
July 4:
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park. FREE! Buddy Guy, Booker T.
Jones on the Petrillo stage
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| UPDATES |
 REVIEW:
Chicago Blues Festival, June 12-14, 2009.
Highlights and photos.
It was a weekend of soul revues, ladies sing the blues and more.
(photo: Sharon Jones) |
 REVIEW:
Pinetop Perkins, Bob Stroger, Willie "Big
Eyes" Smith
bring classic Chicago blues to sweet home Seattle.
Even at age 95, the blues piano legend still tickles the
ivories and touches fans' hearts. |
NEWS: Blues
musicians Mighty Joe Young, Jr. and
Nick Holt pass away.
Mr. Young, son of the late
bluesman Mighty Joe Young, Sr., and a blues artist in
his own right, left us on June 11, 2009. He was 60.
Mr. Holt, brother of Magic Slim who played bass in his
band, passed on June 22, 2009 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He
was 69.
May they rest in peace in blues heaven. |
REVIEW: John Nemeth at Buddy Guy's Legends,
Chicago.
It only happens about every other decade -- a fresh young talent whose
star power can't be denied comes along to take the blues
by storm. John Nemeth has got what it takes to reach a
major audience. Buddy Guy, who sat in, would agree. |
Hambone's Top 5 Spins :
for May.
Chicago Blues Harmonica Project returns with 7 harp
masters, Linsey Alexander, Omar Dykes, Kermit Ruffins
and tunes for going fishin'.
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FEATURES:
Inside the Blues with
Liz
Mandeville. Blues artist Liz interviews veteran
Chicago blues guitarist Mark Wydra. In
Part 2, Wydra reminisces about Chicago's early blues scene with
Bob Riedy, Eddy Clearwater, Eric Clapton and more. |
 FEATURES:
Interview with Ronnie Baker Brooks. Blues Royalty: The Next Generation,
Part 2.
The son of Lonnie Brooks, this talented
42-year-old singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer
is the torch bearer for the blues. Ronnie talks about
his childhood, his dad, Eddy Clearwater, Legendary R&B
Revue and Inaugural Day in D.C. |
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 REVIEWS:
CDs:
Buckwheat Zydeco, John Nemeth, Buddy Guy, Saffire, Lil' Ed, Liz Mandeville, Magic Slim, Billy Boy Arnold, Janiva Magness,
Honeyboy Edwards & more
DVDs:
Maxwell Street, Son Seals, Jimmy
Burns, Chicago Blues Reunion
LIVE BLUES:
Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Joss Stone, Ryan Shaw, Mavis Staples, Booker T &
the MGs, Buddy Guy and more
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"Down
Home Blues"
Mondays: Blues Bike night
Thursdays: Blues Open Jam
Weekends: Top Blues Acts
Cool River
Homer Glen, IL |
Blue Chicago |
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FEATURES:
The Blues As Life's Mission: Koko Taylor, Queen of the
Blues
REVIEW:
Etta James at the House of Blues, Chicago.
REVIEW:
Buddy Guy, Lonnie Brooks & Indigenous
