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Jovin Webb - Drifter
Release date: Oct. 18, 2024 Blind Pig Records By Robin Zimmerman When it comes to American Idol contestants, most seem to fall into the...


Stefan Hillesheim - Live at Rosa's Lounge
Release date: Sept. 1, 2024 Stella Blue Music By Marty Gunther Photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau With flowing blond locks and a confident...


HOT SHOW - Oct. 19: Leading Ladies of the Blues, Prairie Center, Schaumburg
Prairie Center for the Arts Find ticket information HERE . Leading Ladies of the Blues w/ Sheryl Youngblood Band, Donna Herula Band...


Marcus King – Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI., Sept. 26, 2024
Article & Photos: Jim Summaria Marcus King/ photo: Jim Summaria Marcus King at the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI, September 26, 2024...


Ronnie Baker Brooks - Blues in my DNA
Release date: October 11, 2024 Alligator Records By Mark Plotnick Photo: Jim Summaria What happens when you bring together Ronnie Baker...


HOT SHOW - Oct. 11: Lurrie Bell & Frank Catalano, The Venue, Aurora
The Venue (Aurora ) Photo: Lurrie Bell CD Release Party for Set Me Free: Lurrie Bell & Frank Catalano When: Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 Time:...


Ronnie Baker Brooks Interview
Ronnie makes his Alligator Records debut with Blues in my DNA ; the son of Lonnie Baker Brooks, he comes full circle and makes a life...


Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - October 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for October 2024 Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Alligator Records ALCD5022...


Larry McCray – SPACE, Evanston, Sept. 12, 2024
By Mark Plotnick Photos: Jim Summaria Larry McCray & Dave Specter Concert Review Larry McCray SPACE, Evanston, IL, September 12, 2024...


HOT SHOW - Sept. 28: Johnny Rawls at Rosa's, Chicago
Rosa's Lounge , Chicago Photo: Johnny Rawls Johnny Rawls When: Sat. Sept. 28 Time: sets at 9:30 pm & 11 pm Where: Rosa's Lounge , Chicago...


HOT SHOW - Oct. 1: Mike Wheeler Band, FitzGerald's, Berwyn
FitzGerald's (Berwyn ) Photo/ Peter Hurley Bluesday Tuesday with Tom Maker Starring: Mike Wheeler Band When: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024...


Sonny Landreth & Cindy Cashdollar – FitzGerald's, Berwyn, Aug. 29, 2024
By Mark Plotnick & Jim Summaria Photos: Jim Summaria Concert Review Artists: Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar Where: Fitzgerald’s,...


Chicago Blues Lifters - Blues Scouts
Release date: July 12, 2024 Big Eye Records By Marty Gunther If you’re tired of all the doom and gloom filling the blues these days,...


HOT SHOW - Sept. 12: Larry McCray, SPACE, Evanston
SPACE (Evanston ) Larry McCray When: Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 Time: Doors 7 p.m./ Show 8 p.m. Where: SPACE , Evanston Tickets: HERE ABOUT...


Kenny Wayne Shepherd Interview
“I think every artist’s goal is to bring their music to a wider audience. I am always happy to see a wide demographic at my shows and I...


Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - September 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for September 2024 Duke Robillard – Roll with Me Stony Plain Records SPCD1696...


Gerald McClendon – Galewoodstock, Chicago, August 24, 2024
Article & Photos: Peter Hurley Photo: Gerald McClendon Gerald McClendon at Galewoodstock Live Show Review & Photos by Peter Hurley ...


HOT SHOW - Sept. 3: Ivan Singh, FitzGerald's, Berwyn
FitzGerald's (Berwyn ) Photo: Ivan Singh by Dianne Bruce Dunklau Bluesday Tuesday with Tom Maker Starring: Ivan Singh with his big...


Shemekia Copeland - Blame It On Eve
Release date: August 30, 2024 Alligator Records By Greg Easterling Photo: Dave Specter Number nine is a magic number for Shemekia...


Stefan Hillesheim Interview
“I had once visited and I knew I had to move here,” German native Hillesheim says of his decision to become a Chicago bluesman. “It’s not...
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