Chicago’s vibrant music scene traces back to the early 20th century when it became the go-to destination for jazz and blues musicians, artists who helped set the stage for the next century of popular ...

American Blues Theater will present its 24th Annual Production of It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! from Frank Capra’s film and directed by Executive Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Blue Heaven" is a rousing tribute to the music that calls Chicago home, and the legends who made it an American art form. Lyle Miller plays Howlin' Wolf, and Dwight Neal, Muddy ...

A treasure trove of her items were put on sale for dirt cheap after a junk dealer's random purchase of the contents of Taylor ...

In 2010, a day after drumming before 27,000 blues fans, with pop star John Mayer’s trio at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in a Bridgeview soccer stadium, prolific session musician Steve Jordan ...

Mud Morganfield has never felt any pressure following in the Chicago blues tradition of his famous father, Muddy Waters. The music just couldn’t be denied. Morganfield was compelled. “I tell people, I ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Blues Festival is back starting Thursday. Last year it was just one night because of the pandemic, but this year it's four full days. Concerts in Millennium Park start at ...

CHICAGO — September: it’s the last real month of outdoor shows and features Riot Fest in Douglass Park. Let’s take a look at 10 of the best shows coming through the city. 9/5 — Shemekia Copeland, Old ...

From The Sound of Music, Nate Bargatze at United Center, Markets for Makers, and several Halloween-themed events, here's what happening in Chicago Oct. 24-26.

Hey Day Happy Hour: 4-6 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Music from Jon Gram. Free. heynonny.com. Chicago: 7 p.m. Saturday ...