2024
Dave Specter – Blues & Jazz photos
Gallery Reception this evening, 5-8pm! Meet and chat with Dave; photos and prints available for purchase; coffee by Dark Matter!
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames are playing premier Chicago suburban club, THE VENUE in Aurora – July 20th!!
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames @ The Venue, Aurora, IL Saturday, July 20 Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames will perform live on Saturday, July 20 at The Venue in downtown Aurora. By The Venue Aurora Get your tix here!https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dave-weld-the-imperial-flames-tickets-893926828207?aff=odwdwdspacecraft Date and time Starts on Saturday, July 20 ·…
RED HOT & BLUES WOMEN IN CHICAGO show review in LIVING BLUES!
Check out the just published LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE article by Pete Hurley on Delmark’s RED HOT & CHICAGO BLUES WOMEN June 5th, 2024 at the Harris Theater concert. livingblues.com pmh1951.wixsite.com/blueportraits Big thank you to Peter Hurley for all of his amazing photographs and his passionate journalism expertise! Delmark Records by Julia A. Miller assisted by…
Melody Angel on Red Hot and Blues Women
Melody Angel is the complete package: gifted guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, vocalist, arranger, and producer. Along the way Angel found time to launch a successful theater and film acting career and received international acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The Chicago Reader newspaper called her “The Future of the Blues.” The Southside Chicago artist…
Joanna Connor on Red Hot and Blues Women
Joanna Connor and her band have shared the stage with blues, rock and jazz greats, including Luther Allison, BB King, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Robben Ford, Danny Gatton, Robert Cray, Jimmy Page, ZZ Top, Joe Cocker, Etta James, and others. Joanna signed endorsement deals with Gibson Guitars, Victoria Amps, LaBella Strings, Mesa Boogie Amps, and Orange Amps. The national…
Carlise Guy on Red Hot and Blues Women
Carlise Guy is a daughter of legendary blues musician, Buddy Guy. A new Delmark Artist, Carlise will release a digital single titled “A New Day” with her band NuBlu this spring.
DELMARK BLUES ARTISTS (leader and sideman) on the cover of BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE thru the years! Click on the image to take you to the interviews!
Look at the all of the blues artists that have recorded for Delmark Records as a leader or sideman featured on the cover of Blues Blast Magazine. Thank you publisher Bob Kieser, writers Mark Thompson, Marty Gunther, John Mitchell, Steve Jones, and more, and all of the photographers, Peter Hurley, Bob Kieser, Marilyn Stringer, Laura Carbone, Janet Mami Takayama, Joseph Rosen, Roman Sobus, Jim Hartzell, Bob Hakins, and more!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Delmark Blues…
Sharon Lewis on Red Hot and Blues Women
Sharon Lewis is one of the finest vocalists on Chicago’s scene, today. Her songs are dealing with the basics of everyday life. Sharon has two albums on Delmark – “Grown Ass Woman”, and “The Real Deal”. Sharon will perform the songs “Mother Blues” and “Don’t Try To Judge Me”, written by Steve Bramer. She says, “Basically, I…
Dave Specter on photography and his upcoming Gallery Show
Dave says, “I started out studying photography in high school and taking my SLR cameras to concerts when I was around 16. Fast forward to the smartphone age where the phone camera became my preferred choice for taking shots out of my pocket. In late 2022, I decided to step up my game and bought a new mirrorless…
Demetria Taylor on Red Hot and Blues Women
Demetria Taylor was born to sing the blues. She is the daughter of blues legend Eddie Taylor, and the songs on her newest album are a balance of traditional blues and modern R & B, with some written by her family, some by fellow musicians Mike Wheeler and Larry Williams, one by the venerable Magic…