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 ...

If you know, you know! The Chicago Blues Fest is one of the greatest Blues Fest in the land. Headliners Mavis Staples, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and Bobby Rush only begin to tap the music available ...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA: You got a taste during the Super Bowl, but now you can see the full show. Kendrick Lamar and SZA bring their “Grand National Tour” to a sold-out Soldier Field. Expect the two ...

“My name is Ivan Singh - this is a dream come true,” said the Argentinian guitarist, kicking off Blues Fest last month in Chicago. Singh now calls Chicago home and stands as a perfect example of the ...

The largest free blues festival in the world lived up to the hype with a glorious weekend of great blues music across 4 days in Chicago. (OK, there was one hour of rain on Sunday when we waited in the ...

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Chicago does not appear to have substantially expanded safety protocols for its busy calendar of events and festivals this summer, despite deadly attacks this year in New Orleans and Vancouver and ...

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To celebrate his 89th birthday on Wednesday, legendary musician Buddy Guy released a new album of Chicago blues — appropriately titled, "Ain't Done with the Blues." The album features an assortment of ...