Although blues guitar slinger Johnny Burgin now hangs his hat in Memphis, his Chicago roots run deep. In his 25 years in town, Johnny learned from the Chicago blues masters and left his own mark on ...

The Chicago Blues Festival is back in Chicago this weekend, featuring the biggest names in the genre. The free four-day festival kicks off on Thursday in the Bridgeport neighborhood and will be held ...

Get To Steppin. // photo by Get To Steppin Christine’s Firehouse Friday, September 26 On Friday night, the intimate ...

Though label founder Bruce Iglauer got his start documenting the music in Chicago, he’s recorded Houston greats like Albert ...

Listen in: Married To The Blues 9/8 — Free Range and Great Grandpa, Empty Bottle Chicago band Free Range, the brainchild of Rogers Park native Sofia Jensen, The band, which includes Friko drummer ...

Pierre Lecocque (left) performs with Mississippi Heat at Navy Pier on Saturday; Kat Riggins headlines at Buddy Guy’s that night. Credit: Charles Osgood; courtesy the artist The Chicago Blues Festival ...

Mud Morganfield has never felt any pressure following in the Chicago blues tradition of his famous father, Muddy Waters. The ...

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At last year’s E-Town Shakedown Music and Art Fest in Eaton, after a performance from Tyler Michael Walton & The Mayflower Satchel, the Primetime Blues Band took the stage to headline the second ...