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Hey Nonny (Arlington Heights, IL) Two Shows: 7:00 PM (Doors 6 PM) & 9:00 PM (Doors 8:30 PM) Reserve tables now! The Kinsey brothers,...

By Marty Gunther Curtis Salgado – Damage Control (Alligator Records ALCD 5002) www.curtissalgado.com One of the best soul-blues voices...

Rosa's Lounge (Chicago, IL) Chicago-based slide guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter, Joanna Connor, who is best known as one of the...

Release date: March 7, 2021 Keeping The Blues Alive Records By Greg Easterling Photo: Jennifer Noble Trying to recreate a bygone era is...

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Release date: March 4, 2021 Alligator Records By Glenn Noble Photo: Jennifer Noble Song of a man who has come through – DH Lawrence With...

Release date: March 1, 2021 Self-release By David Whiteis Photo: Jennifer Noble The music of Chicago vocalist/guitarist Melody Angel...

Author: Andrew Blaze Thomas Release date: Feb. 14, 2021 Self-Published Review by Linda Cain Andrew Blaze Thomas is a first call blues...

Release date: January 29, 2021 Alligator Records By Mark Thompson Photo: Jennifer Noble It has been almost four years since guitarist...

By Linda Cain Photo: Lynn Orman Weiss Joseph “Mojo” Morganfield, the youngest son of blues legend Muddy Waters, passed away unexpectedly...

Release date: January 20, 2021 The Sirens (SR - 5028) By David Whiteis Photo: Roman Sobus After all these years, it’s still difficult to...

By Marty Gunther Bob Margolin – Star of Stage and Screens (VizzTone Label Group VT-SRR005) www.bobmargolin.com Bob Margolin hit the...

Release date: December 31, 2020 SWMAF Records By David Whiteis Phoenix, Arizona-based harpist and club owner Bob Corritore, has taken it...

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By Marty Gunther Duke Robillard & Friends – Blues Bash! (Stony Plain Records SPCD 1423) www.dukerobillard.com Guitar virtuoso Duke...

Release date: December 20, 2020 Random Chance Records By Mark Baier In a city renowned for the blues, especially the type featuring...

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By Marty Gunther Vanessa Collier – Heart on the Line (Phenix Fire Records) www.highlanderrecords.com It only took Vanessa Collier a...

Release date: November 15, 2020 Severn Records By Robin Zimmerman Photo: Donna Grass After a long hiatus from recording, Nora Jean...