Steve Arvey will lead Elberta’s Backyard Blues Concert on July 12, with local musicians, food and community at WUWU’s former ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Otis Spann and James Cotton rehearsing in Muddy Waters's basement in Chicago in February 1965 Credit: Chicago History Museum Walking into the Chicago History Museum’s new exhibit “Amplified: Chicago ...

Chicago Blues Festival returns to The Windy City on June 6 through 9. The annual free event will occur at Millennium Park in Chicago over four days in late spring. Headlining this year’s festival bill ...

GA-20 has spent the last several years proving that the blues isn't a museum piece. The Boston trio has built its reputation ...

The City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the full lineup and programming highlights for the 2024 edition of the beloved Chicago Blues Festival, ...

Buddy Guy is one of the most talented living blues players, and his influence on the genre (especially the Chicago blues) has left a mark that is still felt today. It’s not surprising all that newer, ...

The Chicago Blues Festival returns this year June 6-9 as part of Millennium Park’s 20th anniversary season, with some 35 performances and 250 artists celebrating the city’s blues legacy, the ...

Since June of 1984, just a little over a year removed from the death of legendary Chicago bluesman Muddy Waters, Chicago Blues Fest has operated annually in the Windy City as the country’s largest ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- There's just something about listening to Chicago blues on vinyl – and seeing the greats perform live. Our city's blues talent is unrivaled, but shrinking. So CBS 2's Irika Sargent ...

James “Tail Dragger” Jones performed regularly at Chicago blues clubs for several decades, sporting a cowboy hat, sometimes chomping on a thick cigar, and singing in a voice the Tribune in 2006 ...