Happy Carnival 2022. Whether we choose to gather in person or not, we can still celebrate through and with music. And we will. Mardi Gras is as much about music as it is about parades, parties, family ...

Since 2004 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 ...

Mzz Reese will perform at Cicero Blake's 87th birthday along with Willie White, Theo Huff, and Jeannie Holiday. Credit: Tatyana Young Singer Mzz Reese has become a Chicagoland favorite for her ...

For over half a century Jackson, Mississippi-based label Malaco Records has been an undeniable force in Black music. With a roster of R&B kings (Little Milton, Bobby “Blue” Bland), soul-blues masters ...

Saturday’s event promises to showcase the extraordinary talents of award-winning musicians Johnny Rawls and the Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival band Johnny Rawls, a soul blues singer, guitarist, ...

As logical humans, we know this is objectively true: Music doesn’t have a temperature. And yet as emotional humans, we also know weather has vibes and warm weather universally = blues music. So this ...