When and where to find the hottest outdoor blues fests this season and beyond Eric Gales will perform at Chicago Blues Festival on...

Release date: June 3, 2022 Alligator Records By Curt Brown photo: Rory Doyle With a roughly 60-year blues career in his rearview mirror,...

Millennium Park, Riverwalk, and in historic blues neighborhoods, Austin and Bronzeville Shemekia Copeland/ photo: Howard Greenblatt...

By Marty Gunther Jose Ramirez – Major League Blues Delmark Records 872 www.joseramirezblues.com The runner-up at the 2020 IBCs, it only...

Reggie's (Chicago) Final Blues Fest After Party w/ Billy Flynn, Oscar Wilson, Bob Stroger, Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith, Roosevelt Purifoy,...

Release date: March 4, 2022 Delmark Records By Mark Baier Chicago Blues is a well-known cultural export worldwide, and Chicago natives...

SPACE (Evanston) Mark Hummel & the Blues Survivors w/ Billy Flynn headline Blue Monday on April 25th, 2022. Doors 7 p.m. Show 8 p.m....

By Robin Zimmerman Photos: Michael Lepek, Roman Sobus photo: Michael Lepek Christone "Kingfish" Ingram w/ Maggie Rose Band at The Vic,...

Release date: March 11, 2022 Piehole Records By Mark Thompson A renowned boat designer from Maine, guitarist Paul Waring has been leading...

Release date: April 1, 2022 Van der Linden Recordings By Greg Easterling Photo: Mike Hoffman It's the thirteenth time around for...

Release date: January, 2022 GoldenVoice Audio Recordings By Robin Zimmerman You’ve probably heard Big Llou Johnson’s dulcet tones before....

By Marty Gunther Vince Salerno & Gerald McClendon – Blues from All Points Pravda Records PR6424 www.vincesalernoandgeraldmcclendon.bandca...

Ephipany Dave Specter Band w/ Bro. John Kattke at Epiphany, Chicago April 8, 2022 Doors: 5 p.m./ Show: 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Epiphany Dave...

City Winery (Chicago) Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia bring Blood Brothers tour to City Winery, Chicago on March 28. Show 8 p.m. Tickets:...

Release date: March 4, 2022 SWMAF/ VizzTone Records By Robin Zimmerman Photo: Aigars Lapsa Like a modern-day Alan Lomax, harmonica...

Rosa's Bad Daddy w/ Pete Galanis Band at Rosa's Lounge, Chicago CD release party for It's a Mad Mad Bad Dad World March 13, 2022 Doors: 6...

“It’s been a long 18 months and now folks are ready to have some fun.” By Linda Cain & Greg Easterling Photo: Regan Kelly “Feral blues...

By Marty Gunther Bob Stroger & the Headcutters w/ Luciano Leães – That’s My Name Delmark Records 871 www.delmark.com In a city dominated...

Old Town School (Chicago) Jorma Kaukonen to perform March 6 at Old Town School, Chicago. Show 7 p.m. Tickets: Old Town School “A pioneer...

Release date: February 18, 2022 VizzTone/ SWMAF Records By Robin Zimmerman As an in-demand harp player, club owner, radio host, producer...