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Chicago Blues Festival June 7, 2026 Review: Linda Cain Photos: Dianne Bruce Dunklau Taj Mahal/ photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau Chicago Blues Festival June 7 , 2026 Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Chris Cain, Sue Foley, Women in Blues Tribute to Mama Yancey & Big Mama Thornton And now we find ourselves on Sunday the last day of Chicago Blues Festival 2026. After two da...

Chicago Blues Festival June 6, 2026 75 Years of Billy Branch Review: La’Keba Garcia Gelardi Photos: Dianne Bruce Dunklau photo: Dianne Bruce Dunklau Chicago Blues Festival June 6, 2026 75 Years of Billy Branch: Billy Branch and The Sons of Blues featuring Ronnie Baker Brooks and Kenny Neal Prior to his performance, Chicago blues harmonica master Billy Branch was honored wit...

Release date: July 10 , 2026 Alligator Records By Steve Jones photo by: Jennifer Noble This is the seventh album release by Marine combat veteran Chris O’Leary and we continue to discover new sides of this extremely talented musician. It is his second release for Alligator and follows on the success of 2024’s The Hard Line. O’Leary penned all the songs here. Each is a story unt...

Chicago Theater Bobby Rush & Buddy Guy/Photo: Lynn Orman Find ticket information HERE Buddy Guy & Special Guests July 25, 2026 (Saturday) Chicago Theater, 175 N. State, Chicago ABOUT THE ARTIST: Buddy Guy celebrates his 90th birthday with a concert at the historic Chicago Theater! George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an...