ENTER NOW Jennifer Noble has been Chicago Blues Guide's ace shooter and photography director since our webzine was launched in 2008....

Release date: July 14, 2023 Alligator Records By Curt Brown Nick Moss & Dennis Gruenling / photo: Howard Greenblatt Due to be released on...

Veteran's Park (Lyons) Carolyn Wonderland/ photo: Roman Sobus Windy City Blues Society presents: Red, White & Blues Festival Starring:...

Release date: May 26, 2023 VizzTone/SWMAF Records By Robin Zimmerman Photo: Chico Chism, John Brim, Bob Corritore, Henry Gray There’s...

FitzGerald's (Berwyn) photo/ L to R: Demetria, Tim, Brenda, Larry, Edna, Eddie Taylor, Jr. Eddie Taylor's Musical Children Honor their...

Release date: June 9, 2023 Alligator Records By Mark Thompson Selwyn Birchwood / photo: Marilyn Stringer For his fourth Alligator Records...

FitzGerald's (Berwyn) photo: Dave Specter WDCB's monthly "Bluesday Tuesday" features Delmark Records 70th Anniversary All-Stars When:...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for June 2023 William Bell – One Day Closer to Home Wilbe Records Wil2023-2...

City Winery (Chicago) Valerie June City Winery, Chicago, IL Friday, May 19, 2023 Show: 8:00 PM Doors Open: 6 PM Tickets: $42 -$60...

Overnight Sensation? Or Old Soul? By Linda Cain Photo: Roman Sobus Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has arrived! At age 24, the Clarksdale,...

Raue Center (Crystal Lake) Corky Siegel & Ernie Watts Raue Center For The Arts , Crystal Lake, IL Friday, May 19, 2023 Show: 8:00 PM...

Hey Nonny (Arlington Hts.) LIL' ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS TO PERFORM IN ARLINGTON HTS. Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023 Venue: Hey Nonny 10 S....

Chicago Blues Festival Thursday – Sunday, June 8 – 11 Millennium Park, 3 stages across the Park FREE! ChicagoBluesFestival.us Concerts...

By Linda Cain photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau Tedeschi Trucks Band Chicago Theater, Chicago April 1, 2023 Derek Trucks (lead guitar) & Susan...

Release date: March 31, 2023 VizzTone/SWMAF Records By Robin Zimmerman Photo: Valerie June & Bob Corritore It seems fitting that Bob...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for May 2023 Taj Mahal – Savoy Stony Plain Records SPCD1470 www.tajblues.com Taj Mahal has been...

The Venue (Aurora) Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023 Venue: The Venue Aurora, IL Phone: 773-728-6000 Showtime: 8 pm/ Doors 7 pm Ticket price:...

Old Town School (Chicago) Ivan Neville with special guests Nicholas Tremulis 4 Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023 Venue: Old Town School 4544...

“I’ll always go back and forth with different genres. But my first love is pretty much the blues. It may sound cliché, but what I love...

City Winery (Chicago) and FitzGerald's (Berwyn) MARCIA BALL & TINSLEY ELLIS TO PERFORM IN CHICAGO AND BERWYN Date: Thursday, April 13,...